FEATURED INTERVIEW

In this weeks interview, I talked to Shawn Mahaney, owner of Restore A Tag. You may remember Shawn from a short SEMA interview  in 2013 where we discussed the restoration he had performed on my original 1964 Kansas license plate for my Chevelle. After that interview was over he shared with me the tremendous back story to launching his business, and how the death of his daughter just a few hours after her birth and a near life ending car accident changed the direction of his life significantly! As a result of that discussion I knew that having him on the show would be a must.

As Shawn shared in the interview, his business started simply because he was a collector of antique license plates. He'd hired a few shops to restore some of then and was unhappy with the results he'd received. So...if you can't beat 'em, join 'em! He formed a business and didn't look back.

Restore A Tag has developed a system that results in very high end, museum quality restorations. Some of Shawn's more famous customers are Chip Foose, Jerry Seinfeld, and Peter Kalikow . Restore A Tag plates have been seen at major car shows, magazines and even at Pebble Beach. Shawn told me that 70%-80% of the restorations that come into his shop are for sentimental value and he realizes that he is working with something that can touch people.

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