MIKE STEINER'S MUSCLE CAR FACTORY GOT IT'S START WITH A 1967 GALAXIE THAT MIKE REBUILT AND PAINTED WHEN HE WAS A SOPHOMORE IN HIGH SCHOOL IN 1982. THAT CAR WAS FOLLOWED BY A '70 TORINO, A '64 SPORT FURY, AND NUMEROUS OTHERS, ALL BEFORE HE GRADUATED. HE WORKED FOR AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL, AS WELL AS ATTENDING AUTO REPAIR COURSES AT COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE. AND PARTICIPATED IN CHRYSLER'S PROGRAM FOR TECHNICIAN WANNA-BE'S. HIS TEAM FINISHED FIRST PLACE AT THE REGIONAL COMPETITION.

EVENTUALLY, HE JOINED HIS DAD IN THE COLLECTOR CAR RESTORATION BUSINESS IN 1988. HE ATTENDED SEVERAL PAINTING SCHOOLS TO HONE HIS ALREADY CONSIDERABLE SKILLS. SEVERAL OF THE CARS HE HAS RESTORED HAVE WON SHOWS ON THE NATIONAL SCENE INCLUDING CHRYSLERS AT CARLISLE. IN 1991 HE TOOK OVER THE BUSINESS FULL TIME AND HAS BEEN ADDING TO HIS REPUTATION AND CUSTOMER BASE EVER SINCE.

IN HIS SPARE TIME, MIKE PORTS AND POLISHES TWO- STROKE ATV MOTORS (BANSHEE'S, QUADZILLAS, ETC.) IN ADDITION, WARPDRIVEPERFORMANCE.COM MARKETS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES FOR WATER-COOLED ATV'S THAT MIKE DEVELOPED SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

CARS, ATV'S, AND MOTORCYCLES, THESE GUYS DO IT ALL.

 

 

THE OTHER HALF OF THE FULL TILT TEAM IS RAY JOHNSTON, A LONG TIME FRIEND WHO SHARES MIKE'S DEDICATION TO PERFECTION.

RAY'S LOVE AFFAIR WITH CARS STARTED WITH HIS DREAM CAR A '65 MUSTANG. HE RESTORED IT WHEN HE WAS A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL WITH A RETIRED VO-TECH INSTRUCTOR. HE HAS BEEN INTO RESTORING CARS EVER SINCE. HIS LOVE DOESN'T STOP WITH CARS IT POOLS INTO MOTORCYCLES AND QUADS.

THE 1970 CUDA CONVERTIBLE HE RECENTLY RESTORED WON THE BEST IN SHOW IN IT'S FIRST MOPAR CAR SHOW.

HE ENJOYS RIDING AT THE DUNES ON HIS QUADZILLA AND LOVES MOTORCYCLES OF ANY KIND.

BOTH HAVE A TRUE LOVE FOR BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN EVERY JOB THEY TACKLE. TO THEM, IT IS A SIMPLE MATTER OF PERSONAL PRIDE IN A JOB DONE RIGHT. ONE CAN ASK NO MORE, AND ONCE YOU SEE ONE OF THEIR CARS, YOU WILL KNOW THAT YOU'VE SEEN THE BEST.

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