Turning a pile of scrap metal into beautiful cars (15 photos)

Most people see this pile of scrap metal as trash, which you can either just throw away or hand over to help out the money. But for the authors of these photos, all this rusty iron is bewitched "princes" and "princesses" to be rescued. Yes, restoration of old cars - a special kind of art that requires huge investments money, patience and free time. But still, the result is worth it! Let's take a look at the impressive restorations from people who really love cars.

Completed restoration of my dream car





"My father-in-law and I did the restoration. He did most of the heavy body and paint work. I learned many subtleties already in process. All in all it was an amazing experience. I started collecting parts and repairing minor imperfections in his basement about 3 years ago. We then dragged the car into the garage to really start the whole thing. job."

Did some work on the updates



Chevrolet Camaro Z28 restoration





Restored a classic Stingray in my garage



Before and after my 8 year project



It took about $50,000 to fully restore this car.

Excellent upgrade



Saved from a bitter fate in a landfill



Like new



Gave a second life



Nysa 522, we will live!



I found a rusty "Morgunovka" (SeAZ S-3A 1960) in the neighbor's garage, put the "variator" and made a "candy" out of it⁠⁠



Restoration of the convertible "Leningrad"



"Almost collapsed "Leningrad" without a motor and with a rusted body was bought by fans of retro cars from Latvia, who are completely restored the car.

These are the miracles that skillful hands create



Can't believe it's the same car



From wreck to beauty