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Custom Car Builders Near You
Compare 70 custom car builders across the United States. Review specialties, vehicle experience, public contact details, typical project scope, and source checks before asking a shop for a quote.
Chatsworth, CA
ICON 4x4
ICON 4x4 hand-builds vehicles in Los Angeles, California, including Toyota Land Cruiser-based ICON FJ models and other bespoke projects. The company focuses on vintage-inspired vehicles rebuilt with modern engineering, materials, and custom options.
Torrance, CA
Singer Vehicle Design
Singer Vehicle Design is known for Porsche 911s reimagined by Singer. Its official site frames the work around design continuity, owner collaboration, and highly tailored Porsche 911 restoration and reimagination services.
Houston, TX
Ekstensive Metal Works
Ekstensive Metal Works is an industry-leading custom automotive fabrication shop in Houston, Texas. The shop says it specializes in one-off custom cars and trucks and builds or fabricates everything in house.
Salt Lake City, UT
Kindig-it Design
Kindig-it Design is a Salt Lake City custom car shop founded by Dave and Charity Kindig. Public profiles describe a one-stop custom shop with body and paint, metal and fabrication, final assembly, mechanical, and interior capabilities.
Las Vegas, NV
Count's Kustoms
Count's Kustoms is a Las Vegas custom hot rod and motorcycle shop associated with the television show Counting Cars. The business describes custom cars, bikes, restoration, paint, upholstery, and frame-up builds.
Dallas, TX
Gas Monkey Garage
Gas Monkey Garage is a Dallas automotive shop and media brand. Its official visitor page lists the Dallas garage location, and public coverage ties the shop to custom cars, hot rods, and Fast N' Loud.
Atlanta, GA
Fuller Moto
Fuller Moto is an Atlanta automotive and motorcycle design and customization shop. Its official site describes full-service capabilities under one roof, including paint, upholstery, metal fabrication, CAD design, and 3D printing.
Mooresville, NC
Detroit Speed
Detroit Speed is a Mooresville, North Carolina performance and custom car business. Its official contact page lists a custom car build inquiry pathway along with technical support and the Mooresville location.
Pomona, CA
SO-CAL Speed Shop
SO-CAL Speed Shop is a historic hot rod shop founded in 1946 by Alex Xydias. Its official site describes a reputation for building, restoring, and racing hot rods, with services tied to traditional hot rods, race cars, customs, and mid-sixties supercars.
Spring Green, WI
Ringbrothers
Ringbrothers is a Wisconsin custom car shop known for high-end restomod builds, billet parts, carbon fiber components, paint, and ground-up muscle car projects from its Spring Green base.
Mundelein, IL
Roadster Shop
Roadster Shop builds custom vehicles and performance chassis systems from Mundelein, Illinois, serving high-end restomod, pro-touring, truck, and custom car projects.
Grafton, WI
SpeedKore Performance Group
SpeedKore Performance Group is a Wisconsin custom vehicle builder known for carbon fiber bodywork, custom performance builds, engineered components, and high-output muscle car projects.
Sealy, TX
Hennessey Performance
Hennessey Performance is a Texas performance vehicle company known for high-output upgrade packages, tuning, supercharged and turbocharged builds, trucks, muscle cars, and specialty performance vehicles.
Van Nuys, CA
Galpin Auto Sports
Galpin Auto Sports is the customization arm of Galpin Motors in Van Nuys, California, offering custom paint, bodywork, interiors, performance upgrades, restorations, and specialty vehicle builds.
Flower Mound, TX
Classic Recreations
Classic Recreations builds licensed Shelby continuation vehicles and high-end Mustang restomod projects, including carbon fiber-bodied programs and bespoke classic performance cars.
Eugene, OR
MetalWorks Speed Shop
MetalWorks Speed Shop is an Oregon restoration and restomod shop offering fabrication, paint, chassis work, LS conversions, and full classic car build services from Eugene.
Gilbert, AZ
Fat Fender Garage
Fat Fender Garage is a Gilbert, Arizona custom truck and chassis builder focused on classic Ford trucks, Coyote swaps, restorations, custom chassis, and full-scale truck builds.
