Originally Posted by clill
(Post 235986)
Geez Tom...Quite the Resume.....And cool cars on your site..
Master Fabrication/Restoration Technician Tom Farrell:
Tom Farrell has spent nearly his entire life learning the arts of metal fabrication, welding and repair, body preparation and painting and standard mechanical diagnosis and repair. Before graduation from high school, he had already created a number of specialty vehicles, fabricating custom frames, interchanging drive trains, creating one-off parts in his family machine shop, and working extensively with paint, body prep and fiberglass body parts. From 1981 to 1985 Tom worked as an apprentice and journeyman in an oil-industry related repair, fabrication and large-engine repair business. From 1985 to 1992 he served as supervisor and resident expert for this same entity. During this period, he became impressively expert in custom machining and fabrication, adaptation and painting of all manner of parts and frames composed of nearly every kind of metal used today. In addition, he perfected his all-source welding skills to a level of quality rarely seen anywhere in the world. In 1992, Tom followed a lifelong dream and joined a NASCAR Busch Series team, working for Allen Dillard Motors’ Racing Team in the Charlottesville, VA area. After one season of racing, his talents were recognized by the Carl Yarborough racing team and he moved there. By 1995, he’d been offered and accepted a position at the prestigious Penske Racing team. From 1995 to early 2007, Tom specialized in NASCAR race vehicle design and construction for Penske Racing. This included frequent prototype CAD work and designing and machining parts on three-axis CNC mills, custom fabrication of metal and carbon fiber parts and assemblies, suspension fabrication/tuning and body prep/painting. Tom’s position included hands-on involvement with nearly every aspect of the creation of these very complex race vehicles. Tom’s wealth of knowledge and expertise was recognized again in 2000 when Penske Racing moved him to their research and development and wind-tunnel testing area. Also in 2000, Tom began his own business restoring, creating custom fabricated parts, painting, plating and finishing, and performing mechanical maintenance on hot rods, Muscle Cars and exotic cars—specializing in vintage Ferraris. Today, Tom Farrell brings 31 years of experience in shaping metal, fiberglass, carbon fiber, custom welding, forming custom frame work, roll cages, exhausts and headers, mold-making for hard-to-find or custom parts and paint and body work to RKC every day—ensuring our creations and restorations are the finest available.
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