DEDIC'S

RESTORATION

EST. 1992

Owosso, MI · Est. 1992

THIS ISN'T
A SHOP.
IT'S A CANDY STORE.

Bob Dedic has spent 33 years doing what most people only dream about — building show cars, frame-off restorations, rat rods, and custom swaps out of Owosso, MI. He doesn't do this for the money. He does it because he loves it.

★★★★★

4.8 · 24 Google Reviews

Owosso, MI · 33 Years Running

See the '57 Build

33 YRS

In Business · Still Going

FRAME-OFF

Full Restorations

LS SWAPS

Motor & Engine Builds

RAT RODS

Custom Builds

SHOW CARS

Built to Win

4.8 ★

Google Rating

33 YRS

In Business · Still Going

FRAME-OFF

Full Restorations

LS SWAPS

Motor & Engine Builds

RAT RODS

Custom Builds

SHOW CARS

Built to Win

4.8 ★

Google Rating

The Man Behind the Shop

33 YEARS IN.
STILL CAN'T
WAIT TO GET HERE.

Bob Dedic didn't build a business. He built a life around doing what he loves. For 33 years, he's walked into this shop in Owosso every single morning like a kid walking into a candy store — because to him, that's exactly what it is.

Frame-off restorations, rat rods that turn heads at every show, LS swaps that make old iron run harder than ever, full suspension rebuilds, steering updates, air conditioning, interior work, and show-quality paint. If it's a classic car and it needs work, Bob has probably already done it — and loved every minute.

He's not running a production line. He's a craftsman who takes your project personally, because every car that rolls out of his shop has his name on it. That's why clients keep coming back for decades.

✦

"IT'S A CANDY STORE EVERY DAY."

— Bob Dedic, owner & craftsman, Dedic's Auto Body & Restoration

Rat rod truck in front of Dedic's shop with the iconic '57 Bel Air on the roof

The Process — Start to Finish

WATCH THE
'57 BEL AIR COME BACK TO LIFE.

This is what a frame-off restoration looks like from the day it rolls in to the day it rolls out. Click through each stage.

Stage 01

THE BARN FIND

This is where every great restoration starts — a car that's been sleeping for decades. Rust, oxidized paint, seized components. To most people it looks like scrap. To Bob, it looks like potential.

Every frame-off restoration at Dedic's starts with a full assessment. Bob walks every inch of the car before a single bolt is touched.

Stage 02

FRAME OFF

The body comes completely off the frame. Every component is disassembled, inspected, and catalogued. The frame gets stripped, sandblasted, and rebuilt from scratch. This is the only way to do it right.

Notice the "PROJECT: 1957 BEL AIR" sign on the wall. Every build gets treated with that level of intention.

Stage 03

THE MECHANICAL BUILD

Body goes back on the clean frame. Fresh LS engine drops in. Suspension completely rebuilt — new control arms, coilovers, steering rack. Air conditioning. Everything that makes this car better than factory.

This is where Bob's 33 years shows. The mechanical build is what separates a real restoration from a paint job with lipstick on it.

Stage 04

SHOW QUALITY PAINT

The iconic red and white two-tone goes on in the booth. Bob's paint work is the reason his reputation spans three decades. Every panel prepped, blocked, and finished to show car standards.

Robert Fitzsimmons on Google: "He matched the paint perfectly... great work."

Stage 05

THE REVEAL

From a rusty barn find to a show-stopping '57 Bel Air. Gleaming red and white two-tone, chrome restored, white walls, and an LS that makes it drive better than 1957. This is what Bob lives for.

Stage 01