Question from a Newbie

Posted by kevinpackard On 2009/9/9 18:28:21

I'm sure many of you have already seen this, but I came across this ad on Ebay for a '32 Light Eight in less than desirable shape: Ebay: Light Eight

I have little to no experience in restoring cars, so I value everything I can learn from you guys. I'm not interested in buying it, but seeing it brought to mind a question: can a car in this condition be brought back to it's former glory? If so, what would it take? Could you sandblast every metal surface to get down to virgin metal? How would you go about getting the dimensions to replace the rotted wood? Where do you start when the interior is non-existant?

Again, I'm not looking to buy this car, but someday in the future I'd love to bring a Packard back from the dead. Any comments are greatly appreciated.