Hot Rod Headlines has done the legwork and you can take a vitrual shop tour of about 100 of the best hot rod builders in the US

http://www.hotrodhotline.com/feature/shoptour/

It has photo galleries of Winfield, Alloway, Foose, Trepanier, Starbird, Rolling Bones, Alan Johnson, Coddington, and 90 more I'm not familiar with, but have work of such good quality that you might want to learn about the ones in your area.

Thanks Brian for getting me to look this up!

Welcome to LaJolla Independent BMW service

the above and the other cars in the showroom are a private collection and not for sale

It's a 1951.. .yeah, I had to ask.

With this spare parts collection for restoration, I think if they need it they will have one on hand to use for those hard to get parts

http://www.bimmerdoc.com/
and for some really informative and good read, go through their blog, it's amazingly interesting... and I'm not a BMW guy... unless it's an Isetta of course. http://sandiegobmw.wordpress.com/

Read this one example and you'll agree: http://sandiegobmw.wordpress.com/2008/12/22/bmws-your-college-kid-and-cars/

Always get a second opinion about car repairs, and never go to any shop that doesn't come recommended by a trusted car guy... I saved Mick $2500

Mick called me up one afternoon a couple weeks ago telling me that the BMW dealership told him the 2004 Mini was soon going to need a new clutch, and it had a cracked radiator, a blown head gasket... and would cost about 3500 to repair. Nothing was under warranty.

I told Mick to ditch the dealership, go to the PRO in transmissions... Don Wang, DRW transmissions http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2007/04/not-just-transmission-mechanic-dons-gn.html

Mick was treated to an honest mechanic for a change, and they set him straight. The head gasket did need to be replaced... and the trans in the Mini was fine. The guy who took it for a test run told Mick, "I'm gonna be hard on it, that is what it takes to feel it out, and see how it responds... if it feels bad, we'll know it's ready to be replaced."

It responded like a pampered trans with many years of life left.

Score one for honest mechanics, and DRW transmissions.

DRW Transmission Specialties, Inc. 10728 Kenney St. Ste. B, Santee, CA 92071 Office phone: (619) 258-4240 Fax: (619) 258-9105

I recommend El Cajon Auto Electric. Family owned and operated, specializing in the worst problem a car can have.. electrical

My alternator was having an intermitent short... and then it would fry the wires from the ignition switch to the alternator. I'd replace the wire, test the alternator, and it tested fine. So i couldn't find what the problem was. I'd drive the car for a month and then it would happen again. Tom and his guys found the problem, and fixed it. Done, no more trouble. Love these guys.