Golden, CO
Slee Off-Road
Slee Off-Road is a Golden, Colorado Toyota and Lexus 4WD specialist known for Land Cruiser, LX, GX, and 4Runner off-road parts, protection, suspension, and SleeBUILT vehicle projects.
Denver, CO
Toytec Lifts
Toytec Lifts is a Denver-based Toyota and Lexus suspension specialist offering lift kits, coilovers, off-road parts, and shop support for Tacoma, 4Runner, Tundra, FJ Cruiser, GX, and related platforms.
Tampa, FL
Full Detail Automotive
Full Detail Automotive is a Tampa specialty performance shop focused on 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s JDM platforms, with emphasis on FD RX-7, Z32 300ZX, dyno work, and performance project planning.
Cerritos, CA
Evasive Motorsports
Evasive Motorsports is a Southern California performance shop and parts supplier established in 2002, offering dyno testing, tuning, roll cage fabrication, engine builds, forced induction installs, suspension tuning, and race prep.
Manteno, IL
Rad Rides by Troy
Rad Rides by Troy is a Manteno, Illinois custom automotive builder known for high-end hot rods, fabrication, performance builds, parts, and long-running work in the custom car industry.
Hueytown, AL
Goolsby Customs
Goolsby Customs is an Alabama custom car and hot rod shop serving restomod, fabrication, paint, interior, and full build projects from Hueytown.
Driggs, ID
Legacy Classic Trucks
Legacy Classic Trucks is an Idaho vintage-truck and bus restoration, customization, and fleet-upfit specialist. Its current services should not be presented as an automatically available bespoke Power Wagon production program.
San Marcos, CA
EV West
EV West is a San Marcos, California EV-conversion engineering, kit, and professional-installation specialist. Its current scope supports electric conversion work, not general body or cosmetic restoration.
Austin, TX
Calvo Motorsports
Calvo Motorsports is an Austin specialist for installed Dodge Viper performance packages, engine and driveline work, and forced induction. Current evidence does not support ground-up body, interior, or turn-key vehicle commissions.
Columbia Station, OH
Cleveland Power & Performance
Cleveland Power & Performance is an Ohio shop specializing in late-model turnkey pallets, custom car builds, classic car restoration, and restomod projects.
Perris, CA
Brenthel Industries
Brenthel Industries is a California off-road race vehicle manufacturer and builder known for trophy trucks, luxury prerunners, Baja Kits, race programs, and arrive-and-drive off-road programs.
Harvard, IL
Schwartz Performance
Schwartz Performance is an Illinois chassis and pro-touring company known for bolt-in muscle car chassis systems, custom builds, and restomod performance projects.
Kissimmee, FL
E.C.D. Automotive Design
E.C.D. Automotive Design is a Kissimmee, Florida custom vehicle builder focused on bespoke Land Rover Defender, Range Rover, Jaguar E-Type, and Toyota FJ restoration and modification projects.
Cantonment, FL
Velocity Restorations
Velocity Restorations is a Northwest Florida restomod builder producing re-engineered classic Broncos, Mustangs, F-series trucks, Chevy K5/C10/K10 platforms, and International Scouts.
Hamel, IL
Gateway Bronco
Gateway Bronco is an Illinois custom Ford Bronco builder offering handcrafted, vertically integrated first-generation Bronco restorations and restomod builds from Hamel.
Fife, WA
Art Morrison Enterprises
Art Morrison Enterprises is a Fife, Washington designer and manufacturer of custom chassis and suspension components. Current official evidence supports chassis commissions, not turn-key complete-vehicle builds.
Scotts Valley, CA
Canepa
Canepa is a Scotts Valley, California collector car, restoration, motorsports, and customization facility known for concours-level preparation, historic racing support, and high-end classic vehicle work.
Vallejo, CA
Kindred Motorworks
Kindred Motorworks is a California model-based restomod manufacturer producing complete gas and electric vintage vehicles at Mare Island. Its current scope uses defined Bronco, EV Bus, and EV 911 programs rather than arbitrary one-off conversions.
