Gunner’s Garage

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 »

Bob’s Classic Restoration & Autobody in Reedsville, Wis., is a business in which Bob Schultz has combined a towing operation, collision repair, trim work, auto restoration, parts sales, truck lettering and racing all into one enterprise. Bob’s Classic Restoration was … More »

EARLY ’50s BUICK PARTS Mar 31st, 2012No Comments Gunner’s Great Garage (www.gunnersgreatgarage.com) just came into a collection of early ’50s Buick parts, which are all in very nice condition. We thought they might fit our own ’57 Century, but they … More »

During the recent Hot Rod & Restoration Show in Indianapolis, I got an opportunity to chat with Earnie Silver the CEO of Egge Machine Co. (www.Egge.com) and it reminded me of my first trip to the Hershey swap meet in … More »

Every year we go to the Fondy Swap Meet in the middle of March. Most of the time, the day of the swap meet is the nicest day of the year. Typically we get to Fond du Lac and see … More »

MERCURY CLUB COMING TO 3Gs IN JULY International Mercury Owners’ Association (www.mercuryclub.com) members will hold its annual show Thursday-Saturday, July 12-14, during the Iola Old Car Show & Swap Meet (www.iolaoldcarshow.com) in Iola, Wis. On Thursday July 12 at 4:30 … More »

COLLECTOR CAR OIL INFORMATION FROM LAKE SPEED Lubrication experts Lake Speed, Jr. will be presenting a seminar on the best oils for collector cars at Gunner’s Great Garage on the first Saturday in April. The free seminar will take place … More »