This is a question that I was asked last week, and the truth is that there is no definite answer to it, a standard paint job on a car takes forty hours to perform, and depending on the shop labor rate, and the cost of supplies this can change quite a bit.

If your talking a custom pint job, like candy apple you can add the shop labor rate times 120 hours, because the paint candy apple works like this, first you’d lay down a base coat of reflective paint, usually silver or gold color, depending the what your looking for. (more…)

The museum was opened on 06 July 1974 and has seen over 1.5 million visitors from all the 50 United States and others from over 40 other countries. The museum was born from Auburn Automobile Company (the former national headquarters of the Auburn Automobile Company) which was the hub of manufacturing of some of the Auburn and cord automobiles seen along the Auburn streets.

The museum boasts of three story floors holding more than 120 cars manufactured in the 1894 – 1999 years with specialization in the Auburn, Duesenberg and Cord automobiles making it the greatest and widespread display centre of such automobiles in the world. (more…)

Classic car collectors are not at all unlike art collectors. What with the time and resources that they both invest in either acquiring or restoring and maintaining pieces that they consider priceless and worth having, but that may seem cumbersome and not worth investing time and money in to anyone else. Classic cars are generally anything that are 25 years or more — with most collectors having a special preference for cars built in the 1960s or before; whatever the case this is impressive as most cars usually have a lifespan of between 10 to 15 years. Car manufactures build cars not only for their functionality as a mode of transport but also throw in such considerations as aesthetics and definitely not only for streamlining purposes.

Besides their outer beauty, classic cars might represent various things to their respective collectors with the values of most classics appreciating along with their ages. For most collectors or classic car connoisseurs, there is a satisfaction derived from having restored an auto classic to its glory days, when it was first manufactured; a feeling similar to that derived from purchasing your dream car. This is coupled with an existing potential market for restored cars that one can take advantage of. An interesting development in the classic car genre is the emergence of model specific clubs which cater to the primary interests of owners of particular models and where members can sell or buy cars or trade tidbits regarding maintenance. (more…)

An antique car is precious because of its historical features including status and performance that are characteristic of the olden days. The owner of an antique car cannot go back to the glory days when the old car was famed, hence, there is a need to preserve the features of a car so that it portrays features closely similar to the original ones.

Utmost care should be observed when cleaning and restoring the components of the antique car. The owner has to ensure that all the original features are taken care of by treating them or replacing them with materials that do not have adverse consequences to the original desirable features in terms of durability and quality. The interior of the antique car is one of the most sensitive parts. All kinds of seats whether cloth, plastic, or leather, need to be treated carefully in a manner that avoids future damage. The car owner has to choose cleaning materials with care. (more…)

Wearing the right color shoes which suits with their clothes is as important for the men as well as the women. Shoes form a very important part of a person’s clothing. If you wear nice clothes, supplemented by shabby shoes, your image will be damaged. To determine a men’s character is the way, what he wear from head to toe, including his shoes, clothes, while the men’s shoes are the most factors.

Select shoes that match the color of clothing are a daunting task not because there are many different colors of shoes available in a wide range of todays. There are two types of shoes. One can use regular in those normal days, while the other is in the special occasions; the two main color shoes used by men are black and brown. While black can be used for most casual and special occasion, brown is more for the special occasions and is man’s second best preference. (more…)