Restoring Classic Cars

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I've had great results restoring classic cars over the years, both "do it yourself" projects, and projects completed by professional restorers. My current favorite personal car is my 1963 Cadillac Convertible, which won the "best restoration" trophy at a recent car show in Guadalajara Mexico. I'm sorry that the view of my car is blocked by my "assistants"; three ladies who did one heck of a dance to entertain the crowd at the show. For many years, I collected 1960s Mustangs; I had 1964 1/2, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968; with sedans and convertibles from each of those years. I did not collect the fastback model. 1960s Mustangs are easy to restore, because most of the body parts are still available from Ford. Restoration of my Cadillac was more difficult, because some of the missing chrome parts and badly damaged body parts had to be fabricated as duplicates of the originals by machine shops here in Guadalajara. My team did an excellent job, however, as evidenced by the first place trophy. Please share your experiences with me with classic cars, car shows, car auctions, and those wonderful barely dressed models that draw crowds almost as big as those drawn by the cars themselves!!