Hot Rod Restoration: Evaluating Trim & Features

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Joel Jones. I own Jonesy's Inc, a company that specializes in auto restoration and customization. Now, we're going to talk about the front grill, some of the trim work, and some of the neat features, that we've discovered on this vehicle. The first thing I want to point out, is you have a high and a low beam headlight, and one of the headlights has a T-3 designation, and it's a non-DOT. This is a very valuable headlight for concours and originality restorers. These headlights are extraordinarily valuable, so you need to keep your eye out for original parts like this, that may or may not work. E-Bay is a great place to sell these parts, to help fund your restoration. The next thing I want to talk about while we're here, is this front grill. This front grill has some dents, has a lot of rust pitting. You're not going to be able to polish this out. This front grill needs to be rechromed. This being a GMC, you may or may not be able to get a reproduction part for this, so you may have to budget into your project plan, the cost of rechroming and repairing those dents. The next thing I want you guys to notice, is you're missing a front bumper. Again, probably available, but if your car is older, from the 30's, 40s, it may not be available. You may need to find an original piece, and then have it rechromed. Also, if you notice, the last time this vehicle was registered, was 1991. It's 2008. This hasn't been driven on the road since 91, and even before that, it may not have been driven on the road, so this car has sat for a really, really long time."