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First of all let me tell you a little about what isn't a car restoration, then we'll move on to what is a car restoration. Let's dive right in here, the top of the list of things that a car restoration isn't starts with a collision repair, at least in the sense that we can break it down, and do a complete full estimate.

I say this because it's the first thing that I always get asked to do, and it's the last thing that is possible for us to do. The short sweet explanation is this; we have to tare the entire car apart to do an estimate, and by then the work has already begun.

We can't just quickly through the car back together so you can take it to the next place. No shop will take a job that has been started by another shop, in most cases. There is a reason behind this, we don't want to get left with fixing the things that they may, or may not have done.

Lastly on the subject of estimates, you really don't want to come and take your car away in boxes. This is your other option; doesn't sound very appealing huh? In the end it is all up to you, but this is one of the main reasons that most real restoration shops will not do an estimate on your car.

My shop most definitely will not do an estimate on your car, and the truth is that we are not a collision shop. We don't have a book, or a program that gives us a list of hours that it takes to do things. Mostly because there is no way for anybody to know every variable that comes in to play.

All though some of the work that we do appears to be allot like collision repair, it is truly nothing like the same thing. We aren't all about speed, we are about getting it done the right way every time. It can take some time, but it will be right if you have the time to spend.

The next thing that we are not, is a tuner shop. Our shop specializes in cars 1974 and older. We didn't used to go newer then 1963, but that has changed along with the fact that these cars are getting hard to find these days.

People are restoring cars that used to be considered parts cars. Because they can't find anything else, this obviously makes extra work for the restoration shop that is doing the work. An average car can cost $100,000 or more in just labor alone.

I tell people to be ready for anything that might happen, it's always better to be sure that you have what you need before you begin the work. Make sure that you know what you want when the restoration is complete, discuss your vision with the shop that is doing the work.

Make sure that the shop knows what you want when your car is complete. Rather it's a factory stock restoration, a resto-mod, or a hot rod. In the end for both you and the shop to feel like they had a good experience, discuss every detail of the job with the shop doing the work.

Now for what a restoration is; first of all the restoration shop should be a place that you enjoy visiting, and seeing the progress on your car. OK beyond this a restoration shop does body repair work, interior repair work, mechanical repair work, and the list goes on.

We dismantle the entire car piece by piece, determining what pieces are good, and what pieces need to be fixed, or replaced. This is not the same thing that any collision shop does, they do what it takes to get that car out, and move the next one in.

We look at every parts of the car, not just a damaged quarter panel, or peeling paint. Every job that rolls out of a real restoration shop has to be perfect, and nothing less will do. A restoration shop wears a lot of hats, we are a hot rod shop, a custom car builder, a custom auto paint shop, and more.

Essentially we do what ever the customer wants us to do, we never have use after market parts if the customer doesn't want us to. If a parts isn't available, we will fabricate it, yes we ware a lot of hats, and we love it.

We love the creative part of the process, we are in this for the art work sake of the job. Our passion is to see these cars on the road, not to get this one out, so the next one can come in. Our passion is creating show winning cars, and cars that people will love their entire lives.

What is a car restoration, it's returning your car back to factory, or better specs. It's being able to customize your car any way you like, you should enjoy the process of a restoration, you should always receive the highest quality work possible, if all of these things happen, you will love it.

In short a car restoration is exactly what you want it to be, nothing more, and nothing less. The whole idea is to have fun, that is what hot rodding, and restoration have been about from the beginning. It's still the same thing that is has always been, a few guys having a good time with an old car.

I've been in the automotive business for about 20 or 25 years, I have worked in all facets of the industry, from parts to restoration, all different makes and models, I just want to keep people interested in the old cars because it's where my heart is.

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Jewels Of Sir Elton John

Enter stage left, Elton John, his flamboyant, often outrageous outfits, were overshadowed by his timeless musical talent and uninhibited taste for jewellery. A stylist, songwriter and outlandish showman, no one ever left a concert in disappointment. To have your jewellery in his radar is an honour and privilege.

