1852 BLACKSMITH SHOP CONVERSION TO RACE SHOP & HOME IN PELLA, IOWA

In the previous video I discovered a restored 1948 Pop Dreyer-built Sprint Car once driven by Mario Andretti in an 1852-built blacksmith shop in Pella, Iowa. In this episode, we dig further into the shop and uncover a plan to restore the entire building into a one-bedroom cottage, complete with living space and kitchen...all the brainchild of the shop owner, Shawn Thomas, the gentleman responsible for restoring the Andretti car and so much more. We'll also discover more from the collectors' world...pure Americana throughout the building. Antique race car stuff and Americana all wrapped up in an 1852-built blacksmith shop in small town America...MUST SEE!