The Rare Porsche Pair - 356A Convertible D
Here at the shop we say; "They show up in pairs". For one reason or another, when an oddball model...
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Concours Update - 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 'Daytona'
If you've kept up with the shop over the past few months, you'll know we said goodbye to our...
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The Final Ten Percent
Here at the shop, we're always talking with customers about the cost of the final ten percent; the...
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Another Run at the Hill - PPIHC's 101st Running
Since Pat joined our team in 2020, we've had our own in-house field reporter for The Pikes Peak...
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The Summer Soiree - Event Update
Our team is prepping for many Denver automotive events as the summer season sets in. Recently, one...
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The Summer Set-Up
Here at Farland Classic Restoration, we're revving-up for a summer of classic car events from here...
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The Next Generation of Technicians
As we roll into the warm summer season, our team is jumping at the chance to get involved with...
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The Bavarian Moment - Showroom Update
Here in the shop and showroom, our team is always searching for the next "up-and-coming" collector...
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The Spring Grand Openings
Here at Farland Classic Restoration, we think of our shop as just one part of the ever-growing...
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Air Cooled & Dry Iced - Porsche 964s
With warm spring weather just around the corner, our team is ramping up for all the Colorado...
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A Few Favorite Restorations - Farland Update
With over 30 years in business, we've been lucky to work with hundreds of owners on their vehicles...
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Denver's Dry Ice Depot - Farland Favorites
Over the past few months, the team here at Farland Classic Restoration has been ramping up for...
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Cooking up Consignments
You know the team here at Farland Classic Restoration is always on the move; between the busy event...
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Avants - Farland Dry Ice Event Recap
Here at Farland Classic Restoration, you know we can help you with the specialized work not many...
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Restoration & Preservation - Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5
As many know, running a restoration shop is an entirely different ballgame than your standard...
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Farland Classic Recap - 2022
With the wild year of 2022 coming to a close, we thought now would be a good time to give you the...
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The Hands-On Hullabaloo
Throughout the Classic Car restoration process and our day-to-day detailing jobs, our technicians...
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The Daytona Delivery - Ferrari 365 GTB/4
Lately, at Farland Classic Restoration, we've seen a big batch of BMWs and more Mercedes-Benz 280SLs
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Back to the Blog!
Over the past few months, our team has been in an all-out sprint! From finishing up the Ferrari 365...
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Meeting of the Mines
If you've been keeping up with the shop and showroom, you know electrics have been the chatter here...
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Recharging after Fully Charged
The Classic Colorado Car restorations have been roaring the past few weeks as the 1955 Chevy...
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Fully Charged 2022! - Electric Convention
Things are always moving quickly here at Farland. Lately, our mechanical team has been busy...
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The Electric Summer
Since our restoration shop opened in the early 1990s, the team has looked towards the past with our...
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The Monterey Match-up
This week is the fantastic Monterey Car Week out in California. This legendary event has been going...
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Sell it Again! - Return of the Super 90
Over the past few years, we've made a considerable effort to dig into the history of our classics,...
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Parts with Pat
Here at the shop, we have plenty of history! We started in 1991, and since then, we've seen...
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Benz and Bids
We've been busy with the hot weather here in the shop. This month we've been very successful and...
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Restorations and Rivians
Over the past few months, we've been getting into all the electric fun here in the shop. From our ...
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The Forney - Farland Follow-Up
Some of our favorite fun at Farland is documenting the history of the many icons that pass through....
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A Full Farland Weekend
We've been busy here in the shop and showroom, recently receiving our old friend the 1961 Porsche...
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Auction Watch: Mercedes Benz S600
Over the past few months, we've covered quite a few of the Farland Classic Cars moving through...
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The Mystery of the Amphicar
Here at the shop, we love to highlight the real oddities that move through our shop and showroom....
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Tech Inspection - Pat at Pikes Peak
While we often cover the classics moving through our doors, this time around we sent Pat out to do...
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Getting to know Gilda
Last week we covered the 39th annual Colorado Concours d'Elegance here in Denver. If you didn't get...
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The Summer of Dry Ice
As you may know, way back in 1991 our team started with just Jack and Trina detailing cars here in...
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Colorado Concours Countdown
Here at the shop, we're always looking back at history whether it's in the Classic Colorado...
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The Jumpin' Jaguars
We always love a good car story, whether it's something here in the building, or chasing down some...
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Calling All Classics!
Here at Farland we're happy to be able to work on any Classic Car, and up in the shop we've been...
