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I've had over 2,000 classics through my shop in twenty years. Of those, forty-plus are true builds. Ground up. My design. My engineering. My metal. Not restored — created.

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About Brian Mackey

Build, create, and show people what I've learned over twenty years. Use your minds and your hands.

Brian Mackey grew up in Southern California — the hot rod mecca of the world. At 17 he went to work in a Mission Viejo body shop. From there, custom paint. Then fabrication. Then the realization that he had something rare: a genuine gift for building cars the way they were meant to be built.

Today Mackey & Machine is where that knowledge lives — in his builds, in his hands and in every consultation.

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