History
By 2005 Robert Blade recognized most modern repair shops no longer had the personnel or skill set to diagnose and repair technology associated with 50 year old cars. Vintage cars have electrical systems, generators, carburetors, distributors, and other obsolete components with which today's technicians have little experience. Often repair problems on antiques are complicated by decades of neglect, imperfect patch repairs, and/or unwise modifications. When obsolete or rare parts are required, dismantled classic cars often gather dust waiting for obsolete parts. Apprenticed in a