T and M,

I have over 1,200 miles on my car so far this year and it's only May. That is more than I  would ever get in total some years.

I have finally been able to enjoy the car as I have wanted to since I bought it. It’s reliable, runs great and stays cool.

I could not do this without the time and effort you put into making sure the car was right when it was in your shop two years ago. For this I thank you. I do appreciate your talents and making sure things are done properly before they leave your shop.

Knowing Ron Boecker, at Select Auto on Omaha for many years because of his private classic collection,  I contacted him at once to see who he could recommend to work on my 51 and also someone he trusted to do the work correctly.  His response was “I only know of one person I would recommend and trust to work on classic cars and that is Tim at T & M Automotive. Mind you he is not the cheapest alternative BUT WORTH THE MONEY. ”   

Ron contacted Tim and he said to bring it up at once even though I am swamped, we will give it a look over. Well to make a long story short I asked Tim to check out 51 and do a bumper to bumper inspection and he did.  Reason was that the import inspection in Norway and many other countries in Europe is a bear on cars. If they are not 100% safe to drive, they will not let them into the country.

Tim did the inspection and the required work to make it 100% safe.
I said to him no rush and work it in when you have time because it is going to be stored at my daughters till it is shipped overseas in early 2008. 

Tim did a fantastic job using quality replacement parts. He documented and took photos all of the defective parts and repairs along they way. FANTASTIC for my records of what was done on the car.

In my opinion it was a God send that I had the luck to meet Tim and also see his shop and some of his expert work. He is by far a specialty mechanic and knows Hot Rods and Classis cars inside an out. I think sometimes he dreams about them at night. 

Surprisingly his prices were VERY FAIR. I am positive that he uses the required time and not rushing to get your car out door in order to just get another in so he can make the BUCKS.  I am positive he spent more time on my 51 than I was billed for.

To end this long story I have gotten to know Tim over the past few years. When I need an expert to look over a classis or Hot Rod that I am interested purchasing, if it is not in the area, I send him via email photos and write up info and he does a fantastic job of pointing thing out things I had missed.  Being an old dog from the Classic car era one really appreciate Tim. He really knows his stuff when it comes to Hot Rods and Classic cars. And has become a long distance friend.

THANKS A MILLION TIM.

I found T & M's ad in the Eastern Nebraska Car Council Book and after talking with him, decided to have him correct the problems.   Although not every item got taken care of at once (which was my choice), overtime they all  got resolved.   He was the only mechanic in the midwest I could find who was willing to pull the transmission out, find parts for it, and completely rebuild it.  The carburetors required special spacers to alleviate heat problems (that he found) which cured the starting issue.   The brake design for that year was not good but the brake problem was resolved after a complete rebuilding. Also the heater did not work.  The inside heater box was originally a hard black cardboard, which overtime had pretty much fallen apart.  He rebuilt it w/fiberglass, which should last many years- probably longer than the original design.  I also had him rewire the engine bay and install backup lights. 

 In closing, how many people can park a 58 year old vehicle in their driveway overnight and not have an oil, power steering fluid, tranny fluid, differential, anti-freeze, etc. spot on their driveway.  No one I would say. The car is now safe, fun and reliable to drive . That was what I wanted.

Thanks to Tim,