Born - November 7, 1985
First Car - 1969 Ford Mustang
Dream Car - 1968 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 (Owned)
Favorite part of a build – Bodywork, Block sanding and Polishing
Hobbies - Collecting firearms, Riding ATVs, Spending time with my wife and kids, Netflix n chill
Favorite client build - That’s like picking your Favorite kid!!!
First car memory - Wrenching as a 12-year-old kid with my big Brother Mike on his 68 Camaro RS/SS, from there I was bitten by the car bug. At 14, I saved up 500 bucks and bought my first car - 1969 Ford Mustang Coupe Grande. My old man and I worked on it every weekend without fail. My dad taught me how to work with metal and body fillers.
From that point on I was a Mustang nut! Although, I have a love for all things classic; 60s Mustangs will always have a big piece of my heart. I’m already on the lookout for that perfect project car to restore with my son and daughter so that I can pass the passion and memories on to them.
Devon DeBoer
First car - 82 Chevy S10
Dream car - Would be an early hot rod or lead sled, but would be 100% built by me with no budget haha
Favorite part of the build - The metal fab. I enjoy bringing the project back to its former glory or making some awesome custom touches to make it one of a kind
Hobbies - Basically, cars as a lifestyle, always working on something. That and spending time with the fiancé and my dogs out in nature or hiking. How did you get into cars - Been into cars since I was a kid. Having a Dad into cars sure helped. I think we went to damn near every car show. Knew I'd be in autobody since middle school because of shows like Rides and American Hotrod. Been in the trade from 2006. Certified Tech since 2010. And in 2009 I did World skills Event in Calgary, AB
Thomas McCarthy
Born - July 3 1989
First car - 1992 Toyota Hilux 2wd
Dream car - Hard choice! 1969 Yenko Camaro for a weekend cruiser and 81 C10 short box
Favorite part of a build – I’m new to it all but really enjoy metal and mechanical Hobbies. Family Time, Vehicle restoration, equipment operating Netflix n chill, and most of all family time. Favorite client build - same as most, its a hard choice but so far enjoying the 68 Fastback concourse restoration
First car memory - We lost our father to cancer at a young age of 39, I was 7 and my brother was 10. He
left behind a HJ45 Landcruiser SWB that our neighbour took us "4wheeling" in. We had an absolute
blast! - she was old, brakes were questionable, hard on fuel but it was a great time. After that, the
neighbour had a 1974 Holden Kingswood UTE with a 327 Chev (can you tell I'm from Australia?) that I
would help him build in the afternoons.
James Slater
First car: "Restored" was an 84 CRX - Replaced rusty metal and shot paint. Put car together and drove it
Dream car: 67 Nova Restomod
Favorite part of the build: The layout, how wires are going to be run, how to make everything complement the next piece. The creative part. Love it!!
Hobbies: Working in my garage, guitar, creating.
Got me into cars: My dad got me into cars when I was young, I used to help him fix old cars for his friends. (Mostly hand him stuff, lol). And the custom scene got me into what a project could be.
Got me into cars: My dad got me into cars when I was young, I used to help him fix old cars for his friends. (Mostly hand him stuff, lol). And the custom scene got me into what a project could be.
Matthew Premuzak
First Car - 1998 GMC Sierra 1500 Dream car - 2012 Shelby GT 500
Favourite part of the build - Is the first start, when all the pieces come together, and it is finally running.
Hobbies - Weightlifting, working on my mustang and truck, and watching NFL and NHL games.
How did you get into Cars - Helping my dad work on them when I was young and playing with my hot wheels with my brother. To build the addiction, I have a 1995 Mustang GT and I share a 1990 Mustang which my dad, brother and I are converting into a drag car.
How did you get into Cars - Helping my dad work on them when I was young and playing with my hot wheels with my brother. To build the addiction, I have a 1995 Mustang GT and I share a 1990 Mustang which my dad, brother and I are converting into a drag car.
Ben Lind
First Car – 1994 Toyota Tercel ...at least it was a 5 speed... the Tercedes. Dream Car – Is there ever really just one? '72 Nissan Skyline GT-R, '86 Toyota Corolla Coupe, '90 Nissan Silvia, '96 Toyota Chaser...I know I'm missing so many more, I'd need a hangar. Favourite part of the build – I definitely have a love for wiring but I got to say my favourite part has to be the final road testing because you get to experience the difference from start to finish and what can be accomplished. Hobbies – Drifting, sim-racing and everything to do with cars in general. Whenever I'm not doing that I like to hike and snowboard.
How did you get into cars – My dad and I played with hotwheels as a kid all the time and he'd tell me stories about all the old muscle cars from back in his day. Later on I got into 90's Japanese cars because they were cheap to modify but still fun to tinker with...and probably from watching the first Fast and Furious movie on repeat with my brother as a kid.
Ryan Coombs
First car - 1984 Pontiac Fiero 2M4
Dream car - 1958 Cadillac series 62 sedan
Favorite part of the build - First start
Hobbies - hiking, building cars, going to car shows
How did you get into cars - my grandfather and dad loved cars, been around them since I was a toddler - been a lifetime addition since!
Shawn Hodder
First car - 1970 mustang grande
Dream car - 1955 Chevy Bel Air
Favorite part of build - Tear down and paint
Hobbies - camping, quading, cars, repurpose old antiques into something useful
How did I get into cars - my dad
Matt Nolan
First Car - 05 Saturn Ion
Dream Car - Apollo ie / jag xj220 / 1980 chevette
Favourite part of the build - customer reactions
Hobbies - watching bad chad and Jolene
How did you get into cars - I started watching "Biker Build off" years ago .. My first episode was Indian Larry vs Billy Lane and I wanted to be a bike builder ... then monster garage came on with the 54 Chev, where they chopped and did a section.. Bill Hines and Gene Winfield were guests .. the rest is history...
