Pricing

Three ways to Restoration Essentials.

One canonical price for every restoration guide. A marque membership for the writer-on-deadline buyer. And a transparent auction fee schedule — buyer fee, shop commission, and listing tiers, all spelled out below.

One-time purchase

Standard restoration guide.

100+ pages of decision-grade restoration intel for any year/model/marque in the catalog.

Price

$29.95

  • 100+ pages of decision-grade restoration intel
  • One US-letter PDF per build
  • Period-correct sourcing and cross-referenced provenance
  • Pay once, keep the editorial record forever

Recurring membership

Marque subscription.

$19.95 per month or $199.00 per year. Every new guide in your inbox the day it ships. Cancel any time from your Stripe billing portal.

  • Monthly

    $19.95 / mo

    • New Chevrolet guides emailed the day they ship
    • Cancel any time from the Stripe billing portal
  • Annual

    $199.00 / yr

    $16.58 / mo equivalent · saves $40.40 vs monthly.

    Best value
    Saves $40.40 / yr

Secure payment via Stripe. Email is collected at the Stripe checkout page.

Auction vertical

Auction access.

Buy restored and unrestored muscle through live auctions — or open a listing of your own. Fees spelled out below.

First-5 launch promotion

Buyer fee waived and listing fee waived on the first five auctions.

  • Buyer fee

    8% of hammer

    Capped at $5000.00. Paid by the winning bidder at close.

  • Shop commission

    2% of hammer

    Deducted from the seller payout at close.

  • Listing — self-serve

    $99.00

    Pay on submit. Hosted at /auctions/list.

  • Listing — full-service

    $429.00

    Concierge listing — photography, copy, and scheduling.

Secure payment via Stripe. Email is collected at the Stripe checkout page. See the full fee schedule on this page or the buyer FAQ.