1. 

   Joe
   March 12th, 2010 - 23:31

   A Great starting point if you want to see whether or not you’re cut out to do a full restoration or a rebuild of an older Chevy pickup. Things I liked about this book: It gives you a pretty thorough picture of what you’re in for. Spells out what you’ll need (shop tools) and the steps and time you’ll need to do a good job. It also provides a list of where you can go for shop manuals and other technical references. Things I didn’t like about this book: Black and white photography…
   Rating: 4 / 5
2. 

   Scott A. Fout
   March 13th, 2010 - 01:32

   I have had this book for several years and go back to it often to motivate and inform me on the restoration of my ’52. They tend to favor the Advance Design series trucks, but there are commonalities for all year trucks. I really found useful the chapters on how to disasemble and clean. The book was full of helpful tips and ideas. Home brew degreaser, metal cleaning and rust memoval/repair tips, etc. The book was fairly well written and easy to understand without being simple or condesending. There are good pictures that help illustrate what you are reading about. I highly reccomend this book.
   Rating: 4 / 5
3. 

   Bo Heinemeyer
   March 13th, 2010 - 03:46

   It has good tips for all aspects of the restore/rebuild job. Not the only book you will need though. you will also need a shop manual, because this book doesnt go that in depth.
   Rating: 5 / 5
4. 

   D. J. Chip Parkhurst
   March 13th, 2010 - 04:58

   An excellent source of information for any level of mechanical knowledge.
   
   Great source of links and information.
   Rating: 5 / 5
5. 

   Rebecca K. Porter
   March 13th, 2010 - 07:46

   I bought this book as a gift for my husband to match his purchase of a 1953 1 ton Chevy pickup. Moose as we have named him is in totally original condition (including the paint). My husband has rodded vehicles several times over the years, but we want to keep as much of Moose original as feasible. This book has already been read cover to cover (twice) and several pages have been dog earred. It is especially complete on the era which includes 1953, and that of course is what we are working with. I would have to say later years may be disappointed, but it is still quite good at offering more than one option for “how-to” restore the major components. This is not really a book for hot rodders, but if you want to learn the history or restore this is a good purchase. I’d love to see a more recent edition.
   Rating: 4 / 5

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