How to Keep Your Collector Car Alive: Inspections, Improvements, Storage, Time-Saving Tools, more

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So you own a collector car. It's your most prized possession, your own piece of automotive history. You want to enjoy it on the open road. After all, you didn't just buy it to lock it away in your garage.

But how do you take care of it properly? How do you keep it looking as good as new? And how do you keep ir running as good as new?

As our collector cars get older, regular lubrication, fluid changes, and parts inspections become vital. Yet so much has changed since the days when our favorite cars were built. Leaded gas is long gone. Six-volt electrical systems have long since been replaced by twelve-volt systems.

The simple motor oils and grease we used decades ago have given way to a dizzying array of lubricants, some natural, some synthetic. Trying to choose the right products can be overwhelming. Which are safe and appropriate for your car? How do you best apply modern technology to your aged wheels?

Luckily, this book offers the information you need. Noted author and car collector Josh B. Malks provides the knowledge, insight, and advice that will keep your collector car alive... and running for years to come.

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Wear and Lubricants
• New Oils, New Problems?
• Grease Jobs and Other Lubrication
• Additives and Other Kinds of Snake Oil
• Filters
• The Environment and Us
• New Fuels and Old Cars
• Hot and Cold
• Brakes
• The Least-Changed Fluid
• Reliable Starting (with Six or Twelve Volts)
• Lighting for the Older Ones
• Lifting Your Car
• Wheels and Tires
• Thoughts on Some Chassis Components
• Exterior and Interior Maintenance
• Rust and Corrosion
• Safety
• The Open Road
• Storage: Short and Long
• Nonmetallic Tools
• Afterword
• Appendix
• Index

About the Author

Josh B. Malks has been a car guy since he was a lad. While he has specialized in the exotic Cord, he has owned, driven, and maintained collectible examples of Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Kaiser, and others. He currently resides in Capitola-by-the-Sea, California.

How to Keep Your Collector Car Alive: Inspections, Improvements, Storage, Time-Saving Tools, more