Muscle Car Mania in Gatton, Queensland | Vehicle body shop

Muscle Car Mania

Locality: Gatton, Queensland

Phone: +61 422 311 792

Address: 2 Beavan Street 4343 Gatton, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.musclecarmania.com.au

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25.01.2022 quarter to be repaired, roof in first stage primer, plenum panel in first stage primer

25.01.2022 ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL BIG BLOCK DODGE CHALLENGER DONE IN PPG CLEAR OVER BASE JET BLACK, PAINTED AGAIN BY MYSELF

24.01.2022 Colour on door jams, boot lid and boot floor pan of Compact Fairlane

24.01.2022 THIS BEAUTIFUL S CODE 1968 MUSTANG 390 GTA WAS DONE IN HIGHLAND GREEN, PAINTED BY MYSELF

21.01.2022 BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED 53 FORD CUSTOM LINE, THIS TIME IN NISSAN CLOUD WHITE PPG, RATE THIS AS UP THERE WITH THE BEST FINISHES I HAVE DONE OFF THE GUN, HARD TO PUT A NUMBER ON THEM ALL, BUT AROUND THE SAME FINISH AS THE OTHERS THE COLOUR MAKES A BIT OF DIFFERENCE IN LOOK, A LOT OF TIME WENT INTO FIXING UP PREVIOUS REPAIRS AND PRIMER FROM ANOTHER REPAIRER, AGAIN FLAT AND WET OFF THE GUN AND SO GLOSSY, AGAIN THANKS TO A TRICK OF THE TRADE AND THAT TRICK IS NOT FLOGGING THE PAINT ON BECAUSE IT WILL SEED AND GO DULL IF YOU OVER DO IT, SO LITTLE DENIBING AND MACHINE POLISHING HAD TO BE DONE AND THE FRONT WAS LIKE A JIG SAW PUZZLE TO PUT BACK TOGETHER HAD TO BE VERY CAREFUL PUTTING THIS BACK TOGETHER HANGING THE DOORS, GUARDS,PANELS AND BLACKED OUT PARTS

20.01.2022 AWARD WINNING HJ MONARO GTS COUPE, BRILLIANT PPG CLEAR OVER BASE ABSYNTH YELLOW , THE FINISH IS LIKELY BEST EVER DONE BY MYSELF.

19.01.2022 I was never one for pastel colours but gee do these colours look smart and so refreshing from the Exotic Pearls we see these days. After spending well over 400 hrs on this early 63 Ford Compact Fairlane I have finally completed the body and paint and shes almost ready to go. Customer is right over the moon with the finish on this vehicle its so slippery and shiny and very straight and the paint is how it came off the Gun, no full 2000 wet rubbing and machine polishing done... here, there was less than 10 denibs done on the whole car, a few on turret and boot, the rest was perfectly clean, no orange peel just smooth and flat on the outside, off the gun. There are some tricks to doing this type of finish but you wont get taught them all at Tafe. One might die with them. This may be the last restoration I get to do as not many want to pay me to do these paint jobs anymore, I havent had a phone call in months for restoration work, there likely is no money around but theres a lot of slander and lies around or was spread around like the Coronavirus, I dont know if I can continue because the rent here is huge, I might have to contact Centrelink and join the ever increasing queue which is likely as long as it takes to walk to the moon and back. See more

19.01.2022 THIS IS ANOTHER XE I DID THAT WAS BRILLIANTLY DONE IN DIRECT GLOSS THIS TIME, AGAIN WITH MY MAGIC TRICK,THIS TIME ITS A TOYOTA COLOUR, ORIGINALLY CHOSEN BY DICK FOR THESE CARS IT WAS A DICK JOHNSON GRAND PRIX CAR THAT I PAINT STRIPPED AND CUT OUT UNDER THE FLARED GUARDS TO FIT 19 INCH GOLD SIMMONS WHEELS, I PUT 2 VENTS IN BONNET, DONE INSIDE DOORS AND JAMS, UNDER BONNET, BOOT AND JAM AND HALF THE ENGINE BAY, AGAIN PERFECT OUT OF THE BOOTH, NOT MUCH DENIBING, NONE OF THIS 2000 PAPER WET RUB ON THIS BABY, ITS FLAT AND GLOSSY AND DONE IN TOP OF THE LINE PPG DELTRON PAINT, ITS A PITTY WE DONT GET TO SEE ANY FINISHED PICTURES OF THIS THING AS IT NOW HAS A WORKED 351 CLEVO IN IT AND THE BIG GOLD SIMMONS WHEELS FITTED TO SET IT APART FROM THE REST

