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- Automobile restoration is the process of repairing the degraded aspect of a car to return it to an overall "authentic" condition. To renovate a car without updating or upgrading it by keeping in line with how it would have appeared when first offered for sale. Non factory paint codes and even paint schemes, interior and chrome trim of the time period may be used if they were commonly shared between similar models of the era so as to look the part. Many restored cars may lose their original engines and have a similar capacity or model related engine installed. A complete restoration includes not only repair of the parts that can be seen – the body, the trim, the chrome, the wheels, the dash board and accessories and the passenger’s compartment – but the parts that are not necessarily visible or otherwise evident, including the engine and the engine compartment, the trunk, the frame, the driveline, and all ancillary parts like the brakes, accessories, engine cooling system, electrical system, etc. Besides repairs done to correct obvious problems, repairs are also done for cosmetic reasons. For example, even if a wheel is covered by a hub cap and not seen, and is structurally sound, it should have the tire unmounted, then any required repairs such as rust removal, straightening, priming and painting. Restoration is sometimes confused with the term "restomod. " A restomod places some portions of the car as they were when the car was first offered for sale, and changes (updates) others. If any part of the car is updated, the car has been "restomodded," and not restored. An "original restoration" puts a car in the same condition as when it was first offered for sale. Many antique and rare cars may not be able to have a true to original restoration done because some parts may not be available to replace or to imitate fully, yet with the proper research, they may be restored to an overall authentic condition.
- Fichier:Apperson Chummy Restored By Louie Floyd Apperson. jpg Apperson de 1916 avant et après restauration La restauration automobile consiste en la réparation de tous les composants d'un véhicule dans le but de lui redonner la condition exacte dans laquelle il se trouvait à sa sortie d'usine. Un restauration ne comprend pas seulement les parties visibles du véhicule - la carrosserie, les parties chromées, les roues, l'habitacle - mais également les endroits non visibles au premier coup d'œil, comme le moteur et son compartiment, le châssis, la transmission et tous les auxiliaires tels que les freins, le système de refroidissement, le circuit électrique... etc Les réparations, qu'elles soient effectuées sur des organes mécaniques hors d'usage ou non, répondent également à des considérations d'ordre esthétique. Par exemple, une jante non visible -car recouverte par un enjoliveur et apparemment en état-, verra son pneu démonté, voire remplacé, après les réparations éventuelles comme le traitement de l'oxydation, celle-ci sera apprêtée et finalement repeinte. Une variante de la restauration peut être qualifiée de « restau-modification », le véhicule conserve des éléments d'origine, mais certains autres ont été remplacés par des plus récents ou plus performants dans l'optique d'une utilisation plus facile, ou nécessitant moins d'entretien.
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