Author Archives: John Gunnell

There are a variety of tools for compressing a coil spring to install it between two A arms. Relatively inexpensive tools with a threaded rod having movable hooks on each end are commonly seen. Some are designed to go inside … More »

When I went to Bonneville last fall with the Fox Valley Technical College racing team, we were the only out-of-state college there. Three other college teams from Brigham Young University, Utah State and Utah Valley University also competed. During the … More »

Since I do appraisals at Gunner’s great Garage I have to keep up with trends and know what’s hot in the collector car marketplace. It seems to me that Chevy’s El Camino is a model catching on these days. Not … More »

Sometimes old cars defy logic OK. So we put the rear brakes on the car we’re doing together and when we install the drums we can’t hardly turn them. The emergency brake lever is off and the adjustment is all … More »

It was minus 9 degrees yesterday and more of the same is coming today. I am starving for a car show or other activity to go to. Even though I am working on cars every day in the shop, there’s … More »

So has your life changed because the Batmobile sold for over $4 million or because the first new Corvette with serial number 1 brought $1.1 million in a charity sale? I watched a bit of the Arizona auctions on TV … More »

When did re-assembling a car become “building” a car? That’s what I want to know. I thought the people who built the car were the factory workers who started with a bucket of parts and turned it into a car. … More »

The Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas has been renamed the Quad. The Auto Collection housed there will remain part of the renamed hotel. “Caesar’s Entertainment (the hotel owner) told us we’re going to be here for a … More »

When I was about 12, the “77 Sunset Strip” TV show was one of my favorites. The Kookie character’s Ford T-bucket was a big star in that series and was one of the things that got me interested in hot … More »

Do you have a half finished collector car restoration project in your driveway.? Is that racer you began in the ‘80s still sitting in your back yard? If so, you might want to get your video camera out and “tune” … More »