Elite Car Designs
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    • Home
    • Services
      • Maintenance & Repair
      • Rust Repair
      • Chassis
      • Fabrication
      • Upgrade & Services
      • Body Work & Paint
      • Restorations
      • Turn-Key Builds
      • Pre-Purchase Inspection
    • Build Gallery
      • 68 Chevy C10
      • 66 Ford Short bed
      • 40 Willys Coupe
      • 63 Chevy C10
      • 72 Chevy El Camino
      • 50 Packard
      • 2018 Challenger
      • 88 Chevy K5 Blazer
    • Events
    • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Services
    • Maintenance & Repair
    • Rust Repair
    • Chassis
    • Fabrication
    • Upgrade & Services
    • Body Work & Paint
    • Restorations
    • Turn-Key Builds
    • Pre-Purchase Inspection
  • Build Gallery
    • 68 Chevy C10
    • 66 Ford Short bed
    • 40 Willys Coupe
    • 63 Chevy C10
    • 72 Chevy El Camino
    • 50 Packard
    • 2018 Challenger
    • 88 Chevy K5 Blazer
  • Events
  • Contact Us

Car Restoration, Custom Cars, Car Design build shop serving Northern CA.

Passionately Building Automotive Visions.

At Elite Car Designs we strive to build the best cars using the best parts. We are a hot rod shop fueled by our passion of transforming automotive visions into reality for our customers. Elite Car Designs can handle your custom hot rod needs at any stage of your project. Whether you need a full build-up of a car/truck, Custom Fabrication work, or repairs on your existing creation, we are Northern California's premier custom cars and Car restoration hot rod shop. We can build your project from mild to wild.  With our family of talented hot rod fabricators and craftsman we work hand-in-hand with our customers to help them refine, design and build their ultimate dream car from vision to reality.  

Because Every Detail Counts

From the very inception of your project, we can help you envision and work toward a finished product. We provide expertise and proven experience in design, overall theme, and best practices to successfully achieve your objective. We have studied all details of classic automotive styling, offering you a sure path to outstanding results. The simplest touches on an automotive project can make or break your project. We sweat those details.  We take pride in restoring or building you the hot rod of your dreams!

Good Hot Rods aren’t Cheap…. and Cheap Hot Rods aren’t Good

At Elite Car Designs we see time and again, people who take their car to a shop, only to have it sit in the corner and not be worked on. Even worse, they pay a shop that is unskilled, and have to pay more later on to have things done correctly.   We want you to spend your money once and have it done right.  Here are a few things we do to make sure you are getting what you pay for, and that your car gets completed on-time, and done right. 

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  • Annually attends trade shows and high end car shows to keep up with the newest products and trends.​
  • Utilize Klokworks digital time clocks to keep track of every minute logged on your vehicle so you know exactly what you're paying for.
  • Bi-weekly billing on long projects with a detailed bill sheet, so everyone has a clear understanding of the build's direction.
  • Positive attitude and a passion for restorations and custom builds.

Services

Classic Car Maintenance and Repair

MECHANICAL AND MAINTENANCE

MECHANICAL AND MAINTENANCE

MECHANICAL AND MAINTENANCE

Many of our customers prefer to have us perform required service on their vintage "babies". We offer our customers a complete line of services ranging from a simple Air Conditioning or Wiring upgrade to a full engine swap. If your vintage car needs service, we can do it!

Rust Repair Classic Cars

RUST REPAIR

MECHANICAL AND MAINTENANCE

MECHANICAL AND MAINTENANCE

We offer unparalleled experience and expertise when it comes to rust repair, coming full-circle to meet with our related sheet metal abilities. We can build virtually any panel.  This may be a floorpan, a trunk pan, firewall, or any exterior panels as well. We pride ourselves on doing repairs that are not visible after the work has been d

We offer unparalleled experience and expertise when it comes to rust repair, coming full-circle to meet with our related sheet metal abilities. We can build virtually any panel.  This may be a floorpan, a trunk pan, firewall, or any exterior panels as well. We pride ourselves on doing repairs that are not visible after the work has been done; the rust repairs look as if the panel never had an issue. We want our work to match the same level of quality as the OEM's.

