1932 Ford Roadster
 | Here at Mid-Southern Restorations we also build custom hotrods. We built a 32 Ford Highboy Roadster. We started with a Pete & Jakes chassis. We had a stock 68 350 lying under a shelf from a restoration we did where the customer picked a new crate motor. The chassis was painted and the motor rebuilt... Read more >>
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1935 Two Door Sedan
 | Old Hot Rods need love too and this Ford Slant Back from Fairfield Glades, Tennessee is no exception. The suspension was deemed unsafe by the owner and by MIDSR. The top of the car was chopped and so was the frame rails allowing for a modern motor. Once the integrity is restored to the front frame... Read more >>
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1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe
 | We have this 36 Ford 5 Window Coupe for sale at our shop. It was located in a basement after a 30 stay. The tires held air and it was pulled out and washed off. Then it was to shine again. The motor which is a 53 Ford flathead started up rather well and a new carburetor and fuel pump was installed.... Read more >>
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1956 Ford F-100
 | This 1956 Ford F-100 is from Murfreesboro Tennessee and was purchased in Virginia. It was restored by an amateur at best and needs much correction to be a classic driving stock pickup. Once the frozen carburetor was replaced with a known good one the old Y-Block started up and was tested. It was in... Read more >>
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1963 Ford Falcon
 | Here is a restoration project that came to us from Nashville, Tennessee. This car has a long history of waiting to be restored. The first paragraph of his e-mail spoke of the time frame.
“I have a 63 Ford Falcon convertible that we would like to make into a “daily driver” for my wife. We have had... Read more >>
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1964 Thunderbird
 | There are some guys out there who know how to restore a car correctly, and this is an example of that. This customer just wanted MIDSR to complete the body and paint work on this 1964 Ford Thunderbird from the Livingston, Tennessee area. The body had typical old car rust issues but was not in terrible... Read more >>
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1964 “R” code Galaxie 500
 | This is the Legendary Ford Magazine project car known as “Big Red”. Less than 100 miles since a complete frame off restoration that was fully documented. This is not a museum piece or “numbers matching” car. I saved it from a basket case and restored it to be a great driver that appears stock but has... Read more >>
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1965 Mustang Fastback 2+2
 | This 65 Mustang 289 2+2 body came to our shop from Tracy City Tennessee to be restored and painted. The customer saw the expert workmanship on the 1970 Torino Cobra completed here and wanted the same treatment. There are some rust issues with this shell but they will be repaired the correct way.
Once... Read more >>
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1965 Mustang Convertible
 | Always a classic is this 65 Ford Mustang Convertible from Sparta , Tennessee. The car originally came to us just for body and paint, and it turned into fully assembling and making operative. The owner had a 302 and C-4 transmission rebuilt, and we installed it. Projects like these are difficult because... Read more >>
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1966 Fairlane
 | The pictures of this car are spread to four different decades. The reason we are showing this is because it shows the test of time on body, paint, and mechanical if they are done right the first time. The colors were changed for racing and paint schemes. The story goes that the car was driven in high... Read more >>
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1966 Thunderbird
 | This car is from Carthage, Ternnessee and was one of Mid-Southern Restorations' first finishes in 2005. The car was being restored by another restoration company when the project was turned over to us. The body had been painted, and while we were assembling the car, the paint began to flake and come... Read more >>
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1967 Mustang Fastback
 | father and sons projects never seem to get done so a surgeon from Cookeville, Tennessee brought his '67 Mustang fastback to Mid-Southern for some resto-modifications and to be completed. Many new parts were already purchased, and the motor had been rebuilt. The car was a basket case and when it arrived;... Read more >>
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1967 Mustang
 | Our customers come from far away to seek out our services. We could hold the record at eight time zones away. This customer is a young lady working as a civilian in Iraq for a contractor. She was home in Knoxville, Tennessee in the winter of 2008 and purchased this 1967 Mustang Coupe. By early summer,... Read more >>
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1967 Shelby Mustang
 | The car is powered by original 428 Police Interceptor with dual quads and automatic transmission. The car was drag raced heavy in 1968 1969 1970 and has won many events. The back window has stickers showing this and there has been magazine articles written about it winning ways. The car has 64,000 miles... Read more >>
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1967 Ford F-100
 | This 1967 F-100 came from Louisville, Kentucky to be restored to new condition. The current owner remembers what this truck looked like when his dad bought it off the showroom floor. Here at this restoration shop we have a soft spot for old Ford trucks.
The body is in near perfect condition except... Read more >>
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1968 Torino GT
 | Here is a 1968 Torino GT that was brought to us from Livingston, Tennessee for some wiring and rear leaf spring work. After close inspection, this car was found to be a mechanical nightmare. Most before pictures are used for a reference. None were taken of the mechanics on this car as everything was... Read more >>
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1968 Mustang Fastback
 | Our newest customer is a person we met at a car show in Nashville a few years ago. He lives in Franklin, TN., and while at show talked to us about a project he had that had slowed down to a stop. We went to his house and checked it out and it is a classic 1968 Mustang Fastback. This car has been in... Read more >>
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1970 J-Code Torino GT
 | This month of July 2011 we have taken on two full restorations from the state of Kentucky. By searching us out and seeing the Award winning 70 Torino Cobra we had restored a few years ago, he decided to bring his car here for us to see and to check out our operation and look at our shop. We are getting... Read more >>
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1970 Mercury Cougar
 | This 1970 Mercury Cougar from Sparta, Tennessee area shows the reason why some rattle can paint should be thrown away from a garage. This customer seen our 1970 Torino Cobra and then wanted the motor to look as good as the 429 Cobra Jet. The original owner said he repainted it before and did not like... Read more >>
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1970 Ford Torino Cobra Fastback
 | This 1970 Torino Cobra was found next to a burned-down service station along old highway 56 in middle TN and was spotted by the distinctive "Shaker Hood Scoop." The VIN # was recorded and a few months later was decoded to find out the old Torino was a true J-Code with a 429 Cobra Jet, four-speed, Hurst... Read more >>
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1972 DeTamoso Pantera
 | Rare sports cars always draw attention and that is what happens when ever people check out this 1972 DeTamoso Pantera powered by a Ford 351 Cleveland mounted behind the cockpit as a mid engine configuration. This car came from a customer in Cincinnati. The owner wants to freshen up the car drive train... Read more >>
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1972 F-100 Pickup
 | Here is a 1972 Ford F-100 that was resto-modified by an owner here at Mid-Southern restoration. The project has a long history that dates back to 1990 when the truck was bought in Wyoming. Shortly thereafter, the truck was dismantled, and the restoration began. Over the years, the truck was rebuilt... Read more >>
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1985 F-150 Shorty 4x4
 | Every vehicle made has a following. Ford Trucks are very popular and this 1985 F-150 Shorty 4x4 will soon get the full restoration service has the current owner wants this truck back to "As New." The truck came stock with a 351 Windsor and automatic. This is the first vehicle we got to test drive before... Read more >>
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1994 ERA Cobra
 | Who wouldn’t want this on their web site? This 1966 titled 1994 ERA Cobra is awesome to say the least. It is in for some clean up and refreshing. It is powered by original 428 Ford FE from a wrecked Cobra matching the VIN #. Many other parts are original to the wrecked Cobra, but live on in this car.... Read more >>
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