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Why Use A Professional Mechanic to Start A “Dead” Car
Why Use A Professional Mechanic to Start A “Dead” Car
by Mike Thies, Certified Vehicle Appraiser
Luckily, “Dead” in this case doesn’t mean gone forever. It refers to a car that may have been running fine at some point but has been left unattended, not started, for an extended period. Museum cars, family estate probate, life demands; the reasons fill a long list of how this can easily happen. Members of the International Vehicle Appraisers Network encounter this fairly…
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Judging the Survivor By Mike Thies
Judging the Survivor
By Mike Thies
Sooner or later every judge faces this class. A freshly restored car with flawless paint sits next to an original car with faded lacquer, a worn driver's seat, and sixty years of honest use on it. Both owners did right by their cars. The job is to score them so neither one is punished for the choice its owner made.
Both deserve respect. A great restoration takes skill, money, and years of work. A true survivor can never be made again…
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A Bite of History: Unicorn Restorations, the 1974 Camaro Z28 by Mike Thies
A Bite of History: Unicorn Restorations, the 1974 Camaro Z28
by Mike Thies
At any good car show, you will find 1957 Chevys in every form: survivors, frame-off restorations, and restomods. What you will rarely find is a 1958. That tells you something about the collector market. Not every year of a popular model becomes a true collectible. Buyers pick favorites, and those years get saved, restored, and passed down, while the years next to them…
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