Wild Wes Paintworks & Hot Rod Factory

05/26/2026

Our graphics department is ready to handle all of your vinyl lettering needs for your business and commercial vehicles. Reach out to us to schedule your’s.
And yes, we still offer the good old fashioned hand painted lettering & pinstriping as well.

05/20/2026

Paul Jones’ beautifully built Mercury Cougar features a Wild Wes Signature Series Stainless Steel Grille set. Available for 1967-1968 Cougar. Contact us for more information on how to order yours.

05/15/2026

I just realized I forgot to take finished pictures of Ryan’s GTX before it went home! So, here are some almost finished pictures…. Some features we added to this build include a healthy 500 inch stroker topped with Holley Sniper injection tuned by Tim Kirby, 3” custom built and cerekoted exhaust, custom painted stripes, custom made Be Cool cross flow radiator with dual electric fans, and remote trans cooler, CVF serpentine belt drive system, vintage air, Dakota Digital instrumentation and more…. Super fun car to drive with more than enough power to haze those radials from a 40-50 mph roll.

05/04/2026

Here are a few from Craig’s collection we have recently performed some paint correction on. I also had the pleasure of adding some hand painted pinstriping to the ‘39 Mercury.

04/20/2026

Congrats to our Clients and friends Andre and Karin for a great showing at Bluegrass World of Wheels. Adding another outstanding paint award to the collection 😎

03/29/2026

This old Ford still has it. Bringing home 1st Place Street Machine Custom, Outstanding Paint & Outstanding Engine. Now to get it out and see what it will do.

03/27/2026

It’s finished! My high school Granada is all fresh again after being gone for 30 years. I kept it period correct and very close to how it was back in the day with a few tweaks, deeper shine, and a bit more power. See it this weekend at Piston Power Autorama.

03/23/2026

My Granada is in the final stages of detailing and cleaning. See its debut this weekend at Piston Powered Autorama at Cleveland IX Center.

10/09/2025

My interview with Engine Builder Magazine on Ryan’s ”Angry Bird” Road Runner

Earlier this year we spent a day walking the Piston-Powered Auto-Rama in Cleveland, OH and came across a number of awesome car and engine combos. However, few stood out quite like this Dodge, which features a custom-built, twin-turbo 394 cid Hemi engine under the hood and a ton of other cool feature...