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by JiI Melntosh Why they Iook great- "Nice carr'says the man sittng beside me at a light. "Mid you restore it yourself?" ow etrnbtIol ihMany car owners do ail their owerestcapabletf Il tha work!I Wheranpae op lthan t juat mea le anng pleth engine and mxsp aying n some nwintn rstraing aonacan e ne of te biestroje aca anyauoothve hbyi t pcantake on.. omtv A ood est *koe.rt ro- h gond up, tothe chasss. f ithe -rally aithspe cma thef bod willy ab. rem oe - ktoenbasy 'b)odýy.ofrestvration." It requires a lot of speoe, since the equivalent cf two complet. cars (the body and, chassis) have to be stored.1 The restorer must replace worn steéring compenents, repair any rusk,*on the frame,* replace any weak __spots, anid."If. necessary straighten everything up. The brakes have tu b. repaired or, if they're bad enough, completely replaced, a very time-consuxmng and expensive job. Wheels have to b. leaned'up or replaced, new tires put -on, and proper hubcaps leaned up, repaired or Iocated. Now it' time te move on to the engine, and depending on the state cf the, car, this can roqire anything from. a leanup and new seals to a complet. rebuiild. Keep i n mind that you can't find the prsfor a DeSoto or a Packard at the local parts store; everything must be found at specialty dealers, at flea markets or, if necessary at scrap yards. Once the- engine's running smoothly, it's time te work on the cooling system, electrical systemn, belts and pulîsys, starter system. Wiesmay need te b. repalred, lghts might have te be replaced.. Now it's on te the body, possibly the most time-consuming of aIl. Once ithe chrome cornes off and the. carpets are out, the restorer can really assess the situation. A car that looks' great in someone's driveway can prove te be a real rustbucket ini the hidden areas. These rust,-eaten spots must b. ground down, repaired, or replaoed if neoessary, either with purchased panels or sheet metal formed and welded in by the restorer. Doors have te be lined up, fender skirts repaired (my husband spent two days modifyin on. on my car>, trunk and hood hinges have te work. Then everything has te b. sand.d, primed and sanded again before it's ready for paint. If the car's in really bad shape, glass will have te be cut and installed. Chrome, so beloved by designers that 1950s'cars seem te be made entirely of it, may need replating, an extremely expansive job that' can only be done by a specialized shop. Then aIl that chrome bas te be reattached. On te the interior, where the dash will probably have te, be painted if metal, or in a very old car, mat] eut of new wood; gauges will have te b. repaired. or replaced; radios and dlocks might need reftubishing. A cracked steering wheel willl have -te be repaired or replaced; seats will have te be reupholstered;. the headliner repair.d or replaoed;, new carpeting laid down on the floor and the truxik. 1 If theocar lata be rebuilt as a hot rod, you can probably double the amount cf work, as meut of the components, will have te, be. adapted te the car. Tiying te, fit a modern Chevy engine inte a 1932 SEE PAGE 19 Transit base in Whitby TRENTWAY-WAGAR bus washer Dave Clifford. shows Whitby Mayor Tom Edwards the fare box system on a Whitby Transit bus. Trentway, which operates and maintains Whitby Transits 18-bus fleet, has opened an offio/garage on Victoria Street Ifs the first time the transit system has been operated totally from a Whitby location. PhM oWb Mark Reeso. WNtmy Free Press Mosport 'wear' W ii'be Iaunched' The Mospot Park- Entetinment Corporation, whose shares are posted for taigo the Vancouver Stock Ecag (symbol "M£PM")&, ba anouce the formation of a new subsidiary compaythtwill be nvolved in ti. mauatrdistribution and sale of an extensive lin. of Mosport Park-ldentffed _racn apparel, and other Moprt- identified souvenirs. Tihe newly-formed Company i. oeld Mosport -Authentic Racewear Inc., and 51 per oent of the shares are owned byte M osport P rk Ene rti mn et Corporation. "We antidipate tbat tbis new lin. of Mosport-identified apparel and souveirs' will be available through a large number of premier sporting goods stores and other quality retail outiets,' says Bernard J. Kamin, president and chief executive officer of Mosport. "A number ofoutiets are already stocking these quality Canadian- made items, and we expeet that an extensive distribution network will be in place shortly *. The new lin., of Mosport- identified racewear and souvenirs is- now available at severai locations including Bruce's Speed in Oshawa and will also be available at the. Warped Tour concert July 27 and the Chrysier Kiosks spe'ed, up driver, service Sixty ServioeOntarioIcaka - automated self-service machines that speed up routine goverament transactions acrosa Ontario - have been launched, including one at the Oshawa Centre.* Modelled after automated teller, machines using credit cards, the kiosks allow custemers te renew their licence plate, stickers, pay fines, perfr driver, vehicle and carrier searches, and report address changes for driver licences. New services allow customers te report address changes for health carde, order personalized licence plates and the used vehicle Information package.. The provinoe-wide kiosks follow' a sucssfful three-year pilot project that intr-oduced eight kiosks te, the public acrasa the province. 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