Re-Introduction

[Shelby07]

Hey George,

A project car with your son sounds like a great idea. My son and I used to work on my cars when he was a kid, and he turned into a real gear-head.

How old is your son? He will probably have a very different idea of what kind of car to restore. Most of the younger kids in the hobby are more concerned with tuners these days.

If you're looking for an old British car to work on, I'd suggest something like an old MGB. They are still pretty easy to find and fairly simple to work on. It'd be a good car to introduce the basics to your son.

But heed this warning. Once your son gets the bug, hide your tools or you'll never see them again,

Mark

[cigarsarge]

You had an Aston Martin and let it go...Off to the looney bin for you. I have been gone from here for a long while too. Made my return last nite. Good to have you around Mark.

[Shelby07]

You had an Aston Martin and let it go...Off to the looney bin for you. I have been gone from here for a long while too. Made my return last nite. Good to have you around Mark.

I needed to update my daily driver so this was the best route for me right now. The Aston was hands-down the best handling, best sounding and most fun to drive car I have ever owned (or driven for that matter,) but it wasn't practical as an every day car. If I had a bigger garage I probably would have found a way to keep it. But I am confident that someday I'll have another one.

Welcome back!

[ggiese]

Hey George,

A project car with your son sounds like a great idea. My son and I used to work on my cars when he was a kid, and he turned into a real gear-head.

How old is your son? He will probably have a very different idea of what kind of car to restore. Most of the younger kids in the hobby are more concerned with tuners these days.

If you're looking for an old British car to work on, I'd suggest something like an old MGB. They are still pretty easy to find and fairly simple to work on. It'd be a good car to introduce the basics to your son.

But heed this warning. Once your son gets the bug, hide your tools or you'll never see them again,

Mark

Funny you mention the MG - it's on my short list after seeing a recent episode of Wheeler Dealer's. They redid a MG and it appeared to be as easy to work on as a VW Beetle...

My son is 24 - and he's definitely not a "tuner". He really wants to restore a late 60's vintage Lincoln with the suicide doors. I think we're going to cut our teeth on something a bit easier and less expensive...

[Shelby07]

Funny you mention the MG - it's on my short list after seeing a recent episode of Wheeler Dealer's. They redid a MG and it appeared to be as easy to work on as a VW Beetle...

My son is 24 - and he's definitely not a "tuner". He really wants to restore a late 60's vintage Lincoln with the suicide doors. I think we're going to cut our teeth on something a bit easier and less expensive...

I learned to drive a stick shift on an MGB back in the '60s. Always had a soft spot for them. If you do start looking, beware of rust as they were one of the first monocoque cars to be produced. Everything else is pretty straight forward.