Auto Restoration 101

The frame is completely apart now. When I was taking it apart I noticed several stress cracks. A couple of them were on the old welds. One was on the left front frame rail right in front of the spring tower. The rear spring mount brackets were also bent inward causing the bottoms of the [...]

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Hirsch Automotive enigine enamels work great and look great also. I highly recommend them if you are looking for a high quality engine paint. They claim that over 50% of high scoring cars at leading car shows are using Hirsch engine paint. You can purchase their paint in aerosol cans or in [...]

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We finally have all of the undercoating and old seam sealer removed from the body. The next step before we have the body sandblasted is to document the original colors. There are several colors on this car. The exterior, the interior garnish trim and the underside of the car. For the exterior color I [...]

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The next step in our restoration was to disassemble the chassis and prepare it to get sandblasted.
We removed all of the front suspension and the rear axle. I also removed the pedal assembly, brake lines, master cylinder, and the steering column assembly.
I used a spring compressor that compresses the front coil springs and keeps [...]

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My apologies for the website technical problems. It seems that my hosting company has been working on some server problems. Hopefully it will be resolved soon. Stay tuned…… More articles coming soon.
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The Stout Scarab was a very unique car especially for the 1930’s. They had a futuristic design for their time with Art Deco styling. The car was made by William B. Stout and designed by John Tjaarda. There were only nine made and possibly only five that still exist. The Scarab had [...]

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