19.01.2022 No landline working again thanks to Telstra 3rd time in the last 3 months, theyre still sorting out NBN please try 0422 311 792 for Wes Charles Smash Repairs and Muscle Car Mania

19.01.2022 1971 FALCON XY GT UTILITY Full ground up restoration Repaired and Painted by myself on rotisserie at our shop, finished in brilliant PPG Deltron clear over base Electric Blue and flow coated. This beautiful finished work is still being meticulously put together by its owner Tyler Davey. It was delivered to us from JOHN WHITE RACE ENGINES a few years ago, we completed a full restoration of the body and paint turning it into a remarkable XY GT REPLICA, UTE second to none, its done in its original colour and I cant wait to see it in all its glory fitted out in mechanicals and trim.

19.01.2022 Compact body all in first stage primer

19.01.2022 63 Compact Fairlane being stripped down to go to be sandblasted, for a full respray

17.01.2022 NOT THE CLEAREST FINISHED PHOTO IN OUR SHOP OF THE EJ/ EH GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION 2019 HELD AT BATHURST LAST YEAR, IT 5 NATIONAL AWARDS INCLUDING BEST PAINT AND BODY WORK , BEST ENGINE BAY ETC, ETC BUT THATS HOW IT LEFT HERE, ONLY FITTED TO A TROLLEY FRAME WITH WHEELS, A FEW OTHERS PHOTOS QUICKLY ADDED , SOME VERY EXTENSIVE WORK WAS CARRIED OUT ON THIS CAR WHICH INCLUDED 4 X FLOOR PANS, 2 X SILL PANELS, 1 X REAR BEAVER PANEL AND MUCH MUCH MORE, WE DO NOT INCLUDE PHOTO...S OF BODY REPAIRS AND FILLER WORK FOR PUBLIC EXPOSURE AS IT INFRINGES ON THE CUSTOMERS WISHES BUT DOZENS UPON DOZENS OF PHOTOS ARE TAKEN AND SENT THROUGH TO THE OWNER FROM STRIPING, SAND BLASTING, HAMMERING AND DOLLING, CUTTING , DESIGNING PLATES, WELDING GRINDING, FILLING, FINE FILLING AND SANDING, PRIMING, RUBBING, MASKING AND SPRAYING, ALL SENT THROUGH AS PROOF OF WHAT AND HOW IT WAS REPAIRED AND PAINTED. See more

17.01.2022 ONE OF THE VERY BEST FINISHES OFF THE GUN I HAVE EVER DONE, VERY LITTLE MACHINE BUFFING WAS DONE, BEAUTIFULLY FINISHED MONARO HT GTS 350 4 SPEED

17.01.2022 THIS ONE AGAIN BELONGS TO ONE OF MY BROTHERS ITS A A CODE GT 1967 FASTBACK 4 SPEED ORIGINALLY, PAINTED BY MYSELF AT ANOTHER SHOP, I CUT AND FITTED THE SHAKER TO A STOCK BONNET, PAINTED IN PPG DIRECT GLOSS WITH ADDED CLEAR TO A AUDI WHITE SIMILAR TO WIMBLEDON WHITE, ITS STRAIGHT OFF THE GUN PAINT JOB OUTSIDE ONLY AND NO MACHINE POLISHING HAS BEEN DONE ON THE CAR YET, SEEN A NUMBER OF TIMES AT COOLY ROCKS, BEST LOOKING MUSTANG THERE THEY SAY

17.01.2022 This is a HR Holden which has been stripped down to a bare shell and on its way to the sandblasters

16.01.2022 HR back from sandblasters, now for the repair work

15.01.2022 1962 Chrysler AP3 - all finished for the owner to collect

14.01.2022 Panels from AP3 with applied guide coat ready to rub down

14.01.2022 Starting to prime AP3 panels

14.01.2022 ANOTHER BRILLIANT PAINT FINISH ON THIS XE ESP 383 STROKER, WE CONVERTED THIS 351 XE ESP GHIA INTO A PHASE 6 GTHO, PAINT STRIPPED THE OUTSIDE TO BARE METAL AND CUT & WELDED AND FITTING THE BIG FLARES, THE REAR GREENS TUF BOOT SPOILERS BONNET VENT AND FRONT BAR, LOTS OF WORK AGAIN WENT INTO THIS CREATION, AGAIN IN PPG CLEAR OVER TAA BLUE, THATS THE TRU BLU REAL COLOUR OF DICKS NO 17, AGAIN PAINTED BY MYSELF AND AGAIN FLAT AND GLOSSY USING MY MAGIC TRICK TAUGHT WELL OVER 40 YEARS AGO NOW.

