David is the host of a successful worldwide broadcasted television series Restoration Garage, now in its sixth season. I think that cars are going out of favor, certainly, with younger people.

The restoration of the car itself, the chassis and driveline, was bone simple. I could be completely wrong, but I think in the next 20 years we’re not going to see the strengths in the market that we’ve seen in the past. I think there’s room in Fiats and the bottom of Alfas. Entrepreneur David Grainger (III) along with wife Janice Stone started The Guild of Automotive Restorers in 1991. David reads books and papers on paleontology and marine life. He is also an accomplished professional diver with a history of working with sharks. The Guild has been featured on TV, radio and in print all over the world. So that 30-years-behind-us wave of interest is going to falter somewhat. Will this current trend toward cars of the ’80s and ’90s continue? So what do you do? People don’t have the patience for a ’57 Chevy with a six-banger in it. So far it is a secret but you can tell everyone….no, wait, I am to France in November and will return with a better sense of the future of “Arc of Triumph.”. One is that cars that are 30 years old will always be popular. They want all-around high-efficiency disc brakes. Yes, but the problem with IROCs and Grand Nationals is that there’s so many of them, so we’re not going to see anywhere near the strengths. David Charles Grainger is the president and co-founder of The Guild of Automotive Restorers, a company that specializes in restoring classic and antique cars.He hosts a television series called Restoration Garage (a.k.a Guild Garage), which is seen around the world on various channels, specifically Motor Trend and Velocity in the US and Canada. That’s reversed now. If you enjoyed this show, please go to Apple Podcast and leave me a five-star review. David Grainger enjoys flying planes, riding horses and racing boats.

So we’ll see how that all fares out. Don’t buy something you think might appreciate. Always enjoy the cars for what and when they were, not for what they are now. I mean, American car culture is Canadian car culture and vice versa. Are there different market trends happening in Canada than in the United States? 1, Chip Foose reimagines the iconic Jaguar E-type, Chip Foose reinvents the 1966 Ford Bronco with street-savvy style, Meet the unsung heroes of Goodwood SpeedWeek, The Lotus Seven and a lightness of spirit, 9 of the world’s greatest engine designers, Sam, a 14-year-old car enthusiast, seeks your advice, Strap in for a wild lap around Spa in a BMW M1 Procar. He was very patient and understanding. We’re also getting more interest in Japanese cars, and I think that could be a savvy purchase. The Guild has grown into one of North America’s premier collector car restoration facilities, restoring more than 2500 classics since opening its doors nearly three decades ago. In his previous life before The Guild Davis could be found at Zoos and Sanctuaries helping injured birds, training large cats, interacting with reptiles inclusive of poisonous snakes like the King Cobra. We have to make everything. So you can finally source the part but it still doesn’t work.

And as I became a more successful artist, my downtime when the light failed or when I wasn’t under pressure to do a show or something, I would go out and hammer and bang and smack about these old military vehicles. He is a former professional wildlife photographer and worked for top magazines. So I think modern, efficient drivelines going into these cars is what we’re going to see, just to make them more usable. So if you bring us a 1990 Mercedes in 15 years, it may be that the car will be unrestorable unless we put a modern pallet driveline (crate engine) and computer system in it. What advice would you give someone buying their first collector car? They’re just so complex.

I mean, I like odd and, quite often, valueless vehicles. Hindsight being 20/20, you regret decisions made along the way, but that’s all part of the learning process. Twenty-five years ago, I had a really cool 1936 Hudson Terraplane pickup. Now I have young guys in their 40s and 50s coming in wanting BMWs from the ’70s and ’80s, and we get requests constantly for cars from the ’90s. But just when you think you have the market figured out, it turns around. David has lead an eclectic life and even at age 64 shows little to no signs of slowing down. I think that’s where we’re going. We learned that lesson doing an ’86 BMW for a young entrepreneur who wanted a brand new one. Because if it doesn’t appreciate and you don’t like it, you’re going to be pissed.

So what are we gonna do about that? We signed papers for season six, and I think we’re probably two weeks away from being greenlit. Publicity Listings The Guild of Automotive Restorers is a world-renowned facility involved with the repair, restoration and sales of classic and antique cars. We already do fewer restorations now than we do restomods. I mean, you know, it’s never greenlit till it’s greenlit, but things are looking very good.