Mahomet, IL
BBT Fabrications
BBT Fabrications is a Mahomet, Illinois coachbuilder founded by Troy Gudgel in 2006. Its official service list covers chassis and suspension, custom sheet-metal fabrication, electrical work, paint and bodywork, interiors, exhaust, engine and transmission work, and frame-off ground-up builds.
Johnson City, TX
Vigilante 4x4
Vigilante 4x4 is a Johnson City, Texas builder that has re-engineered vintage American Jeeps since 2017. Its builds combine restored bodies with proprietary four-link chassis engineering, modern HEMI drivetrains, upgraded braking and suspension, and tailored interiors.
Bennington, NE
CAL Automotive Creations
CAL Automotive Creations is a Bennington, Nebraska custom-car shop specializing in classic cars, high-performance hot rods, restorations, muscle cars, 4x4s, and racing machines. Its official site says metalwork, machine work, body and paint, and interiors are handled in house.
Vicksburg, MI
Dutchboys Hotrods
Dutchboys Hotrods is a father-and-son-owned Vicksburg, Michigan restoration and custom-car shop. It specializes in original muscle cars and high-end custom builds, with services covering turn-key builds, fabrication, paint and bodywork, chassis and suspension, electrical wiring, and engine and transmission swaps.
Saginaw, MI
American Gasser
American Gasser is a full-service hot rod shop founded in Ohio in 2008 and now located in Saginaw, Michigan. It builds proprietary Willys rolling chassis and performs in-house design, fabrication, restoration, paint, electrical, mechanical, chassis, and assembly work for gassers, hot rods, muscle cars, and other customs.
Huntington Beach, CA
Foose Design
Foose Design is a Huntington Beach automotive and product design company led by Chip Foose. Its official materials list illustration, graphics, ideation, model making, surfacing, and complete automobile construction, while its portfolio spans muscle cars, roadsters, supercars, and bespoke show vehicles.
Austin, TX
Austin Speed Shop
Austin Speed Shop is an Austin custom-car shop specializing in full builds from the ground up. Its official services cover chassis construction and modification, metal fabrication, mechanical and electrical installation, final assembly, testing, and tuning, with outside specialists coordinated for paint, upholstery, and chrome.
Orlando, FL
Revology Cars
Revology Cars is an Orlando manufacturer of customer-ordered, restored-original Ford Mustang and Shelby automobiles. Its official materials describe original donor cars restored to Revology specifications with modern engineering, technology, materials, drivetrains, comfort, and safety systems.
Florida, NY
GCD Auto Studio
GCD Auto Studio is a Florida, New York shop presenting start-to-finish custom and restoration work. Its official project portfolio spans American classics, a Ford Bronco, Toyota Land Cruiser, and Porsche 911, with documented chassis, powertrain, exhaust, body, paint, and custom-interior scopes.
Clifton Park, NY
Verrillo Motor Car Company
Verrillo Motor Car Company is a Clifton Park specialist in Corvette sales, service, restoration, and custom restomods. Its official site describes award-winning frame-off restoration and in-house restomod work focused on C1, C2, and C3 Corvettes, with selected American classic and muscle-car projects.
East Leroy, MI
Blue Collar Muscle Rods & Custom
Blue Collar Muscle Rods & Custom is an East Leroy full-service custom and restoration shop for special-interest cars and trucks. Official services include full custom steel and fiberglass builds, fabrication, electrical systems, chassis work, complete restoration, in-house body and paint, power adders, exhaust, and road or dyno tuning.
Norfolk, VA
DRS Automotive FantomWorks
DRS Automotive FantomWorks is a Norfolk classic-vehicle restoration and modification company with a public project-submission process. Its official facilities material describes in-house body and paint, electrical, metal, machining, mechanical, and trim capabilities in a 52,000-square-foot operation.
Tucson, AZ
Crown Customs
Crown Customs is the Tucson custom and restomod division of Crown Concepts LLC. Its official pages describe build-to-order projects supported by design, fabrication, machining, and 3D-printing capability, alongside Crown's race-preparation and track-support work.
Taunton, MA
Chris Cerce Customs
Chris Cerce Customs is a Taunton custom-car shop offering ground-up and frame-off restoration, body and paint, precision TIG fabrication, custom chassis installation, engine swaps, and turbo or supercharger modifications. Its official portfolio focuses on high-performance American cars and trucks.