13.01.2022 First colour on inside of doors and bonnet on 63 Compact Fairlane

12.01.2022 Beautifully Crafted This second in line of our GT-HO creations by Myself and our team art Muscle Car Mania 1983 FORD FALCON ESP XE PHASE 6 GT-HO One of the best and shiniest finishes I have ever produced straight off the spray gun, and attention to detail is paramount on everything we did on this car.

11.01.2022 l/h rear quarter, door jams and beaver panel in first stage primer

10.01.2022 TYLER DAVIES 351 XY GT UTILITY RECENTLY PAGED IN FEBRUARY STREET MACHINE EDITION 2020, CONGRATULATIONS TYLER WHAT A BEAUTIFUL THING, THIS IS THE APPLE OF MY EYE BECAUSE IT IS NOW A FINISHED PROJECT YET I HAVENT SEEN IT IN THE FLESH SINCE IT LEFT HERE, IT TOOK OVER 400 HRS TO PRODUCE THIS BRILLIANT BODY AND PAINT WORK IN OUR SHOP, LET ALONE THE HOURS SPENT AFTER THIS BY TYLER, MARTY AND OTHERS, I PAINTED IT IN PPG CLEAR OVER BASE ELECTRIC BLUE AND AGAIN FLOW COATED IT IN P...PG DELTRON D800 CLEAR WITH A MAGIC TRICK TO IT, ANOTHER BEST EVER PAINT WORK AND BODY WORK FROM MY SHOP, HARD TO SAY WHICH HAS BEEN THE BEST JOB I HAVE EVER DONE BECAUSE THEY VARY IN BODY REPAIRS WHICH I MOSTLY DO AND IM ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR DESPITE HELP FROM PREVIOUS EMPLOYEES WHO NO LONGER WORK FOR ME DUE TO NOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH OR BECAUSE THEY HAVE A POOR ATTITUDE, MOSTLY JEALOUS BACK STABBERS See more

10.01.2022 THIS GENUINE XR GT FALCON IS THE VERY BEST PAINT AND EXTENSIVE BODY WORK I HAVE EVER DONE IN 45 YEARS OF DOING THIS WORK, ITS DONE IN CLEAR OVER BASE PPG GT GOLD IN THE LIGHTER VARIANT, I PAINTED EACH PANEL SEPARATELY OFF THE CAR, BODY DONE IN SECTIONS, QUARTERS AND ROOF SEPARATE, SILLS ALONE , FLOOR SEPARATE , BOOT INTERNALS, ENGINE BAY SEPARATE, DOORS , GUARDS, BONNET, BOOT LID ETC ETC SEPARATE, NO OVER SPRAY ANY WHERE, AND THATS EVEN ON THE INNER SIDES. SO SHINY AND GLOSSY AND FLAT OFF THE GUN EVERY WHERE, USED PPGS TOP CLEAR AND HARDER, EXTRA SLOW THINNER AND LOTS OF SOMETHING ELSE WHICH IS A TRICK TO GETTING THIS MUCH GLOSS OFF THE GUN AND ONLY THE BEST NO IT.

10.01.2022 First colour on panels of Chrysler AP3

09.01.2022 Starting to spray first stage primer on AP3

09.01.2022 MUSCLE CAR MANIA - PROPRIETOR WES CHARLES WINNING RESTORATION OF THE 2019 HOLDEN EJ -EH NATIONALS HELD AT BATHURST MARCH 9-10 LAST WEEK END NATIONAL GRAND CHAMPION EJ HOLDEN SEDAN FROM TOOWOOMBA, WINNER OF 5 NATIONAL AWARDS INCLUDING GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION BEST PAINT AND BODY, BEST ENGINE BAY, BEST INTERIOR, BEST EVERYTHING ETC ETC, ... HOPEFULLY FURTHER PHOTOS TO COME OF THE COMPLETED CAR AND TROPHIES AT A LATTER DATE. THE OWNER IS 77 YEARS OLD AND FROM TOOWOOMBA. HE WAS IN TEARS WHEN HE RANG US LAST SUNDAY, HE HAS CONGRATULATED US AS WE HAVE GIVEN HIM THE SAME, CONGRATULATIONS THANKS TO ALL WHO HAD A HAND IN THE RESTORATION OF THIS CAR AND THANKS TO PPG FOR SUPPLYING THE OUTSTANDING PRODUCTS THAT WE USED ON THIS RESTORATION. See more

