There's definitely a motivation that brings me here (the shop) 6 days sometimes 7 days a week. I would have to say its a combination of things one being the endless list of ideas and designs I have always wanted to do, there's not enough time (or money!) in my life to try everything, but I want to get as much in as possible.
This may sound like an ad for BMW, but having worked for them a number of years, I constantly analyzed about what makes these cars drive and handle better than the majority of cars on the road? Some of these cars had 200k on them and had no squeaks and rattles. (My 01 740i sport was the best daily driver I ever owned) I started noticing details such as insulated clamps, anti friction materials on adjoining panels and wiring harnesses to eliminate squeaks, their linear power bands, the way the vehicle is balanced and always thought how cool it would be to try and replicate as much as this as possible into a classic american body style. Personally I love the challenge to try to incorporate these things into each and every build as much as the customer allows. So to me the motivation is setting the bar at the level of Audi, MBZ, BMW ect. and trying with every build to get there. I think with the Pro Touring generation getting older (lets face it, we are and the car hobby goes through cycles) more and more people are going to expect their "hot rod" to have the comfort and manners more in line with their 500 hp daily driver and I love the challenge.
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Steve Keefer
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