Location. Location. Location. Being involved in a family business in Florida, then relocating to North Carolina I quickly realized that where you do business directly affects your bottom line. The hot rod industry shop rates are all over the map just like the shops. I have guys doing the same [...]

In the past number of years, we have seen a definite trend based on the strength of the custom vehicle industry. Auto body shops throughout the US are starting to entertain options other than conventional insurance/collision repairs. The insurance industry has kept a tight rain on body shops holding and in many areas [...]

Daily we have at least one hot rod, muscle car, performance car enthusiasts declare that they too are going to jump on the bandwagon and quote “open a hot rod shop.” All it takes if a shop, some equipment, a little imagination, some cars to build and off to the land of the independently [...]