Farm Boy Garage

JUST A LITTLE MUSCLE!! Farm Boy Garage is your American Muscle Car Restoration Specialist! As your one-stop shop in restoration we can take what looks like a heap of junk back to its original pristine classic condition. Dedicated to honoring the true beauty of a classic, Farm Boy Garage ensures you’ll love whatever project you bring to them to help restore. So dedicated to the American classics, the shop dog is named after one of our top muscle cars below. Can you figure out which classic it is?? 1964 Pontiac GTO While the first true American muscle car is debatable, fingers often point to the Pontiac GTO. Pontiac's performance car presented buyers with a big block V8 engine at an affordable price. Not only was the GTO affordable, but Pontiac successfully marketed it based on performance figures never before offered. 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 Even though the American muscle car era started in the 1960s, the 1970s are considered the peak of the muscle car period. One of th...

It can be really exciting to think about the possibilities when it comes to classic car restoration ! The thought of returning a muscle car TREASURE to its former glory just brings a smile to your face. That being said, if you have come across a rare, classic car that could use some work, Farm Boy Garage is here for you! We specialize in Custom upholstery, Tear down, Sandblasting, Full custom interior, Off frame, Motor build, Mechanical, and Electrical. Give us a call today at 515-528-8904 if that's something you are interested in. In the meantime, keep reading this week's blog for a list of some of the rare muscle car treasures we've come across in the past and have had the pleasure of restoring. Factory Original or Documented 50-70 yr Old Rods 1967 SS Chevelle with 4 speed disc brakes 1965 Cutlass Special Order with Protecto plate Ultra High Performance 3 l5 horse A/C 1966 Mercury Cyclone 390 4 speed 1969 442 with w30 4 speed package 1969 442 plum no drivet...

What is a muscle car? The term was originally used in the early 60s to describe American cars with high horsepower engines. These cars were designed to go fast, and fast they did. As the American car manufacturers started competing in the horsepower race, there soon became many muscle cars from the big three American manufacturers. If this muscle car era had never happened, it would be interesting to see what our car culture would look like today. In this week’s blog, Farm Boy Garage will take you back in time to look at some of the history of these high horse machines. The Beginning There is much controversy over what was the original muscle car. Many claim the 1949 Oldsmobile Rocket 88 was the first. The Olds Rocket was the first time America saw a large V8 in a smaller bodied car. Oldsmobile took the engine from the larger Oldsmobile 98 and mated it with the smaller Oldsmobile 76 making the Rocket 88. This bad boy made a whopping 135 horsepower and dominated the 1950 Nascar s...