Archive for July, 2010

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Would you ever be interested in restoring Antique Cars such as the Model T?

how much these cost and how difficult to put together?
what you would think of someone who put these together as a hobby and sold them?
It took too much time and money.
My 76 years old grandpa has a Jaguar type E convertible.
He is still trying and says it’s difficult.
His best hobby, grandma say anything about it [...]

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

Which newer chevy cars have toyota motors in them?

heard a couple things about chevy and gmc cars having toyota motors… anybody know which cars they are and which motors are in them?
chevy and toyota had a joint venture in fremont calif that built toyota cars and a few GM cars.
see this web sit for more info
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NUMMI
here is a forum that describes gm cars [...]

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

Where can I learn all about cars and restoring them?

I really want to restore cars as a hobby, but my dad doesn’t know more than basic maintenance and the only people in my family that know about cars are my grandparents who live 2 hours away. Is there any kind of online class or formal class that can teach me? I am still a [...]

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

if you were going to build Antique Cars..how difficult it would be to sell these & who you would sell them to?

and how profitable you think?
and how you can learn to build them? do the kits come with instructions?
how much do you think people would pay you to build them for them? and where you could find customers at?
btw, is this popular in Britain?
You need to be a very good mechanic, also able to do body [...]

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

would you ever be interested in restoring Antique Cars such as the Model T?

how much these cost and how difficult to put together?
what you would think of someone who put these together as a hobby and sold them?
i find it silly that people spend months or longer fixing a car that will never be as fast as current cars or as reliable.
and after watching an informing episode of [...]

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

do any states have restrictions on driving antique cars?

for example i heard in illinois you can only put so many miles on them per year
Yes, individual states have differing rules on how many miles you can accumulate a year on a car that is registered with classic/antique/historic vehicle license plates. If you don’t register the car as a classic or antique, you can [...]

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Will the Ford Cup cars all be running the FR9 for the rest of the season?

I think I heard them say something about this but they wont run it at the Glenn and one other track.
Who will be the first Ford driver to win this year in cup. Carl almost (2nd) last week and Kasey second the week before.
The FR9 will be used by most of the teams except road [...]

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

what are some cars similar to the chevy citation?

I lookin for an older hatchback car like the chevy citation..but i dont know the names of any
Three other cars were built on the Citation platform: Buick Skylark, Olds Omega and Pontiac Phoenix. The Pontiac was the only other one that came as a hatchback. These cars were criticized for being of very poor quality, [...]

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

How much would it cost to buy an auto repair shop in California?

Cost to own an auto repair shop in California.
Rough estimate w/rent - utilities - advertising - insurance - at least 100,000 per year.

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Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

how well do ford cars handle the snow?

i live in suburbs of chicago and am car shopping, i looked at ford escapes but seem to be out of my price range. so i was wondering how well an actual ford car performs in the snow?
I have the Ford Focus and it handles really well in snow. Like any car, you have to [...]