The MCM Build Book
EVERYTHING WE KNOW ABOUT BUILDING CARS, PUT INTO ONE BOOK DESIGNED TO HELP YOU BUILD YOURS.
A guided classic car restoration system created inside a working restoration shop. Plan your build, document your progress, avoid costly mistakes, and learn the process from the people who do it every day.
Founding Edition preorders close November 1.
Expected to ship January 2027.
YOU BOUGHT THE PROJECT. NOW WHAT?
Restoring a classic car can get overwhelming fast.
What should you do first?
What needs to happen before bodywork?
Should you repair that panel or replace it?
What parts should you order now?
What are you forgetting?
And how do you keep a project that could take years from becoming a pile of parts you'll never finish?
That's why we built the MCM Build Book.
A roadmap through the entire restoration process: from defining your vision and removing the first bolt to paint, final assembly and that first drive.
THIS ISN'T JUST A JOURNAL.
IT'S YOUR RESTORATION HEADQUARTERS.
Inside the oversized MCM Build Book, you'll find planning tools, worksheets, checklists, parts tracking, condition assessments, rust mapping, repair planning, body and paint guidance, assembly planning and dedicated space to document your build along the way.
And when what's on the page isn't enough?
Scan the book.
More than 40 QR-linked instructional videos take you beyond the page and into the shop with Motor City Metalcraft, where we'll walk you through real techniques, processes and problems you'll encounter throughout your restoration.
The book tells you what comes next.
We show you how to do it.
FROM THE FIRST BOLT TO THE FIRST DRIVE.
PLAN → DISASSEMBLE → STRIP → ASSESS → REPAIR → BUILD → BODYWORK → PAINT → ASSEMBLE → DRIVE
No jumping around.
No wondering what you forgot.
No figuring out the entire restoration at once.
Just the next step.
BUILT IN A RESTORATION SHOP. NOT A BOARDROOM.
The MCM Build Book was created by the team at Motor City Metalcraft from the processes, techniques and lessons we've learned building real cars every day.
We've seen what happens when projects are done in the wrong order. We've fixed previous repairs that created bigger problems. We've learned which decisions need to be made early—and which ones can wait.
We've also seen how quickly a restoration can stall when the person building it simply doesn't know what to do next.
We're not here to tell you restoring a classic car is easy.
We're here to help you build yours with a plan.
BECOME A FOUNDING BUILDER.
This is the first production run of the MCM Build Book.
Every Founding Edition preorder includes:
The oversized MCM Build Book
A guided restoration system covering the process from initial planning through final assembly.
40+ QR-Linked Instructional Videos
Go beyond the page with detailed demonstrations, explanations and real-world examples from inside the MCM shop.
Permanent Access to the Build Book Video Curriculum
The instructional content connected to your Build Book is yours to return to throughout your restoration.
3 Months Inside the Private MCM Builders Community
Continue learning, ask questions, share your build and connect with other people working through their own restorations.
Live Q&A + Restoration Support
Bring us the problems you encounter along the way and learn alongside the MCM team and community.
Founding Edition Designation
You'll own a Build Book from the very first production run.
$250
PRE-ORDER YOUR FOUNDING EDITION
Founding Edition preorders close November 1.
Expected to ship January 2027.