Layton Vehicle Restoration

American Specialty Cars (commonly known as ASC) is an automobile supplier of highly engineered and designed roof systems, body systems and other specialty-vehicle systems for the world’s automakers. ASC invented the glass-panel "moonroof" In the industry, ASC became well known for converting standard coupe automobiles into convertibles on an OEM basis. The company also engineers convertible tops for automakers to build themselves. Other original-equipment firsts for ASC include the mobile video system and the powered sunroof. Basically ASC McLaren takes a stock vehicle and puts there own custom look to it!  The 1988 Mustang received a facelift for both the interior and exterior. The exterior design was reminiscent of the earlier SVO and gave the car more of an "Aero" look, in keeping with Ford's overall styling direction. The interior received an all new dash, center console an ... read more

1. TIPS AND TRICKS TO CLEANING CLASSIC CARS You wouldn’t dream of driving your classic automobile through an automatic car wash, so why would you polish your prized possession with average cleaning products? Car collectors invest a lot of time — and money — in restoring vintage rides to their original glory, right down to the glimmering paint jobs and crushed velvet interiors. It’s the one universal truth that every car collector agrees on: The only way to wash your vehicle is by hand. That advice seems simple enough, but you can’t just use any old microfiber cloth. Towels and sponges made with terrycloth and other fabrics are not recommended, as they can scratch your car’s coat, and leave behind tiny lint fibers. Products crafted with a blend of polyester, wool and nylon can safely glide over any type of finish, lifting the tiniest specks of dirt and debris. They are effective against dirt, but gentle enough to keep your car’s exterior free of ... read more

The second generation Camaro was produced by Chevrolet from 1970 through the 1981. It was introduced in the spring of 1970. It was longer, lower, and wider than the first generation Camaro. A convertible body-type was no longer available. GM engineers have said the second generation is much more of "A Driver's Car" than its predecessor.  The 1971 Camaro received only minor appearance changes from its 1970 counterpart. Inside, new high-back Strato bucket seats with built-in headrests replaced the 1970-only low-back seats with adjustable headrests. The biggest changes came under the hood, due to a GM-corporate mandate all engines be designed to run on lower-octane regular-leaded, low-lead, or unleaded gasoline, necessitating reductions in compression ratios and horsepower ratings. The 250 cu in (4.1 L) straight-6, 307 cu in (5.0 L) V8, and two-barrel 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8 were virtually unchanged, as they ... read more

The Cruzer Palooza is one of the best car shows out there! Not only is it a car show with many different classes, but it is also I great time for the whole family! There are a ton of events and games for the whole family! The Classes include: Classic Car, Classic Truck, Antique, Modified Car or Truck, Sports Car, Race Car Lowrider, Import, Muscle Car, Rat Rod, Street Rods, Exotic and Motorcycle! Just about anything you have that you can imagine will be at this car show! Along with all these sweet rides there will be a ton of activities for the whole family! There will be a Burn Out contest, Race Track Parade Lap, Saturday Cruise Night, Food Trucks, Live Music, Kid Zone (Blowup Toys) and more! To have access to all of these awesome family fun activities all you have to pay is 5 dollars a person! If you are 12 or under you get in free! If you are really feeling like spending some time there, they have RV spots available as well! RV Spots are only 45 dollars per day! If you don't ... read more

The 1967 Chevelle SS is the single most sought after car out there! The Chevelle Super Sport, or SS represented Chevrolet's entry into the muscle car battle! Early 1964 and 1965 Chevelles had a Malibu SS badge on the rear quarter panel. Starting in mid-1964, the Chevelle could be ordered with the division’s 327-cubic-inch V8, in either 250 or 300 hp. Both used a four-barrel carburetor and 10.5:1 compression. For 1965, Chevrolet also added the 350-hp 327 V8 as Regular Production Option L79. A total of 294,160 Chevelles were built the first year, including 76,860 SS models! This Chevelle we are building right now is unfortunately not an original SS! We are turning this 1967 Chevelle Malibu into the SS. No matter if its a clone SS or an original it is still one sweet ride

For all you Corvette lovers this is the dream car for you and so very many others out there! This is a 1972 C3 Corvette! I mean there aren't a whole lot of cars out there that beat this car! They even had the fender flares build into the contour of the body to reduce damage from rocks and other wheel-thrown debris! That is a lot better then most of the vehicles now that look like the flares are bulky add ons! That way you get the sleek, sexy look ,that the Chevrolet Corvette has mastered so very well over the years, and still get to keep your paint in perfect condition! Now this C3 that we have in our shop right now is getting the full once over to bring it back to its former glory as one sweet ride! We are bringing this Corvette back to the factory look and quality! When we are done with this bad boy it will look like it was just driven off the showroom floor in 1972! Just as the customer ordered! 

The 1967 Pontiac Le Mans was and still is a very popular car! Now the GTO has become more of the dream car rather than the Le Mans. The GTO is often favorable to the Le Mans for several reasons! The GTO has the 400 motor, louvered covered tail lights, fake hood scoops, fog lamps in the grill, and has smooth rear quarter panels. This particular Le Mans is getting the upgrade of a lifetime! We are changing it from the Le Mans to the GTO! Many people have done this and tried to sell the car as an original GTO which is a lot more expensive then a clone or upgraded Le Mans. You need to be very careful if looking into buying a GTO! Luckily for this customer he doesn't ever have to worry about any of that because he gets his own custom GTO! It may not be an original GTO but he gets it exactly the way he wants! After all that I could not see why anyone would ever want to sell it! This is what we do here at Wasatch Customs! We take your dream and make it a reality!  ... read more

Here is a 1948 Chevy that is going to be one fun project! This truck is going to look pretty much exactly the same when it is done as it does now. It is a mix between a Rat Rod and just a classic antique looking truck. We are going to pull the truck apart piece by piece all the way down to the frame then once we get it to that point the fun begins! We are going to make the unseen of this truck one perfect machine! Its going to ride and drive like a brand new truck while keeping the classic look of your fathers old truck that you grew up loving! This project will be a lot of fun for us and for the customer! We are excited to make this truck run and drive great while giving our customer his fathers old truck back the way he remembers it

Carvention was a huge success! Between all the crazy rides everyone brought, the amazing artwork by the Pinstripers, the fun atmosphere and people and above all else the money that was raised for the Kauri Sue Hamilton School donated by all the caring people who came by, Carvention was one amazing weekend! Because of everyone's willingness to help those in need Carvention was able to raise $18,555.00! We just want to say thank you to all those who participated and to JC Hackett for putting it all together

Kauri Sue Hamilton School is a special needs school that helps and improves the lives of people with all different kinds of disabilities from the age of 5 up to 22! This school does some amazing things for these people! They offer a ton of different classes and programs! They have a Child Development Center which watches and diagnoses children under 3 for any disabilities or delays in learning, Preschool, which is free for children 3-5 that have a disability and very inexpensive for those children who do not! They offer Audiology, teaching how to live with hearing aids and other listening devices! Music Therapy, Adaptive PE, Therapists, Psychologists, Speech and Language Pathologists. There is not a lot they do not offer some kind of help with! They are all in all one amazing school for not only the disabled but also their families! Carvention is one fun way to help out this amazing school! Last year they helped get these wonderful people a playground lets see what we can do for them t ... read more