Restoring Cars: Show Cars vs. Drivers | "C.A.R.s, Coffee, & Christ"
C.A.R.s, Coffee, & Christ by Cross Automotive Royale
Episode notes
In a special episode in our third season in "C.A.R.s, Coffee, & Christ", we have the pleasure of welcoming three new members of our team to the table, then move to main topic of the show: The business of restoring cars in general, and the difference between restoring show cars versus driver vehicles, in particular.
The team begins by discussing the different motivations for being in the car restoration business. Some are born into it, as family members hand down the practice generationally. Others work themselves into it, moving from repair shops to restoration shops. Finally, some discover it, longing for the creativity and nostalgia of the older, American experience, through old cars.
Next, the team talks about how the car restoration business is a broad highway, but within that highway are multiple lanes. One of those lanes is ...