CHASSIS

MECHANICAL AND MAINTENANCE

FABRICATION

We can build you a chassis from scratch to look like it belongs to the styling of your car. Sometimes an off the shelf chassis will work just fine for you. We are very versatile with our styling and can build or install  an aftermarket  frame that is appropriate under your car or we can simply modify what you currently have to do what you

We can build you a chassis from scratch to look like it belongs to the styling of your car. Sometimes an off the shelf chassis will work just fine for you. We are very versatile with our styling and can build or install  an aftermarket  frame that is appropriate under your car or we can simply modify what you currently have to do what you need it to do. We are comfortable with just about any combination you can throw at us here. We can help you with any kind of sprung suspension: Air Ride, Coil-Overs, Coil Springs, Leaf Springs, Transverse Leaf Springs and many others.

Tig Welding a exhaust tubeing.

FABRICATION

UPGRADE AND SERVICES

FABRICATION

We are able to effectively tackle any sheet metal project, whether it is repairing an existing panel or forming something custom to your project. We strive for work where the customer cannot tell that anything has been done. Common services in this area are panel fabrication, panel replacement, shaving door handles, shaving hoods, shaving

We are able to effectively tackle any sheet metal project, whether it is repairing an existing panel or forming something custom to your project. We strive for work where the customer cannot tell that anything has been done. Common services in this area are panel fabrication, panel replacement, shaving door handles, shaving hoods, shaving decklids, building firewalls, building wheel tubs, fitting custom lights, etc. We Install Aftermarket Metal kits such as Detroit Speed, Speed Tech and other branded sheet metal parts. We also do custom formed Mandrel bent exhaust systems. 

1969 Camaro LS2 Engine Swap

UPGRADE AND SERVICES

UPGRADE AND SERVICES

UPGRADE AND SERVICES

Already have a hot rod or muscle car?

We’re glad to help you with the next step of upgrading or restoring your project. Whether it is time to enhance your classic with a new appearance or upgrading the performance and driveability. We can help you with any paint, fabrication, modern drive-train conversion, or suspension upgrades. We’re pro

Already have a hot rod or muscle car?

We’re glad to help you with the next step of upgrading or restoring your project. Whether it is time to enhance your classic with a new appearance or upgrading the performance and driveability. We can help you with any paint, fabrication, modern drive-train conversion, or suspension upgrades. We’re proud to offer a full range of services to help you maintain and upgrade your classic hot rods & muscle cars. We are here to help bring your vision to reality, lending you a hand where needed.

BODY WORK AND PAINT

UPGRADE AND SERVICES

UPGRADE AND SERVICES

Elite Car Designs provides complete auto body refinishing and restoration. Our services include panel replacement, sheet metal fabrication, rust repair, MIG & TIG welding, body work, paint, custom paint, and color matching. We specialize in hot rods, customs, and muscle cars. We use the most up to date Products, Techniques and Tools to pr

Elite Car Designs provides complete auto body refinishing and restoration. Our services include panel replacement, sheet metal fabrication, rust repair, MIG & TIG welding, body work, paint, custom paint, and color matching. We specialize in hot rods, customs, and muscle cars. We use the most up to date Products, Techniques and Tools to produce the highest level of fit and finish. Our paint and body technician has more than 25 years experience painting custom motorcycles, cars and antique vehicles.

Jaguar Sports Car

RESTORATIONS

TURN-KEY HOT RODS AND MUSCLE CARS

TURN-KEY HOT RODS AND MUSCLE CARS

Already have a Classic Car, Classic Truck or Auto memorabilia?

We’re glad to help you with restoring your project. Whether you have an old gas pump, Soda Machine or Classic Car or Truck American and Domestic we can help get you restored.  Starting with Sandblasting to repairing any rust/metal damage then replacing all hardware and componen

Already have a Classic Car, Classic Truck or Auto memorabilia?

