What is a good restoration car for a beginner?

There are lots of good cars for restoration. If you are a beginner you will probably want something that is easy to find parts for and get advice on, you may also want something cheap. A good car is the VW Beetle. There are so many other people out there with Beetles that it is fairly easy to find parts for it. There are a number of classic American muscle cars, Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros, but good examples of these can be expensive. Plymouth Dusters and Dodge Darts are often overlooked as restoration cars. But that is only if you want to go down the muscle car route. If you are more into European cars a Porsche 912 is an option. It looks like a 911 but has a smaller engine and is less complicated. Although a Porsche 914 is also an option. If you like Japanese cars then the Datsun/Nissan Z car is a good choice. There should be a number of choices for parts for the Z car so it should not be too difficult to restore. An example of a bad car would be one of my favorites, a Jaguar. These ... more