1949 Chevrolet
 | Suzie is the name of this 49 Chevrolet from Signal Mountian, Tennessee. This auto was bought used when the owner was 16 as his first car back in the early 1970s. The Chevy has had work done before to keep it running over time, but the owner decided to do it right once so that it would last a long time.... Read more >>
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1949 Chevy Truck
 | This 1949 Chevrolet truck came to us from south of Nashville in Franklin TN. It was picked up by our crew and delivered to the restoration shop. The 3100 series 5 window cab unit has been waiting a long time to hit the road again. The owner acquired this vehicle in the early 1980’s when he was a teenager.... Read more >>
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1950 1 Ton Pickup
 | Here is a very cool Chevrolet 1-ton that came to us from Crossville, TN that a new owner from The Memphis, TN area inherited. The gentleman that owns it now was the son and nephew of the original owners. His Grandmother bought the truck new for his dad and his younger brother when the eldest was in... Read more >>
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1952 Chevrolet 3100 Series
 | This 1952 Chevrolet 3100 Series has been in a restoration process for to many years. The story of it is very similar to many vehicles we get here. The current owner from Fairview, Tennessee had taken his truck to a speed shop in Memphis, Tennessee. There they crudely installed a 350 Chevy crate motor... Read more >>
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1953 Chevy Pickup Truck
 | A gentleman from Cookeville, Tennessee stopped by and showed us his 1953 Chevy truck that he recently purchased and wanted us to check out the steering problems and loose doors and adjustments to mechanicals. He owns an old building salvage business. This truck is his company truck to drive to, inspect... Read more >>
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1953 Chevrolet 3100 1/2 Ton Pickup Truck
 | This 1953 Chevrolet 3100 ½ ton comes from the Nashville, Tennessee. It is a clean 5 window daily driver. This customer wanted the mechanical aspects check out from front to rear. He also wanted an upgrage to 12 volt along with a new wiring harness. The power for this will come from a PowerMaster Gen/Alt... Read more >>
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1955 Chevy 2-Door Post
 | Rarely does the opportunity come to break in a car, but this 55 Chevy needed this service. A customer of ours found this car stuck in storage for 20 years near Cookeville, Tennessee and purchased it quickly. The car had been restored and customized back in the late 70s. It must have been used primarily... Read more >>
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1955 Chevy
.jpg) | Bohannon Concepts of Cookeville, Tennnessee brought us this SS55 Chevrolet for final sanding and paint. After completing our work, we sent it back to Bohannon's for the final finishing. This Chevy features 55 Packard taillights, a Corvette grill and a C-4 suspension. This car hit the show car curcuit... Read more >>
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1955 Chevy Belair
 | Here is an excellent example of “Not Doing it Right Once”. These customers came to us from South Haven, Mississippi. They searched for a professional restoration shop for their classic car that was supposed to be a tribute car to their late father. It still will be the second time around. The 1955 Chevy... Read more >>
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1955 Chevy Belair 2-Door Post
 | This custom 55 Chevy chop top is all fiberglass and was built by Bohannon Concepts in Cookeville, TN. All the body work of smoothing out the glass and chassis was completed at Mid-Southern Restoration's facility. Then the car was treated to this spectacular paint job in our booth. The auto was then... Read more >>
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1958 Chevy Nomad
 | Here is a custom 58 Nomad for sale at a bargain price. It is listed here for $35,000. Much has been spent on this clean sweet old car. It sounds awesome and shows its classic style.
Contact Mid Southern Restoration at 931-432-6377 for more information on this classic car or to make an appointment... Read more >>
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1963 409 Chevy Impala SS
 | How does a 425 Horse Power 1963 409 Impala SS with 4 speed and factory ordered 4.56 gears sound? This is what we have here from Fairfield Glade in Southeast Tennessee and it is in for a full body and paint restoration. This 409 car was ordered without Power Steering and Power Brakes and meant to go... Read more >>
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1963 Impala SS
 | Sometimes we go out of our business way to help people. We met this customer at a car show in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee and he was telling us about a '63 Impala SS with a 327 four-speed with every option he had bought new and still owned. Another company started to re-paint the car and was about... Read more >>
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1963 Chevy II Nova
 | All cars have stories behind them and Bertha is no exception. Bertha is a 63 Chevy II purchased new by who else but, "Bertha". Bertha cared for her car like most people did before Americans entered the world of throw away. The person, “Bertha” passed away at age 94 in the late 90’s. She cared for her... Read more >>
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1964 Nova SS
 | This classic car restoration comes from East Tennessee. The owners of this car live in the country of Bahrain, but call Knoxville their home. After researching their options and not being satisfied with the local shops, they sought us out for help. The car is a 1964 Nova SS.
