Welcome to Hot Rods by Steve, LLC

In 1995 while attending college for Architecture, Steve Dembinski spent his nights designing and working into the night. This effort was not set forth on that related to Architecture but rather one of another love. The love for custom automobiles. After the days college sessions Steve would find himself in a rented 2 car garage late into the night. What emerged was a show piece Jeep Wrangler like none other Steve or his friends and family have seen. After debuting the Jeep at the 1997 4 Wheel Jamboree in Bloomsburg PA competing with over 3500 Trucks, it was apparent Steves efforts paid off. The Jeep claimed several awards that year including Best Paint, Best Engine, Best Chrome, Best Induction, and Best Suspension to name a few. The Jeep also appeared in several national publications.

Steve got a lot of influence from his father Ken who has always “had some sort of toy” around. Growing up his father had everything from a ’34 Chevy Street Rod to a motorcycle to a 9 second Camaro that he still drives. Through the years, they have built a few custom rides together before turning their efforts to a much bigger picture in 2003, when they set fort to build a 1967 Chevrolet Nova. The intent was to show their car building capability by creating something versatile on both the street as well as the drag strip not to mention on the show field too. With help from a few friends, the Nova was built in 18 months and exceeded both their expectations. Awards the Nova collected that first year included Best Engine, Best Interior, Best Pro Street and Best Nova not to mention being photographed for and featured in Chevy Rumble magazine July 2005. The Nova was featured on the cover, a two-page table of contents spread (a Chevy Rumble first) and 5 page article inside.

It wasn’t long before people started asking Steve to build them a Hot Rod. After more than a few refusals, one man was persistent enough to persuade Steve to do just that. In 2005, Hot Rods by Steve LLC. was established and the first vehicle built officially under the new company’s name, was Dan McDonald’s 1964 Chevrolet Impala SS. The Impala project dubbed “Low 64” debuted at the 9th Annual Good Guys PPG Nationals in Columbus Ohio, July 2006 and received the prestigious Maguire’s Magnificent Masterpiece Award. In its second showing, the Low 64 collected top honors at the Hot Rod Reunion show in NJ by receiving an Ida Automotive Top 10 Award and Best in Show.

Hot Rods by Steve LLC produces custom “Turn Key” Hot Rods and is collectively made up of several partners. We are all masters in own trade from Custom Design, to Fabrication, Paint & Body Excellence, Interior Design & Execution, Electrical and Mechanical. It is with these partners that our unique style of Pro-Touring / Pro-Street with the added elegance and detail found in today’s Street Rods continue to make impressions wherever our cars go. Currently HRBS is busy transforming our design concepts into our client’s reality. Stay tuned for more info on these current projects and others to come (maybe even yours).

Thank you for your interest in us and our work.
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