Acme Car Company is a specialized shop built around air-cooled Volkswagen culture, serving owners of classic VWs and custom off-road vehicles from a 7,200-square-foot facility. Its work includes vehicle restoration and custom builds, while its Berrien Buggy operation produces sand rail frames for customers assembling their own vehicles or ordering completed chassis.
RJ CARS, INCRussell Jacobs founded RJ CARS in 1989 after beginning to restore classic cars at age 14, and his family is now part of the team. The Arkport shop has restored well over 100 vehicles, earning a nationwide reputation for detailed work and clear communication with owners. Its specialty is bringing classic and muscle cars back into working, show-ready condition.ARKPORT, NY
Bonafide Customs, LLCFounded in Napoleon in 2018 by hot-rod enthusiasts Toby Ernsberger and Jerry Borstelman, Bonafide Customs restores and customizes classic cars while servicing vehicles and motorcycles. Its showroom pairs a walk through automotive history with hands-on mechanical, body and paint work, backed by a team claiming more than 200 years of combined industry experience. Bonafide is also an authorized TREMEC reseller and installer.NAPOLEON, OH
Carlisle Customs & ClassicsFrom its South Central Pennsylvania shop, Carlisle Customs & Classics rebuilds and reimagines classic vehicles through full restorations and highly individualized custom work. The shop is especially known for substantial metal fabrication, smooth bodywork, and show-quality paint, with completed vehicles earning dozens of local and national awards and appearing in custom-car magazines and television shows. Its work also extends to classic-vehicle collision repair and fleet color changes.SHIPPENSBURG, PA
Vintage Specialties II, LLCFamily-owned and operated since 1990, Vintage Specialties II is a Gettysburg shop known for bringing classic vehicles back to life. Its 10,000-square-foot facility serves local owners with restoration work as well as dependable automotive repair, and the team’s completed projects have appeared in automotive magazines.GETTYSBURG, PA