Andy Hickman, the new owner of Vintage Customs, is a man of great integrity, discretion, patience, and a pleasure to work with. Vintage Customs is a nationally recognized shop in Tacoma, WA that specializes in the restoration of 105 and 115 chassis Alfa Romeo (Giulia Sprint, Spider, GTV, coupes, sedans, and convertibles).
By the time Andy took over Vintage Customs in 2020, my car had been there a very long time. For both of us it seemed like all my 1965 Giulia Sprint GT needed was a few weeks to install a new interior before being sent on its way. As the work continued on my car--slowed by COVID, supply issues, and other problems--Andy discovered things on my Alfa Romeo he felt were not up to his high standards.
Rather than kicking the car out the door and marking it done, Andy took the time to make it right recognizing that his reputation and reputation and quality of Vintage Customs were at stake. I know there were some difficult decisions that had to be made. I admire Andy for the doing the right thing, when I'm sure some customers were losing patience and happily venting their frustrations in the Alfa Romeo community.
Andy has managed to retain a lot of the skilled team of fabricators with Alfa Romeo expertise that make it a great specialist shop. read more