Having heard the stories of many classic car enthusiasts over the years, I find there are some common themes. The most consistent is stories about glory days from high school, the cool cars and unforgettable times with friends. Perhaps it’s due to being highly influenced in our youth, or the heightened need to be “cool” and fit in but one…
01 Dec 2017
Time to head inside some of the buildings at SEMA to see what we can find. Walking around SEMA you find a crazy variety of cars, and all worth a look...please enjoy a few we captured images of.
21 Nov 2017
Here is another set of images from our time at SEMA 2017...all these great cars, and we have't even got inside the buildings yet!!
03 Nov 2017
Massive, amazing, and diverse is a good way to sum up SEMA. At MetalWorks we stay on the cutting edge of technology for your classic car, and attending SEMA plays a big roll in doing that. We hope you enjoy some of the images and videos captured this year. This Chevy camper was pure eye candy... https://youtu.be/FDWm99sXyaE …
29 Aug 2017
Bonneville is hallowed ground for hot rodders, and we finally got the opportunity to hit the salt for ourselves. Attending for the first time is similar to hitting Las Vegas for the first time...it's a visual overload. We had a blast, and snapped a few pics to share...we hope you enjoy them. …
06 Jul 2017
Flush mounted glass is a great way to give your classic car a sleek and modern look, but it does come with a fair amount of work. You need to factor in that classic cars were never designed for flush glass, so the factory openings will need to be reworked to accommodate for the new glass. Factory glass was accented…
23 May 2017
Most of us have a classic car that we have dreamed of owning, but due to circumstances the opportunity has never presented itself. With luck and time many dreams can become reality if we are patient enough…such was the case with Ron Braxling, and his dream of owning a 1972 Chevy Cheyenne 20 Super truck. Ron had always been drawn…
02 May 2017
I love hearing stories of vehicles that have been with a family for decades. The tales of multiple generations enjoying road trips and vacations, along with thousands of miles of cruising are golden. The story of the beautiful 1938 Oldsmobile you see gracing these pages is just such a tale. Way back in 1938 Grover Stanton and his two sisters…
30 Mar 2017
We finished up our 1968 ProTouring Camaro build, and put together a little video. We hope you enjoy it. Our camaro build sits on Forgeline wheels with Baer brakes. Power comes in the form of a 427ci LS3 backed by a TREMEC 6spd. TMI supplied the interior with gauges by Dakota Digital. The impressive ride control is due to…
20 Mar 2017
We had the honor of displaying our 1955 Chevy and 1968 Camaro ProTouring builds that the 61st annual Portland Roadster Show. If you were able to attend the show you were in for a real treat, if not, you can still get a taste of the event from a handful of images we snapped while wondering the show plex. …