Automotive Research & Design

Catalog description

Examination of knowledge and resources necessary to restore a domestic or European vehicle to original equipment manufacturers' (OEM) foreign and domestic specifications. Study includes the use of current technologies in durability and preservation in conjunction with era-specific authenticity from pre-1900 through 1972. Emphasis on the history and design styles of the Art Deco era and how it influenced the automobile. Overview of vehicle validation, the judging processes established by the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), and the cost analysis process used to determine a vehicle's value in relation to the time and investment of restoration. Spring Only.