The debate over authenticity in vintage restorations is a contentious topic that has captivated collectors, historians, and enthusiasts alike. While some argue for meticulous preservation of original ...

Mark Scalpone has tinkered with engines since he was 10 years old. He started with lawn mower engines, disassembling them and putting them back together with his uncle. Sometimes, he says, he wasn’t ...

What started as a four-page flier advertising “new parts for old tractors” has grown into a 616-page, phone book-sized catalog of more than 5,000 parts. Those parts are designed to keep old tractors ...

He goes over what he discovered, how he fixed the problems and the links to where he got help when needed. We’ve seen some great vintage radio projects over the years, including adding RDS (Radio Data ...

He’s a 30-year-old with an affinity for old Tappans and Amanas, a punk rock musician and tattoo artist who might feel right at home in a 1950s kitchen. Justin Zerwekh, who is also a hot rod junkie and ...

Velocity Restorations has figured out a simple way to cut down on the wait times for its in-demand vintage SUVs: don’t wait for customers. To slake the public’s Classic-car thirst, the Florida-based ...

This video showcases the restoration of a German wall-mounted coffee grinder sourced from a market in Hamburg for 45 euros.

Porsche fans can be a pedantic bunch and, in the first two years of the brand’s official restoration challenge, it seemed to celebrate only those classics that were brought back to like-new condition.

Local car enthusiasts peek into past with their old-car hobbies Danny Stewart, who owns Durango Autoworks Inc. on Florida Road, has profited from collecting and restoring classic cars. But he is the ...

Automaker-approved restorations are generally limited to luxury cars. Think BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche‘s dedicated classic car centers. If you can afford the premium badge, you can afford a ...

We were rooting around in the family safe and came across Dad’s old Bulova wristwatch. It had been Mom’s wedding day gift to Dad in 1946 and it was dead as a doornail. We braced ourselves: Restoring a ...