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Originally Posted by RPM HOTRODS
Well, it a long story on the RPM/ProRides deal but to make it short, I started RPM 7 years ago, My friend Mike and his cousin Denny started ProRides a few years back. We at the shop (RPM) finished & built a lot of projects for them. 56 OLDS, finished and fixed what we could on the STARLINER, 33 Speedstar, 37 Roadster, just to name a few. I never really marketed RPM because everyone just knew us as the ProRides name nationally. Locally in Pittsburgh it a different story. The ProRides name was more like a bunch of friends putting a name on their club house than a business. To Mike & Denny it was still a hobby, they both HAD careers not related to the car world, to me and my guys and our families its our life!!! Denny has recently started a new business adventure in the car industry called Collectible Cars by Design. Buying and selling all types of killer cars with a group of investors.... At RPM we build cars for customers, we don't sell cars to people. We are still great friends and we are building two cars for Mike as we speak. Denny still dubs his own projects as ProRides. That is the short story I hope it helps. We have 3 cars that we are planning on busting out in the next month or so, 2 being at Columbus and a model A at Indy in a few weeks. Then we hope to have a great 8 contender at Detroit!!! I hope our projects help tell the RPM/Prorides story and get things straight once and for all. I guess it still wasn't short!!!
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Okay now i understand. Thats cool that you guys still are good friends and it sounds like the relationship wasn't hurt which is usually what happens. Got any pics of that 33 speedster? That is one bad ride!
Josh