1930's Restored Garage

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  • bmohan55
    4th Gear
    • Sep 2008
    • 435

    1930's Restored Garage

    Nothing about Rovers but man it is impressive.

    JAC04, do you have a brother in IL.?

    Here are a few before and after pictures of a shop I restored, starting in Nov,2005. It was built in the late 1930's and used by a father as a blacksmith/welding shop and later in the 1950's one of his sons started doing automotive repair there until his death in the mid 1970's. The father...
    04 Disco, Gone-Disco died & so did mine
    '72 S3 88 - Leakey & Squeaky
  • rickv100
    1st Gear
    • Aug 2010
    • 143

    #2
    I actually like the before shots. Reminds me of most of the working garages I have been in.

    Rick
    73 xMOD S3 109
    52 M37

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    • JackIIA
      5th Gear
      • Dec 2008
      • 498

      #3
      very cool. i've only gone through a few pages. Over 100 left! thanks for posting.
      1970 88 IIA

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      • SafeAirOne
        Overdrive
        • Apr 2008
        • 3435

        #4
        That reminds me of this place, a former dilapidated garage a few blocks from my house, except that this place was a 40s or 50s garage at one time. Now it's a big boys candy store. Not too many pictures of the interior of the place but it's like a car guy's heaven.
        --Mark

        1973 SIII 109 RHD 2.5NA Diesel

        0-54mph in just under 11.5 minutes
        (9.7 minutes now that she's a 3-door).

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        • jac04
          Overdrive
          • Feb 2007
          • 1884

          #5
          Originally posted by bmohan55
          JAC04, do you have a brother in IL.?
          Not according to my Mother. I'll have to ask my Dad.

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          • LaneRover
            Overdrive
            • Oct 2006
            • 1743

            #6
            A little too nice for my liking - but I would 'deal' if I had to. Actually it is not that it is too nice, just some things I would have done differently. BUT I am just splitting hairs, I think it is awesome what this guy did! I love that he saved a place that many would have just torn down.

            Very glad he sifted through the stuff and saved many of the things that could be saved. Love the shots of the tree growing around the Hudson Terraplane - my Dad had one of those before my time.
            1958 107 SW - Sold to a better home
            1965 109 SW - nearly running well
            1966 88 SW - running but needing attention
            1969 109 P-UP

            http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...2&l=64cfe23aa2

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