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May 20, 2021 Road Trip in a 1959 Galaxie—Long Island, New York to Salem, Massachusetts

When our kids gave us a gift of a two-night stay at a bed & breakfast in Salem MA for our 60th birthdays, my wife Debbie saw it as a...

Winter is Coming Soon

[W[hile your car may be impervious to the coronavirus, it isn’t so tough against extreme cold, particularly if it’s a classic car...

Radiator Construction — Part IV — Tubes

While the flat tube represented an enormous increase in cooling ability, engineers were still able to squeeze out some more cooling from...

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The Wedding Carriage — 1958 Edsel

Fred did as any good father who loved his car (and child) would: he called the experts at Long Island Classic Restorations...

Radiator Construction — Part III — Headers

(W)e can install an exact duplicate of the core, even if that means a honeycomb core with crazy header sizes and a crank hole in the middle

Radiator Construction — Part II — Radiator Fins

The secondary purpose of the fins is to prevent the tubes from exploding...

Radiator Construction 1897-2020

In the early days of the automotive industry, that being the late 19th century and into the early part of the 20th century, passenger...

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Julius Costanza’s 1966 Galaxie Convertible

The bottom line is that the car would cost more to fix than it was worth. But how do put a price on family; on love?

Welcome to the All-New Cap-A Radiator Website

If you've ever been to caparadiator.com in the past, you've probably noticed a change. While we love to work on antiques, we also...