ChrisLN99

Thank you everyone for the advice so far. I posted 2 pictures (as many as it would allow for some reason) and as you can see I definitely have some work to do, on the exterior as well as interior. If anyone has anymore advice or would like to see more pictures my number is 916-712-3297. Thank you all again

I will right now! Thank you for letting me know!!

Thank you! I will definitely find a manual and will join both of the organizations you listed.

I will definitely look into that! Thank you so much;

Hello! Very new to restoring older cars (and honestly cars in general). My grandmother still has her very first car, a 1948 Ford Super Deluxe 8 Coupe in the garage and it currently isn't in the best condition. I'm wanting to restore it myself to have as one of my first cars and also wanting to do it so that my grandmother can see it working and in good shape again. It has been sitting around idle longer than I've been alive (20 almost 21 years) maybe even as long as my mom has been alive. Even as someone with very little to no knowledge of car mechanics I know that isn't exactly easy on the car to sir around like that. I'm wanting to keep the cat as original looking as possible while also making a few adjustments (I found a radio online that has Bluetooth/aux capabilities while also looking like an older radio, also wanting to add seatbelts. But besides those two changes for the most part I want to try and keep it looking classic. But i Know with the state it's in it'll be a bit difficult. I'll take some pictures in the morning and post them here but would love any advice you guys have on where to start, where to look for parts, autoshops that might specialize in cars like this, etc. Thank you all in advance