Born from Neil Dubey’s basement hobby in 1987, Star Motors rebuilds Mercedes-Benz components and services, restores, and sells classic and late-model Mercedes vehicles in Endicott. The company grew from rebuilding air-suspension valves for Dubey’s own 300SEL 6.3 into a specialty shop particularly known for pre-1985 V8 Mercedes and the M100-series 300SEL 6.3, 450SEL 6.9, and 600 limousine.
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
Cadillac Parts & Restoration (CPR)Since 1984, the former FEN Enterprises team has built its reputation around Cadillac-only knowledge and a long relationship with the classic-car community. Led by Elsa Mauer and Frank Nicodemus Jr. in Poughkeepsie’s Hudson Valley, CPR is known for carefully bringing significant vintage Cadillacs back to life, including award-winning 1959 and 1960 models. The company serves owners who want a concours restoration as well as those preserving a car for the road.WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY
North Star Auto Electric, IncEstablished in March 1985, family-owned North Star Auto Electric specializes in custom rebuilding and service for automotive, industrial, and material-handling electrical units. Based near Rochester, the company is especially distinctive for its antique restoration work, carefully rebuilding electrical components from vehicles and equipment dating from 1908 to 1978 while preserving their original appearance and character. North Star serves customers across more than seven surrounding counties and offers technical assistance after the rebuild.MACEDON, NY
Steering Columns GaloreFounded by a father and son in New York City in 1989, Steering Columns Galore rebuilds OEM automotive steering columns for American cars and trucks. The family-owned, three-generation business now stocks more than 3,000 columns dating from 1967 onward and ships rebuilt units worldwide, with paint-to-match options for restoration and replacement work.MAHOPAC, NY