The car is what you would... Read more >>
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1964 Chevelle SS
 | This 1964 Chevelle SS came to us from East Tennessee and fresh out of another “Good Old Boy” shop where the customer was not happy with quality and restoration time. At first quick glance the car appears to be OK and when you looked close at it, the restoration was a disaster to say the least. Everything,... Read more >>
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1966 Chevrolet C-10
 | Old pickups are cool. Here is one that a customer called us on from Pembroke Kentucky. This is a 1966 C-10 long bed. This was typical work horse of farms back in the day. Our customer has memories of his dad owning one of these when he was a young boy and vowed when older he would own one. Being in... Read more >>
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1967 Chevy Camaro
.jpg) | This viper red Camaro (1967) brought us three restoration jobs. The car received a partial mechanical and total body restoration and paint. The motor is a stout 350 with a rare automatic on the column. The suspension was rebuilt, including all new items, and power disc brakes were installed on all four... Read more >>
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1967 Chevy Camaro
 | Between 2006 and 2008, we have restored four first-generation Camaro Coupes. This particular one is a 1967 small block, four-speed car. This customer is from Whitehouse, Tennessee which is just north of Nashville, Tennessee. The auto was purchased 10 years before in Texas, disassembled, and put in storage.... Read more >>
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1967 Corvette
 | The owner of this 1967 Corvette from Cookeville, Tennessee drove this to our shop stating that it needed work. The car was clean but had some blemishes. Down deep it had dirt like all old original cars. The owner requested a frame-off restoration. After the body was lifted off, the car started to reveal... Read more >>
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1968 Chevy Camaro
 | This 1968 Camaro coupe was purchased in Canada in the mid-1970s as a first car for this customer from Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The proud owner kept the car in his possession through his adult life, vowing to rebuild and restore. Being a business owner, time was tight for him, so he contracted Mid-Southern... Read more >>
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1968 C-10 Pickup
 | Here is a 1968 Chevrolet C-10 past down to current owner from his uncle who bought it new. The truck was always maintained and taken car of. 47 years later the new owner wants to make the truck new again. One day while I was in Nashville TN dropping off a restored 66 Mustang I drove a couple miles and... Read more >>
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1969 Camaro
 | “Do it right the first time” could be the theme for this 1969 Camaro from Cookeville, Tennessee. This car had the body and paint work completed by another local Cookeville restorer. The body had huge gaps in the doors, hood, trunk, and cowl area. The pictures show the tape measure and misalignment on... Read more >>
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1969 Camaro Convertible
 | This 1969 Camaro Convertible came to our shop after being in a couple other restoration shops up north in the Midwest. It was delivered from Wisconsin to be re-worked. After measuring out all the critical body specs, the body was deemed junk. New quarter panels and parts were welded on and obviously... Read more >>
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1970 C-10 Chevrolet
 | We did a quick turn around on a truck for a helicopter pilot in the army that was being re-stationed around the country. The truck came from Fairbanks, Alaska to Fort Campbell in Clarksville, Tennessee by a transport truck and when it arrived it was banged up in transit.
Fort Campbell is a United... Read more >>
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1972 Chevy Pickup Truck
 | Classic old Chevrolet Trucks need love to. This 1972 has been with its owner since nearly new as he was the second owner. After many years of service and one repaint along the way, our customer has decided to give himself a retirement present and get the Chevy painted and upgraded one more time. The... Read more >>
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1977 Chevy Truck
 | This full restoration on the 1977 Chevrolet pick up came from Tracy City Tennessee. The truck was bought new by the current owner’s father. This is a stock restoration keeping everything has close to original has possible. A few body parts were in need of replacement and all effort is applied to search... Read more >>
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1979 C-10 Pickup Truck
 | 1979 C-10 Chevrolet Trucks were plentiful at one time but you will not see many today. This one was purchased new by our customer’s father. The customer is a Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot and mechanic in South Korea. He sought us out and his is currently our “long distance” award customer. We correspond... Read more >>
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