Custom Car Builder Ben Smithson

About this episode

Stacey David interviews Ben Smithson about the intricacies of running a custom car shop.

Ben Smithson from SMITHSON SPEED & ENGINEERING is in the shop today. He and Stacey dive deep into the ins & outs, do's & don'ts, and everything in between about opening and running your own premier hot rod and custom car shop.

People in this episode

Guest: Ben Smithson

Topics covered

• custom car building
• hot rods
• automotive engineering

Keywords

• SMITHSON SPEED & ENGINEERING
• car shop
• automotive business

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