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10-07-2007 #1
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A&M Deluxe Customs: Oregon custom car builders
So, I had a business trip that took me to a rural town about 45 minutes out of Portland this last week. When our work was done, somehow it came out that I am a huge hot rod nut. The supplier I was auditing mentioned that there was a shop a few doors down. He said we could see if they'll show you around. So, we went over there and I met Mark and Aaron, the owners. The first car I saw was a '57 Nomad that was low and had some pro-tour type wheels. After Mark started telling us about this car, it became apparent that this was no ordinary resto, but a full on Pro-tour build. I told him I hung out at pro-touring.com and he didn't seem to recognize it. He was very familiar with the build type though. Anyway, this car has an '06 7.0L Z06 motor and IRS out back with 295/45/20. It has a chopped top, custom front end tweaks and hood, the list goes on and on. I thought we'd get the usual 10 minute "tour", but an hour later, I was amazed. These guys are in the top 20 builders in the country (my opinion of course, although I noticed that they were named "Builder of the Year at a Portland Car show this year). They are metal artists. Anyway, we got an indepth description of each project. I was in heaven! Then, to top it off, he offered to take me for a ride in his newly finished, still in bare metal, '46 Ford pickup, built old school style. This car had a quick change rear, Richmond 5 speed, 283ci with about 275hp and he wowed me with his expert Powershifts. :0
I searched around and didn't see any mention of their cars on this forum, so I'm posting their web address so you can check out there site. It has a cool 360 degree tour of the shop and a few hundred pics of their projects. I hope his Nomad gets some recognition on this site, it deserves it. Mark and Aaron are two of the nicest hotrodders you'll ever meet. If you live in Oregon, you need to get out and see these guys. They have an open house every year, I think in the spring. Here's the site, you'll love it:
http://www.aandmdeluxecustoms.com/
Enjoy!!!
Chris
ps Here's a teaser pic of their Nomad!
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10-07-2007 #2
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I have seen a couple of their cars and you are right...........they do AMAZING metal work. On par with Steve Auto Resto, also in the area.
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DAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!
That thing is hot.
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10-08-2007 #4
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Chris you are right they do awesome work! I live in Hillsboro, the town next to them, but have yet to stop by the shop...however I have seen their cars at the Roadster Show...and yes they are some of the nicest guys out there! I hope they check out the site! BTW, everything they brought to the show this year was LSx based!! These guys would fit right in around here.
Tony
10-08-2007 #5
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My coworker and I stayed in Hillsboro. That area west of Portland seemed very nice. You need to stop by A&M for sure. They have some cool projects going on. These guys are very down to earth. I'll have to email them the link to this site. I agree, I think they'd fit right in here. Just not sure how much time they have on their hands to play on forums with all those projects.
They had a Viper engine in the shop ready to go into a 30's Plymouth project in the back corner too.
Chris
10-08-2007 #6
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sounds awesome. i don't know if it's the same shop or not, but i think there is another shop in Oregon somewhere - pretty much in the middle of nowhere if i remember correctly - that built a car that won a big award at the Portland Car Show... they had a trailer with pictures and stuff at our local car show... very cool.
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10-09-2007 #7
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I think you're right. On the aandmdeluxecustoms.com website, they won a couple of awards with 2-3 cars they have built. They won "builder of the year" at a big Portland car show, they may be what you're talking about.
Chris
10-09-2007 #8
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there are a few good shops here in Oregon.
these 2 come to mind
Steve's Auto Restoration http://www.stevesautorestorations.com/index.php
Ekert's Rod and Custom (they did the work on my boss's car)
http://www.eckertsrodandcustom.com/Robert Braga
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www.automotivedesigneng.com
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I got to go to Oregon again for another business trip. Of course I had to stop by A&M. Talked cars and was shown around the shop again. Thanks Mark! Check the blog for some more shop pics. These guys have almost twice as many cars and employees now. Nice in this economy too.
http://hechtspeed.blogspot.com/
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