Archdale, NC
Ellington Rod & Custom
Ellington Rod & Custom is an Archdale hot-rod shop whose official site says most of its work is completely custom, full-build street rods. It also offers classic and drag-car builds, chassis and suspension work, metal shaping, custom dashboards and truck beds, paint, upholstery coordination, and full or partial restoration.
Beaver Falls, PA
Pennsylvania Hot Rod Company
Pennsylvania Hot Rod Company is a Beaver Falls full-service classic-car and custom-hot-rod shop. Its official service list includes complete builds, fabrication, classic restoration, chop tops, full-body paint, custom finishes, performance upgrades, maintenance, and parts support.
Flowery Branch, GA
Kilgore Kustoms
Kilgore Kustoms is a Flowery Branch rod shop building and upgrading hot rods, muscle cars, and custom trucks. Its official services include complete chassis swaps, major metal fabrication, drivetrain upgrades, pro-touring suspension and brakes, engine work, tuning, and complete vehicle revival.
Norfolk, NE
B-Line Auto Company
B-Line Auto Company is a Norfolk, Nebraska hot-rod shop offering turnkey builds and project-stage support. Its official capabilities include CAD and 3D design, precision machining, custom metalwork, body and paint, wiring, upholstery, engine swaps, custom exhaust, suspension work, and restoration.
Hudson, NH
Dube's Custom Street Machines
Dube's Custom Street Machines is a Hudson, New Hampshire family-owned shop that designs, builds, restores, and customizes show cars, one-off restomods, and motorcycles. Its official capabilities also include CAD design, CNC machining, 3D printing, and low-volume production of custom components.
Henderson, NV
Nostalgia Hot Rods
Nostalgia Hot Rods is a Henderson, Nevada custom shop building modernized hot rods, muscle cars, and classic trucks. Its official capabilities cover full custom builds, restoration, chassis and sheet-metal fabrication, suspension, body and paint, and custom interiors, with the major work completed in-house.
Ravenna, OH
Altered Motion: Rods & Restorations
Altered Motion: Rods & Restorations is a Ravenna, Ohio shop handling work from stock restorations through turnkey customs. Its official capabilities include sheet-metal and fiberglass fabrication, one-off parts, suspension upgrades, engine rebuilding, bodywork, custom paint, and pinstriping.
Louisville, TN
Alloway's Hot Rod Shop
Alloway's Hot Rod Shop is a Louisville, Tennessee builder producing award-winning hot rods and muscle cars. The shop combines traditional hot-rod craftsmanship and custom chassis work with modern drivetrains, suspension, bodywork, and paint in customer-commissioned complete builds.
Morganville, NJ
Rob Ida Concepts
Rob Ida Concepts is a Morganville, New Jersey coachbuilding, design, and fabrication shop creating custom vehicles for the collector, show-car, hot-rod, and racing worlds. Its documented work ranges from historically detailed restorations to handmade bodies, redesigned classics, custom chassis, interiors, paint, and performance systems.
Danbury, CT
American Metal Customs
American Metal Customs is a Danbury, Connecticut shop building and restoring classic cars and motorcycles. Its official services include full custom builds, concours-level restoration, metal fabrication, chassis and suspension work, custom interiors and audio, and custom paint.
Cambridge, MD
R&M Performance Auto Restoration
R&M Performance Auto Restoration is a Cambridge, Maryland shop specializing in muscle-car and classic-car restoration and turnkey race cars. Its official facility and process cover disassembly, metal and bodywork, paint, mechanical work, reassembly, and final inspection from start to finish.
Charleston, SC
HIMALAYA
HIMALAYA is a Charleston, South Carolina bespoke transportation design company focused on ground-up Land Rover Defender and Series restorations. Its official in-house work covers chassis development, drivetrain integration, interior fabrication and upholstery, paint, and complete assembly.
