Author Archives: John Gunnell

On April 23 the Edelbrock Performance Academy opened at Ohio Technical College (www.ohiotechnicalcollege.com) in Cleveland. I will never forget my first visit to Ohio Technical College because it took place on the day that my mom passed away in 2009. … More »

Chevrolet introduced new styling in 1949 and kept it until 1952. During those years, the sporty Bel Air hardtop was also introduced. Fastback models tapered off in sales and went down to just a trickle. Convertibles and station wagons were … More »

I liked the philosophy of a collector I talked with last week. He still has a 2-seat T-Bird he bought as a used car. A few years after he bought it, he discovered it was worth more than when he … More »

When the cars that we collect today were new, many of us spent our afternoons watching a dance show. It wasn’t “Dancing With the Stars” — it was a time when teen-agers were the stars (the Boomer decade was booming) … More »

How much will (x job) cost? I charge $40 an hour for labor to restore an old car at Gunner’s great Garage. Parts and contract labor are additional. I read that the average cost of labor for all repair shops … More »

Body shop owner Robert Reese was after us for a long time to take pictures of the Bernardi Bearcat that he was working on in his Green Lake, Wis., shop. Last Saturday we got to take photos of it and … More »

Saturday evening I spoke at the Packerland Region Vintage Chevrolet Club of America dinner. Someone asked what was the best car show I’d been to in my 40 years in the hobby. I told them it was the 2008 Old … More »

I took a ride in one of my 1950s cars yesterday and decided I’ve got some work ahead. The car ran very well, the lights all worked, the tranny was shifting fine and the brakes stopped the car. But the … More »

With warmer weather in the spring, a lot of car colectors will be taking their rides out of mothballs and doing a bit of “restoration” before hitting the road. Since I opened my shop, I have learned more about restoration. … More »

Dave Sarna rebuilt the engine on my ’36 Pontiac when we both worked together at Old Cars Weekly. Later on, Dave went to work in the Automotive Technology Dept. at Fox Valley Technical College (www.fvtc.edu). Now, he has some high-tech … More »