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By Jerry Schanke
Rappahanncxrk News Staff Writer
Before you plant petunias in the hulk of your grandfather’s rusted-over 1932 Ford, consider the alternative.
With a little patience-and a healthy bank balance-you can undo the ravages of time, weather and neglect. And, at the end of the process, that classic, Depression-era auto will be restored to the same pristine condition it was in when it left Henry Ford’s assembly linelight down to every authentic nut and bolt.
The process begins with a phone call. The voice at the other end will invariably answer: “Billy at White Post.”
“Billy” is Billy Thompson, president of White Post Restorations, one of the premier antique classic car restorers in the country (or, according to Billy, “the” premier antique classic car restorer in the country).
Located in tiny White Post, Va., 10 miles north of Front Royal in Clarke County, the business has been a family enterprise since 1940.
Billy took over what had been a four-bay auto and farm equipment repair business in 1958 when his father died. “We’re all ‘Bills,’ he says of the four-generation business. “My father was a ‘Bill’; I’m a Billy; my son, W.R., is a William; and my grandson is Billy Ray.” Billy Ray is now learning the art of vehicle restoration.
A visit to White Post
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