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I know this does not have much to do with this site directly, but I really think most of the guys will enjoy this read. I found it very inspirational.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=51567



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I can only wish no

I love the one post hoist, built before 1938!



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thanks chader, that was a great read!

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 Restored 1930's Auto Shop
Here are a few before and after pictures of a shop I restored 4 years ago. It was built in the late 1930's and used by a father as a blacksmith/welding shop and later in the 50's one of his sons did automotive repair there until his death in the mid 1970's. The father carried on until his retirement in the 1980's.The shop was then was slowly under used and finally abandoned.

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As you'll see nothing was ever thrown out is seems. So far I've removed 48 tons of steel scrap that was recycled.

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This was his welding corner. Note the Lincoln arc welder on the right. It's the same welder in the after picture. Same place where it's been for decades and will be cosmetically restored as it works very well as is.

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Thanks for the post. Really enjoyed reading about and looking through the pics. Spent the last hour looking.

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Nor really impressed looks like a guy with way to much money.Just my thought

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Another example of an over restored classic. Too bad he didn't mainatain the original character of that facility, then I would have been impressed. 



 



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I liked it. Over $14k in wallboard alone..


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great read,, nice history , massive undertaking

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I think he did a good job with it; plus it has a family history for the builder. Not cheap to do but a very nice space now.

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Alot of work, but worth the end results

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Man!! I'am really impressed, nice job!

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it's like a dream

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Every car guys dream,it would have been great if he would been able to leave it as original as back in the day. Nice toy box.

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