TMCP #488: Ask Rick, Unrestored Originals vs Full Boat Restorations; SEMA Special #4 -Paul Lee, McLeod Buys SilverSport -Joe Rock, Retro Manufacturing, New Tech Radios in Old Classic Styling

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Robert Kibbe

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4.8 • 701 Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

It is the first week of December and the Holiday Season is HERE! It is also time for another great Ask Rick segment! This time he answers the question of which to pursue as a purchase, a great restoration or a well preserved survivor car.

SEMA Bonus: McLeod Clutches acquires Silversport Transmissions, Retro Radios put the vintage back into to modern digital radios (and even the boxes)!

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0:00.0	The Muscle Car Place Online Podcast, episode number 48.
0:04.3	This week, it's now December.
0:05.8	Christmas lights are shining.
0:07.1	People are in a jollier mood.
0:09.0	So there's a little more to keep the cheer going.
0:11.2	From the Seema show, we'll have Paul Lee of McLeod Racing.
0:14.5	You know the name for clutches, but it's all driveline stuff.
0:17.5	Sobersport transmission is mentioned in here.
0:19.6	Big news there.
0:20.8	Joe Rock from retro manufacturing will be there as well. I have a retro radio in my General E.
0:24.6	But we're going to start with Rick Schmidt, who during this interview was getting ready to take his unrestored 73 Ford Torino to the Macacken Show in Chicago.
0:33.6	When it comes to collecting cars, Rick has his opinions. There's a time to restore, but if he can get it all original, he will.
0:41.3	That's why I like to collect unrestored, factory-assembled, low-mile originals
0:47.3	because there's just so many intangibles that are very difficult to replicate when you tear it all apart and start over again.
1:02.1	This is the Muscle Car Place, weekly online podcast.
1:04.8	Brought to you by National Parks Depot.
1:13.0	This is the weekly show dedicated to people worldwide who love American muscle cars. Whether you're buying them, selling,
1:20.0	restoring, or even racing them, this is the place for you. Now, here's your host, Rob Kibby.
1:29.1	Yes, indeed, I am Rob Kibby and welcome to the Muscle Car Place podcast. So here we are. Fun show. Merry Christmas, everyone. It's finally December. It's the most wonderful time of the year. I look forward to this season all year long.
1:34.6	After today, we only had two more shows for you until 2022, if you can believe that. So here's what
1:41.3	we have for you today. So we got Rick Schmidt. I'll get to that in a second here. But boys, Scotty Stapp and Kirk Hansen went to the Seema show this year. I could not go.
1:49.2	Just a reminder. So here's who we got from Seema. So Kirk Hansen got Paul Lee from McLeod racing.
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