Since 1987 Trinity Restoration has been Tulsa's premier restoration services and collision repair provider and we offer a FOREVER Warranty and FOREVER Detail to prove it. We have customers who have been to Trinity 5, 6, 7 or more times since 1987. As one customer said, "Once you find the best, you forget the rest!" We certainly agree.
Trinity Restoration started in June of 1987 as a classic Mustang-only restoration shop in the back of a garage which at the time was home to the Tulsa Mustang Club. Soon Trinity began restoring other classic vehicles due to the repeated requests of its customers. Within a few years Trinity's business had grown enough to justify renting a building on 46th Street just East of Memorial in Tulsa.
Shortly thereafter customers began bringing in their newer vehicles for paint and body work as well and Trinity's collision business was up and running. By the summer of 1992 Trinity was in need of more space and a building of its own so the 8618 E. 46th Street location was purchased and renovated as a full-service paint and body shop. Many busy years followed as Trinity provided the best possible restoration and collision repair services from its 46th Street location.
In early 2004 founders Dennis and Angie Cockrell retired after selling the business to David W. Miller II. Mr. Miller left behind a dozen years in sales and marketing for the telecommunications industry to pursue his first love of classic automobile restoration. Following in his mechanic father's footsteps Mr. Miller had been a lifelong classic car enthusiast and now had the chance to enjoy a second career in the automotive service industry. Mr. Miller immediately rebranded the Trinity image, colors, logo, etc. and drastically increased sales and marketing efforts to expand the restoration and collision businesses.
Later that same year Trinity expanded by purchasing a nearby competitor, T&D Body Shop, to provide addition work space for its restoration services. This second location on East 46th Street allowed the collision and restoration businesses to separate, expand and specialize more including custom KIT car construction. As 2006 began Trinity found itself in need of even more space for its restoration business while production on a new, national car restoration television series started on site. Trinity responded by adding a third and fourth building just down the road on East 47th Street for restoration.
Trinity proudly marked its twentieth year in business in 2007 by constructing and opening the largest shop in Tulsa at 98th and Memorial and purchasing the DENT DOCTOR (www.dentdoctor.com) Paint-less Dent Repair business on 46th West of Memorial. The new, state-of-the-art facility in South Tulsa offered 25,611 square feet of the BEST paint, body and mechanical facilities and equipment in this part of the country. The Grand Opening held on June 30, 2007 featured an open house and car show including Chip Foose from TLC's “Overhaulin'”, Chrome Shop Mafia from CMT's “Trick My Truck”, Darryl Starbird, 240 show cars, live music from STARS, and over 15,000 spectators. The new facility became the headquarters of the four Trinity locations which now provided restoration, collision, mechanical and DENT DOCTOR services.
As 2008 opened Trinity found itself in the unique position of being the biggest paint, body and mechanical operation in Tulsa when its original and continuing goal was simply to be the BEST. Trinity truly has been blessed and is very grateful to the people of Tulsa for their support and partonage through the years. In March 2008 Trinity was named the Tulsa Dealer for the new production line of motorcycles from Orange County Choppers. OCC is world famous as the premier builder of custom choppers and starring in the hit reality television series "American Chopper" featured on the Discovery Channel. Visit www.trinitymotorcycles.com for more details. Trinity also became a dealer for Dynacorn which manufactures brand new bodies for classic cars such as the first generation Camaro and Mustang. Classic car construction was therefore added to KIT car construction as part of Trinity's restoration business. Visit www.brandnewmusclecar.com for more details.
Trinity Restoration is very proud to be Tulsa's premier automotive service provider and we take our commitment to our customers and the Tulsa community very seriously. We want every customer to feel as if they have a friend in the automotive service business that they can always turn to in times of need. Perhaps Trinity's Mission Statement says it best; Our business is helping people and in the process their vehicles are restored impeccably. As we say at Trinity Restoration, "Don't get your car repaired, have it restored..."
Trinity Restoration is Tulsa's ONLY 5STAR paint, body and mechanical shop. The 5STAR Network is a non-profit organization that was created to provide a commitment of honesty and integrity to customers of automotive service establishments. The select members of 5STAR Network have all been certified as providing the highest level of honesty and integrity in dealing with automotive service customers. These members guarantee that all customers will be provided with the RIGHT price, RIGHT parts, RIGHT service, RIGHT warranty and most importantly 100% Integrity, each and every time they visit the establishment. Visit www.5starnetwork.org for more information.
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Trinity Owner, David W. Miller II
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