Wagenmasters

Wagenmasters is an Upland, California, shop that restores air-cooled Volkswagens and Porsches. It says it began as a hobby project around vintage Volkswagens and grew into a facility serving collectors and enthusiasts around the world. Of the five shops in this batch, it has the most third-party coverage.

Who they are

The shop's own pages give no founding year or founder. State business listings name Dustin Gomez as chief executive and chief financial officer and Georgina Gomez as secretary of Wagenmasters Inc. The shop says its mechanics bring more than 25 years of combined experience.

What they restore

The shop lists Karmann Ghias, Beetles, Buses and Porsches. It says it handles routine maintenance, original vehicle preservation and concours-level restoration. A Hagerty Media feature describes the shop as one that produces some of the world's best Volkswagen restorations, though we could not open the full article and rely on its headline and search summary for that point.

Work done in-house

• Metal fabrication and bodywork.
• Mechanical restoration.
• Final assembly and finishing.

The shop says it documents each phase of a project. Search summaries of outside coverage also mention a 16-month rotisserie restoration of a 1957 oval-window Beetle, and say the shop is a frequent supplier of restored air-cooled Volkswagens to the Gooding and Company auction house. We treat both of those as reported rather than confirmed by us.

Awards

The homepage calls the shop "award-winning" but names no awards, and the pages we read list none. We therefore report no specific awards.

Working with the shop

The shop says every restoration carries a 12-month warranty and that it keeps clients informed throughout a project. Pricing method, deposits and timelines are not published. Our classic car restoration cost guide helps frame the budgets involved in concours-level work.

Reputation

We saw the shop's Yelp, Facebook and Instagram pages only as search results and did not open them, so no rating is quoted. Prospective customers should read current reviews and ask to speak with past clients.

Visiting and contact

Listings give the address as 1551 W 13th St, Building 308, Upland, CA 91786, and the phone as 909-360-8058. The website itself shows the email [email protected] and no hours or street address on the pages we read, so call before visiting. Readers interested in the Porsche side can browse classic Porsche 911s for sale. Classic Cars Arena has no relationship with Wagenmasters.