From a $350 Toolbox to a 7-Year Waitlist: How Tim Palazzolo Built GAP Industries

What started as a leap of faith in a home garage grew into one of the most sought-after muscle car shops, built on craftsmanship, persistence, and the right team. Tim Palazzolo joins the HOT ROD Pod to tell the story of how GAP Industries became a destination for some of the most incredible muscle car builds in the country. Read the full article here ➡️: https://www.hotrod.com/features/tim-palazzolo-gap-industries-custom-car-shop-origin Chapters 00:00 Intro – Tim Palazzolo & GAP Industries 00:45 From O’Reilly Driver to Shop Owner 02:10 From Drag Racing to Custom Show Cars 04:05 Pennzoil Sponsor Break 05:00 Race Cars vs Custom Car Clients 06:40 Starting a Shop During the 2008 Crash 08:05 Seven-Year Build Waitlist & Customer Process 10:30 Shop Growth, Paint & Body Expansion 13:20 Building the SEMA C3 Corvette 15:45 Designing Cars: Renderings, Wheels & Stance 19:40 Ridler Award Pressure & Last-Minute Chaos 24:20 3D Scanning, Product Design & Future Builds MotorTrend preferred music partner: Universal Production Music MotorTrend is a fully owned subsidiary of Hearst Communications Inc.