My interest in custom cars began around the age of 10 when I started building models and leafing through old issues of Car Craft and PHR swiped from the Hilhurst used book store. A few years later it's 1973 and I see American Graffiti for the first time, unaware that it would have a major influence on the rest of my life. Not only did the culture get a hold of me, but so did the music and eventually all things nostalgic.
In 1974 I started my first job pumping gas at a Gulf service station and in two more years had my first car, a well-used blue 1969 Parisienne, to which I immediately bolted on a four barrel carb, headers, and chrome reverse wheels.
For the next several years I found different means of automotive employment. Tire, brake, and oil changer at local repair shop, then tow truck operator.
In '84 I was working the counter at a small auto parts store when the owner mentioned that he was in need of a sign for the outside of the building and asked me where he could he one. Because I had spent a good part of my Junior High classroom time drawing hotrods and monsters, I considered myself somewhat of an artist and offered to build a handpainted sign for the store. I recall him looking up at the finished sign on the wall and saying " that looks pretty good, you should do that for a living". So I quit the job and went to work for myself , painting each sign by hand for the first five years and by 1990 I was forced into using a vinyl cutting machine for faster production.
I still had requests for some painted showboards and race car lettering but when the local tracks were shut down in the late 1990's the those jobs became a rarity.
I continued into the 2000's with routine sign work and by 2015 my small hometown had grown into a small city and along with it came several competitors, with too many potential customers looking only for the cheapest price. The enjoyment of my work was fading, so I decided to find out if there was a demand for high-quality car show display boards and more traditional sign work. I would combine my years of experience in the collector car hobby and a unique graphic style to offer the serious car enthusiast a worthy product at reasonable cost.
After several years of promotion and hard work, I'm proud to have built a reputation for outstanding quality and service. I still do regular sign work but my passion is with the Hot Rods, Classics, Gassers, Muscle Cars, Pro Touring and Restomods. Thanks to all of my customers throughout North America and beyond.