How to Restore Your Collector Car

I bought a new book from Amazon last week, How to Restore Your Collector Car.

Since we have never even thought about restoring a car until we obtained the Fiat, we really don't know much about the process...or where to start.

Step 1:  Buy a good overall restoration book.

Step 2:  Read and study book

After studying the book, I came away with the overall basic steps:

1. Disassembly
2. Restoring the trim
3. Cleaning, Stripping and Derusting
4. Blasting
5. Metal Repair
6. Smoothing
7. Primer
8. Finish Coat
9. Overhauling Breaks
10. Mechanical Assemblies
11. Wiring and Rewiring
12. Interior
13. Weatherstripping
14. Final Assembly

I know this does not cover everything...but really it does.  All the missing steps are actually substeps of these 14 basic steps.

Now off to step 1, Disassembly...

Fiat 500...It's What Started it All

My first post for our new blog, Giovanni Drives Again. Welcome.   We probably won't start work on the car until October, at the earliest.

Until then, I want to share stories and info about Fiat's in general, Giovanni's earlier life, and other interesting stories.

My first post will be a link that our friend Jack sent me today.  Check it out:

Fiat 500

Giovanni is a Fiat 600, but 500's are just as cool