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Air-Cooled Racing Pedigree
We always love the chance to highlight our mastery of all things classic, but sometimes we're just...
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Jaguar XKE Jamboree
Here at Farland Classic Restoration the joke is always "They show up in pairs". This time around we...
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Farland Livestream Catchup
If you've been keeping up with us here in the shop, you know that over the past few months we've...
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The Rivian Roundup
If you've been following along over on the Instagram, you know we've recently seen more than a few...
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MG Metalwork
If you've been keeping up with the shop and showroom you know we sold this classic 1959 MG MGA to a...
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Matching Paints
Here at the shop, you know we can do it all from Classic Car restorations to the consignment and...
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The Upholstery Update
Here at Farland Classic Restoration, we're able to do it all. Weather it's the shakedown on our ...
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The Consignment Callout!
Like many things, the Classic Collector Car market has been absolutely insane over the past 18...
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The Electric Shakedown - Porsche 912
The electric push has been big here at the shop over the past few weeks, with the growing interest...
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Porsche 356 Convertible D - Paint Update
The team has been extra busy here in the shop, buttoning up the Ferrari Daytona, shakedown testing...
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The Farland Finish - 1952 Hudson Hornet
If you've been following along over on our social media, you'll know we recently finished up the...
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Open House - Avants Magazine
The team has been in a constant rush throughout 2022, from the months of scheduled work ahead to...
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Ferrari 330 GT Check-Up
Recently it has been a bit of Ferrari Frenzy here at Farland Classic Restoration, from our Ferrari...
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Ferrari 250PF Cabriolet - Fantasy Junction
Over the past few weeks, we've been well-versed in Ferrari fun, from The Cavallino Classic to the...
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The Montreal Moment
This snowy January, our team has been plenty busy. From the showroom full of Skittles to sending...
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Cavallino Classic 2022 - Show Update
While the team here in Denver is doing epoxy and prep on the Mercedes Benz 280SE and the interior...
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The Skittles Showroom
For 2022, we've been getting colorful. From the various colors, brands, styles, and makes here in...
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Restoration Differentiation
With the new year we've been busy updating all the classic Colorado car restorations moving...
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Reconnecting in 2022
For the start of the new year we wanted to give you the rundown on what we'll be up to for 2022....
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Farland Showroom Report - 2021
Over the past two years, the classic and collector car market has been crazy. From the growth in...
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30th Anniversary Update - Farland Classic Restoration
Over the last 30 years, we've become Colorado's 'go-to' shop for classic car restorations from Ford...
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The Resto-Roast Update
Rounding out the end of the year, our team has been hard at work here in the shop. We recently...
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Long-Lasting Legacy - The 190SL
We've been plenty busy here at Farland Classic Restoration! We sold three generations of Porsche...
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Partnership Announcement - One For The Road Coffee Co.
Here at Farland Classic Restoration getting to know iconic and classic cars is only half the fun....
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Decades of Luxury - The Marvelous Mercedes
We've been busy the past few months from paint school to the assembly of the Electric Porsche &...
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Visiting SEMA
A few weeks ago, the team was mastering the painting process. This week while the team is putting...
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The Golden Touch - Pontiac GTO
While we've been getting schooled on paint and keeping an eye on the friendly Fiat, one of our...
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The Fiat Farewell
Last week, we covered Auction Watch on the Fiat Dino 2400 Spyder during its time over on Bring A...
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Visiting Paint School
Here at Farland Classic Restoration, we're always looking for new ways to learn and grow within the...
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Auction Watch - Fiat Spider 2400
Here at Farland Classic Restoration we always want to help build confidence in your classic....
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The Olive Branch - 280SL
We've been well-versed in the green Mercedes-Benz lately, from the Leaf Green 6.3L 300SEL currently...
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The Woodie Wagon Whereabouts - Auction Update
After thirty years in business here at Farland Classic Restoration, we have plenty of experience...
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The Prancing Pozzi Paint
At Farland Classic Restoration, we've been selling like crazy with all the collections moving...
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Scenario 79 - The Porsche 911 SC
Recently, we're all about the collections here in the showroom. Our most recent collection was the ...
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The Collection Connection
Over the past few weeks, we've been covering the collections of cars coming into the showroom. From...
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Ultimate Rides - 1955 Chevrolet Corvette
We get to show you around some of the rarest automobiles on this side of the planet. Other times,...
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The Porsche Panashe - Show Update
A few weeks back we were happy to bring a few consignment cars out to the Colorado Concours...
