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The Art of custom muscle Cars & Show Inspired Builds
Complete award winning automotive restoration, restomod and custom performance driven muscle cars and turnkey truck restorations. Show Inspired Rides built by Sabra are known for embracing tradition, history, authenticity, advanced engineering and masterful classic details by Sabra Johnson for serious collectors and corporate clients.
CUSTOM Truck and Muscle Rides by Sabra
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​Sabra- Industry Leader, Custom Car Builder, Texas Rancher
Sabra Johnson is an American automobile designer and classic car restorer. Sabra Johnson is the owner of Restorations by Sabra and City Classic Cars franchises both based in Houston Texas. Sabra is a community builder that believes in giving back to his industry and his community through every project he builds.
Years after turning his small hobby Shop into a national automotive restoration powerhouse branded as City Classic Cars, after participating in countless regional car shows, attending the legendary Pebble Beach and Amelia Island Concours and consistently Battling in the prestigious invitation only SEMA Show Battle of The Builders, Sabra determined he needed to develop a super team to help him focus exclusively on the growing demands for the most iconic and epic restorations in the world, so he launched Restorations by Sabra.
Although Sabra’s City Classic Cars crew produces award winning restorations and performance upgrades for classic car enthusiast, the show car division only serves corporate clients and serious collectors.
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Restorations by Sabra offers an intimate collaboration between the client and the builder. It's you and the mind of this creative builder one on one! City Classic Cars has a talented team, yet Rides by Sabra provides you with private hands-on attention of Sabra Johnson and his most experienced and trusted crew. Just bring the dream, Sabra will bring the rest!
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Every great custom muscle car restoration starts with a dream by the client then Sabra translates those notes into renders and a detailed design plan that allows you to see the end in the beginning. Sabra calls this the Vision-Driven build process. First Sabra listens to your dream... next is deeper discovery... then Sabra presents a detailed design plan... then your dream enters Sabra's Signature Restoration Process... 12-18 months later City Classic Cars presents the realized dream!
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Sabra personally recruited and developed his custom build team team from top builders across the country, Sabra expanded his shop, and is now taking orders for over the top Custom Restomods.
When looking to have your next high-end award-winning street rod, custom, or unique project built, look no further than Sabra Johnson.
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Rides by Sabra is committed to building the best custom muscle cars, iconic hot rods, exotics, vintage and truck restorations in the world. Prices start at $115 an hour plus materials. Our satisfied clients include major corporation leaders, celebrities, leading families, and serious collectors. If you can dream it, Sabra can build it! Let's get started.
What's Your Dream? Chose A Direction
Rides by Sabra is committed to building the best custom muscle cars, iconic hot rods and truck restorations in the world. Most Custom Builds by Sabra start at $200K+ If you can dream it, Sabra can build it. Don't know where to start? Click on a discovery pathway to begin!
The man behind the vision
After years of developing his eyes, hands and ears for world class performance in his cousins Porsche & Exotic Imports Performance garage, Sabra's first modification was at age 16. This American Custom Muscle Car Builder's first modification was when he equipped his boring grey Volkswagen Rabbit with custom performance exhaust, an over the top sound system featuring double 15 inch Super Blue subs, Limo "Black" tinted windows, custom seat covers, an aftermarket GTI performance package, sirocco GT rims and countless hours repairing failed parts and his novice mistakes. It was not much on his dishwasher's salary, but it planted the seeds of modification and a thirst for customization.
Today, Sabra Johnson has earned a reputation as a "Restoration and Restomod Specialist", for his shop in Houston Texas builds some of the most iconic classic cars and trucks in the industry. Sabra Johnson is considered one of the leaders in style, quality, and workmanship. Sabra is a member of SEMA where he serves as an industry mentor, voted by his peers to serve on the prestigious ARMO Council, is an active member of HRIA, NHRA, a regular participant in the SEMA Show Battle of the Builders International Competition and under contract to produce a national "Restomod" tv reality show. Sabra Johnson is known for his Resto Builds! A Restomod by Sabra is committed to safety, functionality and beauty...
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A Note from The Builder- My name is Sabra Johnson, the owner, and my role is not only to see your build to the end, but I am also hands on till your project is completed. My role in the shop includes things such as design and layout, dismantling and documentation, body work and paint, wiring, chassis design and build, Trim Works and final assembly. I am joined by several talented fabricators, painters, performance technicians, and a full custom interior department. My project management team does all of the bookkeeping, parts ordering, labor management, pictures, documentation, website maintenance, billing and answering the phone. I would love the opportunity to help you achieve your automotive dreams.
