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Born in Loudon, Tennessee the foothills to the Great Smoky Mountains , Harlan moved to the Nashville area before making the trek out to Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to ending up in our shop, Harlan worked for Concours Restoration working on ’20’s and ’30’s era cars welding and fabricating door bottoms, quarter patches, window channels, etc. He fell in love with the Paint and Prep side of things early on in age when he used to tear apart Hot Wheels to paint them. When not working away at his dream job; Shannon enjoys cruising around town, going to car shows, working on his personal builds, hitting some balls at the baseball cages, and spending time with his family.
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Whether it’s behind the scenes or in plain view, co-founder of the acclaimed business, wife of Dave Kindig, and mother of the two, Charity Kindig is the glue holding everything together. A star in her own right, Charity has been interested in cars since she was a little girl. With a father who was a hot rodder and car club member and a mother who was certainly a fan of classic cars herself, Charity grew up knowing all about the hot rodder passion.
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Ira grew up in the California Central Valley in the rural town of Patterson. Growing up in a small-town during the 80’s/90’s classic cars was life! Especially because it’s the area that George Lucas’ iconic movie “American Graffiti” was based on. As a child, Ira would listen to stories his father would tell of the 1960’s custom car scene in Southern California where his dad had an auto upholstery shop.
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“It’s still one of the greatest custom cars we’ve ever built,” he says, outfitted with an all-aluminum 600c.i. Yes, yes, he was kept safe and didn’t stare directly into the light. Yoan is originally from Cuba and moved to Florida 15 years ago where he started doing mobile bodywork and paint repairs until he started working in a custom shop. Being a Kindig, Drew was pretty much born and raised at the shop. So, it was only a matter of time and a right of passage before Drew joined the team. We believe that a well designed home should not only look good, but feel good.
After graduating he continued to work at his family’s business until they sadly had to close the doors. He loves working at Kindig-it Design, he’s able to wake up every day and do what he loves doing; surrounded by co-workers that are like family. When not sanding, primering, and painting some beautiful rides here; Chris enjoys camping, hiking, off-roading, fishing, and pretty much all the great outdoors has to offer.
Kindig-It’s Stunning 1953 Corvette Wins Ridler Award at 2024 Detroit Autorama
When he saw that we had a job opening, he took a leap of faith, and applied, joining our team in August of 2021. Before coming to work at Kindig-it, Chris was the Body Shop Manager for a rather large transportation company in Madison. He got his start in the industry when he waa just four years old — going to work with his Dad, who worked in a Body Shop. In the meantime, why don’t you check out our Pinterest for some ideas.
2024 Ridler Winner: Dave and Tracey Maxwell’s “TwelveAir” ’53 Corvette Corvair Concept - Hagerty Media
2024 Ridler Winner: Dave and Tracey Maxwell’s “TwelveAir” ’53 Corvette Corvair Concept.
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In April of 2019, Kyler started at Kindig-it Design making our Door Handles. When not slinging out our signature door handles; Kyler enjoys building and customizing motorcycles. Kyler loves his job, the team, and is excited about his future here at Kindig-it Design. Eric grew up in St. George, UT then moved to SLC in 2006 for a change of pace and to explore new opportunities.
Despite this, they could not definitely prove that Creative Controls had infringed on any of their products. The court determined that there was no case for copyright-related issues. An exploration of Kindig’s Instagram page shows that they have been busying themselves with some fascinating renovations. Dave and his team recently worked on a red 65 mustang, and a stunning 63 Corvette. Dave started the custom build by translating the ideas of the client to visual drawings his craftspeople could actually build.
Tessa is the co founder and principal designer here at Kind Interior Design. Tessa received her Environmental + Interior Design degree from Chaminade University of Honolulu and holds her IDFX certificate from the National Council of Interior Design Qualification. Tessa is an innovative Interior Designer, passionate about holistic design and finds joy in bringing uniquely customized concepts to each and every one of her clients.
He began his metal fabrication career in various ornamental iron shops and customizing motorcycles from home, he has made many art pieces housed in galleries around the country and city. In 2013 an opportunity arose to join the Kindig-it team as part of the GM Futurliner crew. He specializes in metal shaping, precision welding, and fiberglass. After work, you will find him working late on his vintage vans and motorcycles with the help of his two dogs and a wonderful girlfriend. Eric loves spending time with the team at Kindig-it both in and out of the shop. Brandon is originally from West Valley Utah chills up north in Ogden now.

Kindig-It notes that this 1953 Corvette was built with no budget and no cap on how long it would take, which is essentially what it takes these days to secure a Ridler Award. Regardless, it’s an achievement that few will ever reach, and now, both the company that built this amazing machine and the folks that own it have the ultimate bragging rights. Austyn graduated from the University of Idaho in 2019 with his bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.
Charity’s first car was her beloved ’67 Chevelle Malibu that her and her father built together. With the coolest car in the parking lot, Charity and her friends enjoyed cruising State Street in the Chevelle and frequenting dance clubs. It was at one of these clubs that she met the love of her life, Dave Kindig. As a young car enthusiast, Charity delved into the automotive hobby on the work front as well, claiming a parts-runner job at a local automotive shop. Once there, she worked her way up the ranks, eventually becoming a manager and overseeing the warehouse. After the aftermarket shop, her next automotive job was as co-owner of Kindig-It Design.
If you’ve ever felt anxious spending time in a messy room, you know that the design of our space and our environment affects us both physically and emotionally. Part of the reason he’s able to focus so much time on the creative side of the business is his wife Charity looks after the books. I just stay on the creative side, which allows me to be a lot more open-minded and free-floating,” he says.
Chris has been with Kindig-it Design since April of 2021 and has loved it ever since.
As the Head Tour Guide, he is able to interact with people from all over the world and enjoys getting to know everyone who comes to the shop. His interests are focused on classic cars, attending car shows, and constantly growing and changing his personal collection of cars. They have two daughters; Sidney married to Derrick, and Madison, married to Jordan. Brian joined the Kindig-it Design team in July 2014 and specializes in body work. Brian spent 16 years before Kindig-it Design working as a collision repair technician with various companies. He has been married for 18 years and has two sons that are 12 and 9 years old.