Hot Rods & Custom Stuff

Specialties

Founded in 1989 Hot Rods and Custom Stuff is Southern California’s premier Custom Hot Rod Shop! If you’ve ever picked up a magazine, walked a car show, or checked out the local cruise scene… chances are you’ve seen his work. A fixture in the Hot Rod world for over 40 years, Randy Clark and his shop, «Hot Rods & Custom Stuff» have taken their Hot Rod hobby and nurtured it into a efficient and thriving business.

With over 40,000 square feet and 30 employees, Hot Rods and Custom Stuff ensures our quality is second to none — by creating each entire builds — in house.

Disassembly and media blasting. Custom design & fabrication. Auto body and paint. Upholstery. Assembly. A complete Parts & Service Department if you can dream it we can do it. If it’s done by Hot Rods & Custom Stuff — it’s done at Hot Rods and Custom Stuff. We have won many awards recognizing us for our superior craftsmanship and design including the Detroit Autorama Ridler Award and others.

«We do it all and we do it right»

History

Established in 1989.

In 1989 Randy opened Hot Rods & Custom Stuff in Escondido, California, in Northern San Diego County. in a small building with 4 service bays. Everything from parts and service to full, frame-​of restorations and custom builds can be had at Hot Rods & Custom Stuff.

As the years have gone by Hot Rods & Custom Stuff creations have graced the pages of numerous magazines and garnered trophy cases full of awards. The most famous of these would have to be the notorious «M-​80» (a 1949 Chevrolet Business Coupe built for Chris Williams), the first car in automotive history to win both the Yosemite Sam Radoff «Sculptural Excellence» and Riddler awards in 2001.

Now in the 21^st century Hot Rods and Custom Stuff boasts over 21 years of service, 1,000’s of satisfied customers as well as over 100,000 sq feet of retail, office and shop space. With over 25 experienced automotive industry experienced automotive industry employees.

«We do it all & we do it right!»

Meet the Business Owner

Randy C.

Business Owner

Randy Clark was born in Iowa in 1947, where his grandfather was a machinist and tool inventor and his father a blacksmith and welder. When the Clarks moved with their young son to Southern California in 1949 they arrived just in time for the beginning of the rodding explosion. Randy learned to weld and work metal by working with his father at a young age, doing such tasks as welding large tanks form the inside because, «he could fit the best».

Living in the epicenter of the entire custom-​car movement and attending the local drags, Randy caught the Hot Rod «bug» and at age 12 bought his first set of «wheels.» A $ 12 Model T that didn’t run which he eventually managed to trade up to a 1930 model A (that did run). Right out of high school Randy started working on cars at a local gas station developing a particular weakness for the early Fords, especially the ’32’s, aka. «Deuces».