We’re glad to help you with restoring your project. Whether you have an old gas pump, Soda Machine or Classic Car or Truck American and Domestic we can help get you restored.  Starting with Sandblasting to repairing any rust/metal damage then replacing all hardware and components then Complete body work and paint. Once finished we will return to you a completed project that looks and functions better than the day it was new. We take pride in bringing back vehicles to there form original glory. There is nothing like bringing back and antique or classic vehicle with a meticulous restoration       

TURN-KEY HOT RODS AND MUSCLE CARS

TURN-KEY HOT RODS AND MUSCLE CARS

TURN-KEY HOT RODS AND MUSCLE CARS

Do you have a vision for your car you’d like brought to reality?

We work with our customers to design and build top of the line, hot rods , muscle cars, classic trucks and foreign vehicles. When we take on your project we listen closely to help you refine your ideas so that we can build them and bring your vision to reality. Remember it is

Do you have a vision for your car you’d like brought to reality?

We work with our customers to design and build top of the line, hot rods , muscle cars, classic trucks and foreign vehicles. When we take on your project we listen closely to help you refine your ideas so that we can build them and bring your vision to reality. Remember it is your dream car! Your hot rod build deserves a great foundation of quality, reliability, and performance. We achieve this by only using parts from the industry’s leading manufacturers. Along with the best parts, we provide top quality fabrication, paint & bodywork to complete your build.

We’re proud to bring your automotive vision to reality. At the end of our turn-key build process we deliver to you a reliable, great-looking hot rod that is easy to drive.

PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION

TURN-KEY HOT RODS AND MUSCLE CARS

PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION

We have all experienced “buyer’s remorse” with some purchase in our lifetimes. Next time you make a specialty auto purchase, make it with confidence. We will evaluate the car from top to bottom, test drive it, and then give you a full detailed checklist along with pictures; all in a timely manner.

Recent Builds and Current Projects

1968 Chevy C10 Custom Cab Short bed. 400hp, 700R4, Custom House of Kolors Yellow/pearl white paint.

1968 Chevy C10 Custom Cab Short Bed

1966 Ford F-100 Custom Cab Short Bed

1966 Ford F-100 Custom Cab Short Bed

Frame off nut and bolt restoration. Complete turn key street rod with subtle custom touches.

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Frame on restoration. Nut and bolt restoration. Original Engine and transmission.

1966 Ford F-100 Custom Cab Short Bed

1966 Ford F-100 Custom Cab Short Bed

1966 Ford F-100 Custom Cab Short Bed

Complete Frame on Restoration. Original Rebuilt Engine and Transmission.  

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1940 Willys Coupe

1966 Ford F-100 Custom Cab Short Bed

1963 Chevy C10 Custom Cab Short Bed

Complete Custom Built Street Rod. Custom Frame, LS motor, 4l60E. From Rendering to reality 

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1963 Chevy C10 Custom Cab Short Bed. LS1, 4L60E. Custom coil over chassis.

1963 Chevy C10 Custom Cab Short Bed

1963 Chevy C10 Custom Cab Short Bed

1963 Chevy C10 Custom Cab Short Bed

Complete Custom From Rendering to Reality. 1 of a kind.

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1972 Chevy El Camino Complete Custome Big Block, TH400

1972 Chevy El Camino

1963 Chevy C10 Custom Cab Short Bed

1950 Packard Super 8 Deluxe

Complete Custom Frame Off Restoration.  1 of a kind.

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1950 Packard Super 8 Deluxe

1950 Packard Super 8 Deluxe

1963 Chevy C10 Custom Cab Short Bed

1950 Packard Super 8 Deluxe

Complete Frame off Nut and bolt Restoration.  

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2018 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack Rat Fink and Hemi Graphics

2018 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack

2018 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack

2018 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack

Custom Paint Rat Fink and Hemi Graffics

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1988 Chevy K5 Blazer

2018 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack

2018 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack

Complete Frame off Nut and bolt Restoration.  Custom 4x4

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1972 CHevy C10 Step Side Custom Truck

1972 Chevy C10 Step Side

2018 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack

1972 Chevy C10 Step Side

Complete Frame off Nut and bolt Restoration.  Custom Street Rod

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