06.01.2022 I DONE THIS MUSTANG 390 S CODE BIG BLOCK FOR MY BROTHER A WILE AGO AT ANOTHER SHOP, IT WAS SAND BLASTED IT AT HOME AND IT WAS ALMOST A PERFECT BODY SHELL, HAD A FEW SMALL DENTS IN ROOF AND DENT IN RH DOOR, ONLY ONE SMALL BIT OF RUST IN LH LOWER QUARTER BEHIND WHEEL THATS IT, AGAIN BRILLIANTLY SPRAYED IN PPG CLEAR OVER BASE ACAPULCO METALLIC BLUE WITH DELTRON D8OO CLEAR, AGAIN ONE OF THE BEST OFF THE GUN FINISHES I HAVE EVER DONE, FLAT AND GLOSSY, SADLY YOU ONLY SEE THIS IF IN A WEDDING OR AT FAMILY GET TOGETHER

04.01.2022 This is Brett Sommerfelds "finished" HJ Monaro Coupe, We restored the body and paint for him recently, a major task in repair / replacement and preparation, expertly Painted and Repaired by myself and staff with previous help from Lenny Doyle. This is a award winning restoration, and much thanks goes to those who were involved in its final completion, Cheers Wesley

02.01.2022 WE CUT AND FITTED AND PAINTED ALL THE FLARES AND PAINTED THE SIDE SILVER STENCILS TO THIS MEAN LOOKING GENUINE SLR 5000 PLUS FITTED THE DROP TANK, AND A L34 BONNET SCOOP HAS BEEN FITTED SINCE PHOTOS , BOOT SPOILER PREVIOUSLY DONE

02.01.2022 BRINGING BACK MEMORIES OF THREE OF MY HEROES, MY BROTHER LYLE AND ALLAN MOFFAT AND DICK JOHNSON Most of you may of seen this half size built 1973 ALLAN MOFFAT ATCC WINNER with no roof, this photo was taken at our family farm in early 1974 at Tent Hill Lower, Gatton,QLD. There is no roof because Lyle cut the frame work off because he wanted to fit in it, his mistake, I wanted to build bigger versions. There is a story in short in issue 79 of AMC, that someone sent in, it wasn...t me but I remember someone coming to my home doing a interview a few years earlier but who, it begs me and how it ended up in AMC years later was a real surprise. I remember helping Lyle a lot in the building of this Moffat XY GTHO doing a lot of the sign writing, and holding and measuring stuff. THE PHOTO shows me sitting in front while Ashley is seated and Choc (Malcolm) is holding the dog REX. It is also where I learnt to use a stick welder for the first time I started dreaming of starting up small sized touring cars and making small versions of those now famous touring cars. I was behind the idea to build further ones including XU1s, Hardtops, XD-XEs Dick Mustangs and A9X Toranas, vc - on Commodores, Chargers and even up to latter mighty Sierras and so on and what could of been a lot of so ons, the list of cars was endless. Most would not be aware that Lyle and myself and I assume help from my brothers built a half size 1971 fastback Mustang, it was never finished (Raymond had one, pity it wasnt a 69 car) I also half built a 1986 Fox body Mustang shell, built a half built 2/3 size Ford Cosworth 2 door Sierra (all measurements taken from a 1/18 scale plastic model) also I completed a 2/3 size Alan Jones Beatrese Lola, none of these cars are in existence today. The best is left to last, Lyle and I built a half size 1981 Dick Johnson Bathurst winning XD Falcon which I believe is still locked away in his widows garage in Toowoomba. I dont know how many and if any photos of all these creations exist. See more