Established in 1991 by David Grainger and Janice Stone. …especially enjoyed this piece on the Restoration Garage. One of The Guild’s restorations took a top award at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2015, and the company sells about three cars each year. Maybe this is why , "The Guild was established to give David the opportunity and resources needed for such costly hobbies and endeavors. I think that this huge Leviathan that has been classic and antique cars over the last 40–50 years is going to become sharp pointed and smaller. Whereas, you go to Britain and their car culture is significantly different. Little cars like the Fiat X1/9. It is what Corvette should’ve been for the last 50 years. We’ve seen a huge upward surge in post-war Italian cars because they’re sort of the only limited production interesting cars that were being made. The Guild has been featured on various other TV shows, on radio and in print. And I restored stuff like that for years. Yes, I think there’s an interest in those because people are generally interested in what they drive and we’ve seen a huge growth of interest in trucks. There’s no wiring harnesses available. Today, anything from the ’30s has no appeal to anybody unless they want to hot rod it. It’s the cars that were created as art in very limited amounts by undeniable craftsmen and artisans that are going to be the ones that stay with us and have longevity. Entrepreneur David Grainger (III) along with wife Janice Stone started The Guild of Automotive Restorers in 1991. Go and find the best car someone else has restored and buy it.

It takes from American car culture, but it’s not the same. But if it doesn’t appreciate and you had fun with it, at least you’re ahead of the game. For starters, he was a professional wildlife artist for quite a long time, 18 years to be specific. I mean, this is probably the answer most people give, but it’s because it’s undeniably true. My biggest problem has always been that I tend to want to buy cars I like, and my taste is not everybody else’s taste. I’m sort of on the back burner right now by different production companies. Some people say they’re not going to; I think they will.

I think Corvettes might be a good bet. And I’m not talking about ’74s and ’75s, which are like the worst cars ever made. David’s work history is quite diverse. If you buy a collector car and you put her in the corner and you just put a cover over it, you’ll never enjoy it. David Grainger enjoys flying planes, riding horses and racing boats. Today, The Guild’s 28 employees perform between 20–30 full restorations per year at Grainger’s facility in Bradford, Ontario, about 30 minutes north of Toronto. What got you into the business of the car hobby? But we shy away from them because people don’t understand that just doing a wiring harness and trying to track down all the electronics and everything in one of these cars can be $50,000–$70,000 before you’ve done anything else. Sign up for the latest automotive news and videos—in short, everything for people who love cars. They don’t want to take a quarter mile to brake from 60 miles an hour. Also Known as Restoration Garage, now in its fourth season.

That’s what I see now. Well, I think the solution to that is going to be a trend you’re already starting to see, which is restomods. He had been a professional wildlife artist with published works in the Globe and Mail ,National Post and Octane magazine. Many know Grainger and The Guild from his hit television show Restoration Garage, which remains in production. But there are certain elemental truths. What’s the future of the American muscle car market? The Guild has been featured on TV, radio and in print all over the world. People don’t want to hear a scratchy AM radio anymore. There’s a limited amount of them and they’re fun. There’s a really strong interest in pickups because people are driving pickup trucks and SUVs, and they’re not considered worker’s vehicles anymore. This last one is a spectacular car. I went from that into restoring military vehicles. I don’t think that culture is going to be strong. But I mean, at a certain point I was sitting there and I’ve got guys immersed in wiring. It was a just a T57 Bugatti driveline, but spending six months and God knows how much money on magnesium learning how to form it was challenging. The American Car Culture is sort of dying off now, and it’s being replaced with other kinds of high-tech cultures. My Bugatti project has taken its first steps towards becoming a movie. We also did an Alfa Romeo Special Roadster that was the Paris show car in 1946, so an incredibly historically important car. Also Known as Restoration Garage, now in its fourth season. - IMDb Mini Biography By: The trends are the same. Then, about 30 years ago, Janice looked at me and said, “Why don’t you work on something somebody wants?” So we went to a wrecking yard, bought an old Corvette and we fixed it up. I’d ask customers if they want it, and they’d say it’s for gardeners. David Grainger is well-known as the president of The Guild of Automotive Restorer since 1991.He came to spotlight after being a reality star of documentary series Restoration Garage that aired on History Television Canada. I refuse to admit that I can’t do something.

A lot of them are bloody difficult. Required fields are marked *. Funeral Service will take place on Saturday 24th December at 10.00 a.m. in Gilmores Funeral Church, 12 The Square, Comber, BT23 5DX, Tel. Buy something you like that might appreciate it. Entrepreneur David Grainger (III) along with wife Janice Stone started The Guild of Automotive Restorers in 1991.