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Farland Fridays! - Weekly Livestream
Over the past year, we've had a big push on social media to share all the classic car restorations...
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The Big Benz' - W111 and W112
In the early 70s, Mercedes had made a name for themselves with large, luxury-focused automobiles...
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The Ruby Reds
We always joke about the pairs of classic cars that come through the shop and showroom. Today we've...
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2021 Colorado Concours - Farland Update
It's nearing the end of classic car season and over the weekend our team was happy to attend the ...
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New Service - Dry Ice Blasting
We're always looking for new skills to be learned here at Farland Classic Restoration. Many of...
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Birth of the Woodie Wagon
Following WWII, Europeans were developing unique styles of car manufacturing. Ferrari coupled...
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The Maserati Monarchy
Over the past few months, we've seen classic cars quickly moving through the showroom including...
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Chatting Concours - The Collector Car Podcast
Over the past few weeks, we've been plenty busy between trips to California and getting a few...
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Farewell to the Ferrari 330GT - Farland Fables
A few months ago we were lucky enough to see a familiar chassis back in the shop. This Ferrari 330...
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Monterey Car Week 2021 - Farland Update
In the world of classic cars, there's no event bigger than Monterey Car Week. From the chance to...
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Consigning Collections
The relationships we develop with customers are one of the most valuable aspects of our business...
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Aston Martin Memories
We always joke about pairs coming into the shop and showroom here at Farland, but sometimes we get...
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Farland Fables - The Forgotten Finesse
Over the past few weeks, we've covered much of the shop's long history. From roots at the first...
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Rejuvenating the Rolls Royce
If you've been keeping an eye on the cars for sale, there's a good chance you've seen the...
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Farland Fables - Formula 1 to Ferrari Dealers
Before Fo Farland and Temple Buell Jr. opened their Chrysler dealership in 1963, Temple had been...
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Early Porsche 911 - From 1965 to the 911 SC
In the earliest days of the Porsche 911 there was plenty of parts sharing, from the outgoing 356 to...
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The Farland Fables - Rooted in Denver
In the worldwide automotive market, choosing a proper restoration shop can be a challenge. Many...
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Pat's Perspective from Pikes Peak
Sometimes, continuing a legacy means restoring a single-family owned car, like the Hudson Hornet....
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Generation to Generation - The Acura NSX
In the early years of the dot-com boom, Acura was introduced to the American market as Honda’s...
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Repairing Restorations
Restorations are always a tricky business. A car may look great from ten or five feet but if your...
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Online Shop - Now Open!
While the technicians have been getting the Hudson, Ferrari, and Porsche nut-and-bolt restorations...
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The Final Ferrari 330GT 2+2 - Farland Fables
History makes the machine. Whether a car was raced at the 24 hours of Le Mans or has been...
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The Consignment Conversation
Over the past few months, the car market is absolutely crazy! Car values across the board are...
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Porsche 356A Convertible D 1959 - Restoration Update
While we haven't seen the hot weather yet, we're hard at work on all the nut and bolt restorations...
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Shop and Showroom Update - June 2021
Happy June! While the weather is just warming up here in Colorado, we've been hard at work getting...
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2021 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance - Farland Update
Over the weekend Amelia Island hosted some of the most iconic cars and automobiles to ever grace...
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Mapping the Machines
Farland Classic Restoration has been a part of the Denver automotive community for nearly 32 years....
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The British Invasion - Showroom Update
Here at Farland Classic Restoration, we've been making a big push to document the history of the...
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Brick & Mortar vs. Internet Giants
In the past few years, the car market has become a “global marketplace” due to the development of...
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Shop and Showroom Update - April 2021
It's been a snowy month of April here at Farland Classic Restoration. We’re getting a few projects...
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The Identification Dilemma
When dealing in classics, icons, and coach built cars we have become well versed in the...
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1964* Ferrari 330GT 2+2 Details
I bought this car in Florida in 1980. It was running, but in need of restoration. I wanted a...
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Update - March 2021
We’ve had a busy month of March here at Farland Classic Restoration, we wanted to start writing a...
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The Legend of the Bocar
Here at Farland Classic Restoration we are often focused on getting things back to factory...
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The Lost Art of Coachbuilding
There are many facets to the classic car industry, from determining if a low-production car is...
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The Norwegian Getaway - 1976 Porsche 912E
Part of running a Classic Restoration Shop means we get to keep up with the cars that move through...
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Hudson and the Hornet
The Hudson Hornet is iconic for its forward-thinking design and the model's domination of NASCAR...