01.01.2022 Getting very close to finishing AP3

01.01.2022 NOW AFTER ALL THE CARS I HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST 43 YEARS STARTING BACK IN 1977 AT TG MOGG SMASH REPAIRS IN GATTON, AND YES TOMMY YOU MAY BE READING THIS, I LEARNT A LOT FROM YOU AND A LOT OF WHAT NOT TO DO, THATS DRINK PISS AND CHASE LOOSE GIRLS, IN ALL MY LIFE I HAVE DONE THINGS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, THATS IF I HAD ANY ABILITY TO DO THOSE THINGS, ANYTHING ELSE BEYOND THAT IS EXPRESSING ONES EGO AND PRIDE AND THOSE TWO TOGETHER ARE SURE TO PRODUCE FAILURE AND A H...URT CONSCIENCE, HUMBLY I HAVE ALWAYS PUT IN 100% WEATHER IT IS IN THIS TRADE OR IN SPORT, OR HELPING OUT OTHERS, I HAVE NEVER PULLED A PUNCH IN ANYTHING I HAVE EVER DONE IN MY LIFE, I MIGHT BE TALENTED IN MANY WAYS BUT TO ME I HAVE NEVER SUCCEEDED IN ANY THING I HAVE EVER DONE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN KICKED IN THE GUTS AT THE TOP OF MY GAME, THIS IS LIKELY THE WILL WORKED OUT FOR ME FOR MY LIFE, AND ITS HAD TO DRINK THAT IN, ITS ALSO HAD TO COPE WITH THE CONTINUED ATTACKS UPON ME FROM JEALOUS AND GREEDY DRIVEN PERSONS WHO WALK IN THIS DOOR NOW AND AGAIN WORSE THAN THAT I CANNOT DICTATE THE EFFECT SOMETHING LIKE CORONA VIRUS IS GOING TO HAVE ON ALL OF US OVER THE NEXT 6 MONTHS, THATS IF WE LIVE THAT LONG I DONT KNOW WHAT BEHOLDS THE FUTURE BUT AT PRESENT I HAVE NO WORK AND NOT MUCH MONEY LEFT TO LIVE ON OR PAY THE BILLS AFTER NEXT MONTH, THE CORONA VIRUS HAS STARTED TO TAKE ITS EFFECT ON MANY OF US WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OTHERS SO CONSIDER IN MIND THAT THE DOORS OF OUR BUSINESS MIGHT HAVE TO CLOSE IN A FEW WEEKS TIME, I DONT REALLY KNOW ?, ITS ALL UP TO GOD. I THOUGHT I WOULD SEND YOU A FEW PHOTOS OF SOME OF THE BRILLIANT WORK I HAVE DONE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE 100% ONES, THATS NOT ALL THOUGH AND ITS A PITY I DONT HAVE A COMPLETE PHOTO OF MOST OF THE CARS ONCE THEY ARE FINISHED, ANOTHER KICK IN THE GUTS. ILL LEAVE YOU WITH MY COMMENTS ON A CAR THAT WE HAD DONE ( NOT ALL THE PAINT WORK ) BUT TOUCHED IT UP HERE AND THERE, WHY THIS CAR ? WELL BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER IN MY LIFE CAME ACROSS SUCH A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A ORIGINAL UNMOLESTED MUSCLE CAR NOT UP TILL DATE IN FACT IT IS MY FAVOURITE OF ALL THE CARS I HAVE EVER DONE ANYTHING ON, FROM HIS DADS 2019 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING EJ HOLDEN , CARING OFF 5 NATIONAL AWARDS, BEST PAINT AND BODY WHICH I HAD DONE, TO THE FIRST AND SECOND PRIZE WINNER FOR BEST PAINT AT THE FIRST EVER FORD EXPO IN QLD WAY BACK IN THE EARLY 80S, BUT THIS CAR NOT ONLY LOOKS FANTASTIC BUT IT IS ACTUALLY FANTASTIC, THIS INDUSTRY IS ACTUALLY A CAMOUFLAGE INDUSTRY AND MOST OF THE REPAIRED AND PAINTED MUSCLE CARS ARE NOT GREAT LOOKING UNDER THE BEAUTIFUL SKIN, IF IT WAS ALL REMOVED MOST WOULD BE SHOCKED AND IN HORROR AT WHAT IS DONE, LIKE I WAS SHOCKED DURING BUILDING HOUSES FOR MY FATHER IN LAW IN THE EARLY 80S FOR A FEW MONTHS, GYPOCK COVERED UP MANY SINS BUT WITH THIS HOLDEN MONARO ITS WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT IT IS, A REAL GEM OF A MUSCLE CAR FROM THAT PROSPECTIVE