Grasso's Garage

09/02/2026

Pictures of beautiful cars are fun but I’m going to talk about how things go with old cars when it’s not so glamorous. Working on this 1964 GTO today that had an accident and we’re replacing the fender (with a good used one we had to get from California and that’s a whole other story). The lower fender attaches to the rocker panel via a cage nut inside the rocker and, of course, somebody left me the gift of what looked like a rusted broken bolt, but was actually some hack’s broken off thread tap. So instead of a 15 minute fit, it took nearly an hour to slice open the rocker, remove the cage nut, remove the broken tap and repair the threads, put the cage nut back in the rocker and weld it back up. At the end it wasn’t discouraging to lose the time, it was great to know it’s repaired properly. Nevertheless, this is how things go with 60 year-old cars. Every. Day. Not always glamorous and also why keeping a schedule is nearly impossible. Unfortunately it’s also why unqualified people make shoddy repair attempts. Lots more conversations here, but if you want to own and work on old things, be patient!

08/29/2026

1956 Lincoln Premiere walk-around. Tuxedo on wheels! #1956

08/26/2026

Check out one of the cool things we found on this 1956 Lincoln Premiere #1956

08/26/2026

1970 International Scout headed to chemical strip followed by 1972 Chevy K5 Blazer coming back from chemical strip. Follow along and see the process !

08/24/2026

Bear with me here please I’m not a video pro, but do have some good tech info I am going to start putting out here as well as other short videos of what we have going on as it seems to be more the media trend. This video focuses on vintage body parts that articulate with a piano hinge and how important it is to get it apart before refinish to avoid issues later

07/16/2026

06/17/2026

We like to handle everything with these builds in house, but convertible tops and custom stitched upholstery are a niche unto themselves, so we dropped our ‘59 Corvette project off with the very capable folks at Innerworx interiors in Boynton Beach for the new top and interior. Looking forward to seeing it done soon!

05/27/2026

Fresh set of gold lines on the ‘66 today

05/13/2026

In 1977 only, Pontiac made about 1500 Lemans models with this Can Am option. They were all Cameo White with the red and orange graphics and a shaker hood on top of the 400 Trans Am engine. The snowflake Trans Am wheels were an option from the standard Rallye IIs. The original interior was solid white but this one has custom seat covers to match the graphics. With 87k miles on the clock, we freshened the engine with cylinder head rebuild and new timing set and gaskets throughout as well as a carb rebuild and new engine paint and detail. A few other items along with correcting the speedometer drive inside the transmission and today it’s going home. It drives great cruising with the cold AC! #1977

04/14/2026

Quick walk around on our ‘59 Corvette project as assembly is complete and we got it out in the sun for a bath although we did leave some of our tape on the door sills to protect it while it’s in and out of the alignment and upholstery shop. It heads to get an alignment today and then will be stored until the upholstery shop is ready for it. It’s amazing how well and how quickly these projects come together when you have the right team involved and this one was fully assembled in 90 days after paint. The Corvette sits on a Roadster Shop Spec Seven chassis with C7 corvette suspension powered by a 650hp LS7 engine, Tremec 6-speed transmission, Baer brakes and custom Boze wheels. Inside it features digital instruments, power windows, and air conditioning. It’s finished in Tropical Glitz Seductive Red with Diamond Pearl white coves.