Ron has been passionate about cars for as long as anyone can remember.  He has been involved with cars in either drag racing or building Hot Rods for many years.  He opened American Pastimes in 1998 and has turned the shop into one of the largest Hot Rod Parts on the West Coast.

A native of Pacific Grove, Tom Graduated from Salinas High School and Hartnell and Sierra Colleges Automotive Programs. Tom is our expert on tires, wheels, brakes and suspension, an experience he gained as the former owner of Performance Tire and Wheel in Auburn and Gold Country Tire, Brake and Alignment in Rocklin, CA. Tom also is a graduate of Vintage Air Training Center in San Antonio, TX.

 Tom grew up around hot rods as his father was a hot rod painter and body man. Tom's cars include his 56 Nomad daily driver and a '31 Ford Sedan Delivery he has owned since 1980. His current projects include a '55 Chevy Bel Air 2 door Post. Call Tom today for help in finding just the right set of wheels for your car or fixing that tricky brake problem.

RC, a retired Fire Chief, has been a motorhead all his life. He has raced Corvettes and drag cars with three regional championships and taken show cars on the ISCA and Concours circuits to National and regional championships. RC and his wife have seven children and seven grandchildren because he says he didn't know any better, and he still plays with cars to this day.

Deb's Dad was a dyed in the wool hot rodder without benefit of sons. Growing up, they had a 51 Merc convertible, a ‘32 Ford Pickup and last but not least, a ‘29 highboy roadster. Those are just the memorable cars. She tore apart her first car, a ‘61 Comet when she was sixteen. Her teenage years were spent hanging out at the neighborhood gas station. The girls weren’t dumb, that’s were the guys and cars were. Her senior year in high school,she started dating the guy that worked at the gas station. (He had just bought a ‘69 GTO Judge and also owned a ‘39 Chevy 2 door sedan.) Through the years they’ve owned several street rods and muscle cars and still have the 1939 Chevy and a few other projects. In 1996 Deb opened her own street rod shop and has worked as temporary help for American Pastimes until the Spring of 2004, when she joined the crew here, handling customer service, the online store and promotions.