Even the worst car can be made handsome with the help of skillful restoration (17 photos)

To restore the car, body repair is often required. parts, replacement of lost parts and painting. A separate difficulty is interior restoration. However, our heroes successfully coped with all assigned tasks. Just look what they got!





Some people think that old cars are the place to be. landfill. Others are sure that they can be given a second life, if you should work on the appearance and filling. It is the work of these restless craftsmen (restorers), we will pay special attention today attention.

Restoring old cars is a special kind of art. requiring a huge investment of money, patience and free time. Therefore, we can say with confidence that such classes are not suitable for everyone. Restorers are a separate type of car fans who are ready to sacrifice a lot to get their iron friend back on wheels.

Completed restoration of my dream car



The restoration was done by me and my father-in-law. He made a big part of the hard work with the bodywork and painting. I learned many subtleties already in progress. All in all it was an amazing experience. I started collecting details and restore minor imperfections in your basement around 3 years ago. Then we dragged the car into the garage to really get started. all work.

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



Cool makeover of a dying car



What potting mix did you use to grow it so nice and red?

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 rusted body was bought by fans of retro cars from Latvia, who completely restored car.

These are the miracles that skillful hands create



Can't believe it's the same car



From wreck to beauty