1970-72 Chevelle Restoration Book

[SS427]

Dale McIntosh and I have worked on this book for over a year and a half and it is now available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble as well as CarTech Books. This was not written for the well seasoned restorer but rather the guy using his own tools and on a budget and it spells out many of the step by step methods to performing a restoration from beginning to end in your home shop.

Jamie Cooper from Super Car Restorations (who does all of ours and Super Car Workshops paint and bodywork) wrote the chapter on body and paint. He too tried to cover as much as he could for the do it yourself bodymen that are out there doing their own work and again on a budget. He goes in depth on how it needs to be done while at the same time not scaring them from taking on their own project.

The book is 240 pages long with 9 chapters covering most all facets of a restoration from searching for a restoration candidate to listing many codes, colors, inspection marks, etc and includes over 600 high definition color photographs as well. There is an estimated 110,000 plus words in the book. I averaged about 1 hour per 100 words/photos/captions, or basically about the same amount of time it takes me to complete a full concours restoration so you can understand how time consuming this venture was. Suffice to say, I will never do it again.

Much thanks go to Dale and Annie for putting up with me while trying to run a business as well as inspecting cars all over the country. Some deadlines were not met both with the publisher and our customers and Dale wrote far more of the book than was originally agreed upon so I cannot say enough for their help and understanding. Annie proof read every word of the book multiple times and helped me with a lot as a photographer together while trying to help me keep everything together and run the office.

I would also like to thank all of those who donated photos or other information. Hopefully I remembered all of them in the Acknowledgments section.

For those of you doing your own restoration, be it a complete car or parts thereof at your home shop, we hope this will add just a bit more help and understanding to your project.


If you want a signed copy please PayPal me $39.95 for continental US deliveries and $49.95 (US $) for Canada and Mexico deliveries. All other countries by quote with provided address. Please send via PayPal using "Friends and Family" using [email protected]. Thank you for your support and hope you enjoy the book.
Rick

[SS427]

Thank you all for the orders, I now need to order another batch. Hope the book helps you in your restorations.

[BCreekDave]

Do some of the techniques cover other GM cars of the same period? I'm restoring my 70Z28 and looking for some of the "tricks" in the restoration.

[SS427]

Generically speaking yes. I used many of the same techniques on Mark Mitchell's 70 Z28 restoration as I do on the Chevelles. Many of the colors and applications are similar as well. Buick, Pontiac and Oldsmobile A-bodies would also be somewhat the same in their restoration and rebuilding methods.

[SS427]

I have sold out overnight and have ordered another case. Place your orders now and I will ship upon receipt of the new shipment which will be early next week. Thank you all for your orders.

[COPO]

Rick, sent you PayPal funds for a copy. Thanks

[SS427]

Got it. Thank you sir!
Rick

[SS427]

My order that came in on the 15th is almost gone if anyone is still interested in a copy. Will likely do another order but I need to get back to focusing on restorations. LOL