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When This Restoration Expert Gets His Hands on a Relic, the Result Can Send You Back in Time

At a Maryland antiques mall, Curtis Kauffman takes trinkets from the past and makes them better than ever. For his customers, ...
Cool Again Restoration on MSN

1960's abandoned Tonka Ser-Vi-Car toy restoration

I invested considerable time and resources into restoring a Tonka Ser-Vi-Car toy from 1960, which I acquired on eBay for $65 ...