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Mercedes-Benz 220S 1959 - Restoration Update
Here at Farland Classic Restoration we’re always happy to reconnect with old favorites. This...
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1962 Lincoln Continental Engine Swap - Update
Here’s one we’ve been hiding away. While it isn’t a nut and bolt restoration like the Ferrari...
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1955 Chevrolet 'Harvest Gold' Corvette - Restoration Update
While American classic cars aren’t typically our specialty, sometimes a restoration comes through...
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1973 Ferrari GTB/4 'Daytona' - Restoration Update
This Classic Italian restoration has been in the shop for a few months now and we’ve been...
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Getting to Know the Jaguar XKE
One of the trickiest aspects of classic cars can be the miniscule changes made by a manufacturer...
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Speedsters in the Showroom
For decades now, Porsche has been the ‘end all, be all’ in terms of lightweight, sporty, rear...
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Can I Finance a Classic or Collector Car?
Yes, you can, but the process is a little different than with modern cars. We will explain in a...
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Classic Car Metalwork the Way It's Meant to Be
We were hired to perform a complete restoration on one of Porsche's earliest and rarest 'bathtub'...
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Don't Get Rejected at the DMV - Classic Car Titles
Negotiable, in checks or titles means you can transact it. If a seller has a negotiable title, he...
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Let's Sell it Ourselves!
An integral part of owning a special car, be it a Ferrari or a Firebird, is the necessity of...
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Classic Car Restoration - Sittin' Disease
With a nod to my friend Dave Olimpi for coining the phrase, ‘sittin’ disease’ is a great catch-all...
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Around the Shop Video - August 2018
Summer has been busy and we just finished editing our latest Around the Shop video. We'll have a...27 Years of Restoring Classic Cars - Let's Tour the Shop
Farland Classic Restoration has been around since 1991. We are a leader in the restoration of...
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Collector Car Sea Trials - The Shakedown
When every new ship is launched, after it is fully fitted out it begins what are known as ‘sea...
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The Inside Story on Shipping Your Car
The vast majority of our car sales wind up going out of state and occasionally out of the country....
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How to Pay for Modifications - Twice
One of the Golden Rules of the automobile business is: almost any modification to almost any car...
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Collector Car Restoration Trends
Fashion trends permeate virtually every human activity, from ladies wear to home design to…auto...
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Just What is a 'Driver' Car?
When reading ads of vintage cars for sale, there will be the occasional prestigious award-winning...
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2017 Cavallino Report - Including Big Awards.
Each January for the past twenty-six years, one of the world’s most prestigious vintage Ferrari...
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Abandoned and Stalled Projects
Each of us, at one time or another, have started projects that never quite got finished, from model...
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Santa Fe Concorso Car Show 2016
Our team is just back from the 2016 Santa Fe Concorso over a lovely New Mexico weekend. We were...
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Bringing a Ferrari 412 Back to Life
Our adjacent blog story outlines the history of the 412’s development by Ferrari, from their...
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Ferrari's First Luxury Car - The 412
Even early on, Enzo Ferrari catered to a very select, fortunate clientele, many of whom were...
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1966 Jaguar XKE 4.2 Roadster
NOW IN THE SHOWROOM We're proud to offer this great original Colorado E-type for sale. With this...Our Latest Around the Shop Video
Click the video to see our latest update. We're finishing up a beautiful 1971 Volvo P1800, working...Amelia Island Video
We are just back from the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance in Florida. Please click our video...The Dramatic Rise of the Lowly Ferrari 2+2s
For many years, the various 2+2 model Ferraris have been considered ugly ducklings and only worth a...
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Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Report
The Farland Classic Restoration team is just back from the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance and...
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Cavallino 2016 - 25 Years of Ferrari
2016 was the quarter-century mark for the prestigious Palm Beach Ferrari event called Cavallino....
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Around the Shop February 25th
We just released our latest "Around the Shop" video. This time, we're working on a Ferrari, a...The Ferrari Flat 12 Era - Boxer to Testarossa
Ferrari built their first flat twelve-cylinder engine (actually considered a 180-degree V-12) for...
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Thoughts on Pricing on High-End Classics
Since 2013, many specialty cars have exploded even more dramatically in value. Porsche 930 Turbos...
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Advertising Classic Cars on Jay Leno's New Show
Nobody loves classic cars more than Jay Leno. During and after his remarkable success on the...A Classic in Classic Cars Changes Its Name
Since 1991, we have been known for restoring classic cars, doing show-quality detail jobs, and...
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