The perfect ambassador to glam rock he reckoned with his own ego traversing stages all over the world delighting audiences with his soulful music. Amongst his collaborators in the field of dress style, are, David Bowie Brian Ferry and the originator Marc Bolan.

Knighted by Queen Elizabeth and having received the prestigious CBE, he decided in 1988 to clean out many of his belongings including his concert costumes and jewelry. Sotheby’s conducted the auction for Elton where a Magritte surrealist painting of a blue fish in pearls scooped up close to one hundred and twenty thousand dollars.

Elton was 14 when he and friends formed a band, the Corvettes, which evolved into Bluesology. It was 1961 and they played Ray Charles and Jim Reeves ballads Fridays to Sundays, at the Northwood Hills Hotel, Middlesex.

With the money he made from this work, Elton bought himself his first electric piano. By the mid 1960s, Bluesology was backing American soul and R&B artists, including Patti Labelle and the Bluebells.

A dedicated lover of designers’ jewellery, his fingers encrusted with diamonds and gold, he’s done more to market and make famous the budding designer, adding names like Babette Wasserman to his A list.

Additionally in the early years he reinvented the mod silk ties in grossly exaggerated form, just like his electric boots in the film Tommy. Even macho men who openly critised him secretly wished they could experience the fame and freedom of expression that was naturally characteristic of Sir Elton John. A true stylist cares not what is said in negative context.

And who could forget his electric light suit and sunglasses, we’d never seen glasses like this before, and, just like catwalk fashion is watered down so too were his glasses, they made it into the stores.

We all need a leader that we can follow, otherwise we’d still be wearing loin clothes all the same colour. But like 90% of the population we’re too afraid to stand out alone, because of what people may say or think, well not Elton, he had the courage to make a statement and we follow.

As a late starter designer on the verge of constant failure, everyday I face my worst fears, failure, failure and more failure, ironically it’s the very emotion that drives me closer to my goals. So there is a positive side to fear. All I need is recognition to catapult my concepts to an international audience. Sir Elton John and artists like him are a constant source of inspiration; perhaps this is good enough on the rough road of fashion design. It’s full of dips and dives and can leave you high and dry on the high tide line.

Still we battle on, jut like the little pome battler and my hero Sire Elton John.

A BREIF HISTORY

He changed his name, by deed poll, from Reginald Kenneth Dwight to Elton Hercules John in 1972. The name came from Elton Dean, a saxophonist, and the late Long John Baldry, a British blues musician. Hercules was the name of the horse in the British television sitcom ‘Steptoe and Son’.

The Elton/Taupin formula was beginning to weave its magic and they recorded their first song ‘Scarecrow’ in 1967, going on to write songs for the likes of Roger Cook and Lulu. Their musical chemistry had a sense of urgency to it, with Taupin writing a batch of lyrics in less than an hour and then Elton writing music for them in half an hour. If he couldn’t quickly come up with the music, he would dispose of the lyrics. They were never in the same room during this process.

Elton’s debut album, ‘Empty Sky’ (1969), received somewhat of an empty response, despite its good reviews. He quickly followed this with ‘Elton John’ (1970), which started to climb the charts and the single ‘Your Song’ making the US Top Ten. A few months later, Elton gave his first American concert in Los Angeles.

Next came his concept album ‘Tumbleweed Connection’ (1970) and then the live album ‘11-17-70’ (1970) (or ‘17-11-70’, as it was known in the UK) which truly highlighted Elton’s talent as a rock pianist as well as showing his influences in boogie-woogie and gospel music. He was well on the road to stardom and became the most successful pop artist of the 1970s releasing many albums, often two or more a year.

The rest is history.

We offer a selection of silk ties and rarely found cufflinks that Elton John would be proud to wear, or would he? In fact we’re going to name one silk tie after him; they capture the essence of his charm and playfulness.

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Purveyor of finely crafted Cufflinks by Babette Wasserman, read the story of this award winning designer, now in a unique online collaboration withPatrick McMuray.com

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