Classic Industries began more than 40 years ago, supplying restoration parts for Camaros. Now it operates three warehouses in southern California, in addition to a tech center that focuses on product development, vehicle disassembly, and test fittings, as well as manufacturing facilities worldwide.
While Classic Industries began with Camaros, it now offers parts for Mopar A-, B-, and E-bodies, Chevrolet trucks and full-size cars, Mustangs, and soon a large line of Corvette parts. The company often builds its own tooling to manufacture reproduction parts, but in some cases gets the tooling directly from the manufacturer. For example, years ago, Classic Industries acquired Camaro fender tooling from GM for stamping 1967 and ’68 Camaro and Firebird fenders.
We toured the main Southern California warehouse to see what kind of parts are available for classic car and truck restoration and learned a bit about the restoration parts business. Seeing just how many parts are available and how much sheet metal is being reproduced gave us a new understanding for what’s possible in a restoration.
This view gives you an idea of the scale of just one of Classic Industries warehouses. Brandan Gillogly
This wall of boxes is filled with dozens of applications of pre-bent fuel lines. If you’ve ever wasted a dozen feet of line because of one work hardening or one bad bend, you’ll appreciate this. Brandan Gillogly
Rocker panels take a beating and are often the first panels to suffer from rust. Although it’s hard to believe they debuted 30 years ago, the 1988–98 Chevy/GMC trucks that these new panels fit are now becoming classics. Brandan Gillogly
Crash damage and rust take their toll on even a car’s sturdiest metal components, these first-gen F-body subframes are ready to go into a Camaro or Firebird. Brandan Gillogly
Even cars with seemingly pristine sheet metal may have rust and rot in the floorpans, and it’s one of the most ambitious rust repair projects that home hobbyists are comfortable taking on themselves. Some floorpan applications even include an integrated rocker panel, so the entire floor can be repaired at once. Brandan Gillogly
Even cars with seemingly pristine sheet metal may have rust and rot in the floorpans, and it’s one of the most ambitious rust repair projects that home hobbyists are comfortable taking on themselves. Some floorpan applications even include an integrated rocker panel, so the entire floor can be repaired at once. Brandan Gillogly
This view gives you an idea of the scale of just one of Classic Industries warehouses. Brandan Gillogly
This wall of boxes is filled with dozens of applications of pre-bent fuel lines. If you’ve ever wasted a dozen feet of line because of one work hardening or one bad bend, you’ll appreciate this. Brandan Gillogly
Rocker panels take a beating and are often the first panels to suffer from rust. Although it’s hard to believe they debuted 30 years ago, the 1988–98 Chevy/GMC trucks that these new panels fit are now becoming classics. Brandan Gillogly
Crash damage and rust take their toll on even a car’s sturdiest metal components, these first-gen F-body subframes are ready to go into a Camaro or Firebird. Brandan Gillogly
Even cars with seemingly pristine sheet metal may have rust and rot in the floorpans, and it’s one of the most ambitious rust repair projects that home hobbyists are comfortable taking on themselves. Some floorpan applications even include an integrated rocker panel, so the entire floor can be repaired at once. Brandan Gillogly
This view gives you an idea of the scale of just one of Classic Industries warehouses. Brandan Gillogly
This wall of boxes is filled with dozens of applications of pre-bent fuel lines. If you’ve ever wasted a dozen feet of line because of one work hardening or one bad bend, you’ll appreciate this. Brandan Gillogly
Rocker panels take a beating and are often the first panels to suffer from rust. Although it’s hard to believe they debuted 30 years ago, the 1988–98 Chevy/GMC trucks that these new panels fit are now becoming classics. Brandan Gillogly
Crash damage and rust take their toll on even a car’s sturdiest metal components, these first-gen F-body subframes are ready to go into a Camaro or Firebird. Brandan Gillogly
Even cars with seemingly pristine sheet metal may have rust and rot in the floorpans, and it’s one of the most ambitious rust repair projects that home hobbyists are comfortable taking on themselves. Some floorpan applications even include an integrated rocker panel, so the entire floor can be repaired at once. Brandan Gillogly
