Changes coming to Stohr Cars
As many of you know, we lost our home, personal shop, vintage cars, and tools to one of Northern California's massive wildfires in August. Rather than rebuild in this fire-prone location (2 other fires came close to burning us out in recent years) the loss has prompted us to make two changes to stabilize Stohr Cars for the long term.
First, active management will transition to our long-time chief mechanic Dave Rich, assisted by our son Rennie, while Patti and I continue in more limited roles. Second, we will move our base of operations from San Francisco Region to the Charlotte, North Carolina area. That will simultaneously put us closer to family and to the center of our customer base. Patti and I had planned to continue Stohr Cars operations here for another 2 or 3 years before possibly relocating, but the fire forced our hand sooner than anticipated.
Not to worry, though, as operations will continue full steam ahead here in northern California through at least the end of the year, and probably well into January. Our current shop lease expires at the end of February, so at some point in January we will call a temporary halt to production to pack up and roll east. By the end of March, we should be up and running and filling orders for large items. In the meantime, Dave will be filling hard-part and small-item orders from his shop near Tucson, AZ. If you have specific part needs before March, you’re encouraged to contact us now so we can put those parts on our pre-move production list!
Except for a short blip early next year, folks shouldn't notice much of a production change. If anything, deliveries should get a bit quicker for most. Moreover, we’ve been making strategic investments in equipment, tools, and capabilities to ensure Stohr stays at the forefront of SCCA Prototype development, and are very excited about some upcoming Stohr product announcements coming after the move!
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