Steven C. Brooks is not a professional mechanic or panel beater but he is passionate about car restoration. He asserts that it doesn't have to be a full-scale mega-production, but can be done in a series of modest steps. Steve began (as do we all) as a total novice. Starting with maintenance, he moved on to repairs and further into restoration. Steve learned from his own experience restoring cars on shoestring budgets and by helping backyard masters of the mechanical and body arts. Firmly believing in learning from the mistakes of others rather than having to repeat them, Steve Brooks offers the fruits of his and others' mistakes in this series of books. Steve has also published two booklets showing how to adjust the mechanical brakes on 1930s Ford V8s. ""There's no reason why properly adjusted mechanical brakes shouldn't work just as well as the hydraulics that came after them,"" he says. Steve hopes to bring the contents of other vintage and classic car manuals back from obscurity. Igor Spajic has published magazine feature articles on classic car subjects and alternative science since the 1990s. One article has been translated into several languages. Igor promotes the restoration and enjoyment of vintage and antique cars and has covered various vintage car events. He published a critical examination of the cars featured in the recent 'The Great Gatsby' movie remake and offers a list of more realistic choices for Gatsby in 1921.
Your procedures are accurate and clearly written-all well done. - Geoff, NY In this series, the author has avoided the dry, textbook approach of other how-to guides. He uses a writing style that is spritely, amusing and accessible to people with all skill ranges. - Restored Cars Australia magazine