Bright, IN
Woody's Hot Rodz
Woody's Hot Rodz is a Bright, Indiana builder focused on 1955, 1956, and 1957 Chevrolet projects. The shop offers new steel bodies, custom chassis, turnkey cars, and modern drivetrain, suspension, exhaust, paint, and comfort upgrades for Tri-Five restomod and gasser builds.
St. Charles, MO
Classic Car Studio
Classic Car Studio is a St. Charles, Missouri custom and restoration shop working on classic cars and trucks. Its Speed Shop performs full custom builds and factory-correct restorations with metal fabrication, body and paint, interiors, mechanical and performance work, drivetrain swaps, custom exhaust, and suspension upgrades.
Broomfield, CO
Oyler's Speed Shop
Oyler's Speed Shop is a Broomfield, Colorado hot-rod and motorcycle shop whose Oyler Custom Cycles portfolio documents ground-up choppers. The team fabricates frames, tanks, fenders, springer front ends, oil tanks, handlebars, exhausts, seat pans, and leather while also accepting custom-car and restoration work.
Pelham, AL
Bad Boy Toyz Customs & Audio
Bad Boy Toyz Customs & Audio is a Pelham, Alabama shop offering commissioned builds for motorcycles and cars. Founded as a bike garage, the business now combines custom construction, paint, audio, lighting, and performance work, with completed motorcycle projects shown in its official gallery.
Lake Stevens, WA
Rain City Garage
Rain City Garage is a Lake Stevens, Washington start-to-finish custom shop for motorcycles, cars, and trucks. Its official history and portfolio document ground-up motorcycle projects, vintage builds, fabrication, restoration, and performance work across multiple makes.
Simi Valley, CA
Pure Vision Design
Pure Vision Design is a Simi Valley custom-car design and build shop led by Steve Strope, supporting full-concept builds and performance upgrades from design through fabrication and assembly, with specialist partners used where documented.
Bakersfield, CA
Ironworks Speed & Kustom
Ironworks Speed & Kustom is a Bakersfield custom-car builder combining in-house design, engineering, fabrication, mechanical assembly, and modern chassis and drivetrain integration for high-end classic-car projects.
Womelsdorf, PA
Creative Rod & Kustom
Creative Rod & Kustom is a Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania builder offering complete turnkey hot rods and muscle cars, high-end sheet-metal fabrication, body and paint work, and detailed custom exhaust fabrication.
Phoenix, AZ
Hot Rods by Dean
Hot Rods by Dean is a Phoenix full-service custom-car shop offering turnkey hot rods and restorations, custom fabrication, body and paint, chassis and mechanical work, assembly, and powertrain or suspension tuning.
How to choose a custom car builder
Start with project fit, not fame or follower count. A strong shop should be able to show completed work on a similar vehicle, explain which work happens in-house, identify the safety and compliance checks your plan requires, and turn your goals into a written scope with change-order rules.
Typical Pricing
Focused upgrade
$2k-$8k
One main system such as suspension, exhaust, paint correction, wheels, interior trim, or bolt-on performance parts.
Multi-system street build
$8k-$30k
Coordinated stance, brakes, wheels, tuning, bodywork, interior, and finishing on a sound vehicle.
Ground-up or restomod build
$30k-$150k+
Major fabrication, drivetrain and chassis work, complete paint and interior, engineering, assembly, and testing.
Questions To Ask Before You Hire
How much does a custom car build cost?
A focused upgrade may stay below $8,000, while a coordinated street build often reaches five figures. Ground-up, show-quality, and professionally engineered restomod projects can exceed $100,000. The donor vehicle, hidden repair needs, fabrication hours, finish standard, and parts availability drive the final number.
Should I choose a specialist or a full-service shop?
Choose a specialist when one system defines the project, such as dyno tuning, upholstery, paint, chassis work, or off-road suspension. Choose a full-service builder when several systems must be designed and tested together. Confirm which work is outsourced either way.
What should I send when requesting a quote?
Send the year, make, model, current condition, ownership and title status, intended use, modification list, reference images, budget range, timeline, location, and clear photos of the vehicle. State which items are essential and which are optional.
How many builders should I contact?
Two or three well-matched shops are usually enough. Compare scope, process, communication, relevant experience, warranty, and schedule—not only the bottom-line estimate.
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