Farland craftsman hand-finishing paint on a red Arnolt-Bristol

Our story

Craftsmanship, family history and financial trust

Farland is a family-run restoration shop shaped by Denver automotive history, practical craftsmanship and a deep responsibility to clients and their cars.

Jack's uncle Temple Buell Jr. was a noted race team owner and driver in the mid fifties. His drivers included Carroll Shelby, Masten Gregory, Phil Hill, Juan Fango and others. He campaigned Ferrari and Maserati sports and open wheel cars.

A HISTORY ON FOUR WHEELS

Jack got to meet many of these drivers as a young man while hanging around with his uncle.

"I got to sit in the pits and watch Carroll Shelby manage his team of Shelby Mustangs to a 1-2-3 finish at the Continental Divide Raceway. After the race Shelby came to dinner at our house and still remembers my mother's lasagna. That type of excitement gets in your blood and never leaves. I love to create excitement for my customers and get great satisfaction seeing them enjoy their cars."

"The ethical handling of money and accounting makes for a stable business and gives the client confidence and peace of mind." -Jack Farland

Farland Classic Restoration considers the proper handling of customer funds and informative billing as important as the quality of the restoration. We have a highly refined system of handling and protecting the security of customer payments.

Chances are, you've heard horror stories of people paying a shop to work on their car. Then, the work doesn't get done and the money is gone. It's a big loss for everyone. The only recourse is to reclaim the car and take it elsewhere.

At Farland Classic Restoration, we've created a system that gives our customers confidence and keeps them informed. We have three main checking accounts. The Main Account which is used to receive all income. The Special Advance Payment Account holds all advance payments made by customers. No funds are removed from this account until a valid work order is presented. This verifies the work has been done or a part purchased. Only then is money moved from the Advance Payment Account. The third account is the Bill Payment Account. All company bills, salaries, and parts are paid from this account.

This system ensures that customer funds are not mixed with other accounts and it forces the shop to always deliver the service BEFORE the customer funds are debited. A detailed spreadsheet is used to keep a running total of the funds for each customer with money on account. Should a project take less time than the customer allowed for, we always have the correct amount in the Special Advance Account to issue them an immediate repayment.

The team

The people behind the craft

Jack Farland
Shop Owner
Jack's family has been in the car business for generations. He started working around cars at age 12 and grew up around Chryslers, Ferraris, Maseratis and American muscle. That mix of rare European cars and hands-on shop experience still shapes Farland today.
Trina Farland
Shop Owner
Trina is the co-founder and co-owner of Farland Classic Restoration. She helped grow the business from a small detail shop into a nationally recognized restoration facility and remains central to the client experience and family-run culture.
Doug Brown
Operations Manager
Doug's car life started with Mustangs and a GT350, then moved through dealership service, parts and operations. He first joined Farland in 2007 and returned to guide shop operations with deep service-management experience.
Bill Orth
General Sales Manager
Bill grew up in the car business and became a specialist in Ferrari, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Alfa Romeo and other significant marques. His sales background, concours judging and Ferrari writing experience support Farland's collector-car sales work.
Tom Van Ness
Marketing Director
Tom brings decades of writing and creative direction experience to Farland. He tells the stories of the cars in the shop and showroom, drawing on past work with Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche advertising.
Tessa Farland
Office Manager
Tessa grew up in the shop and returned to the family business after working in New York. She took over as office manager in 2019 and helps keep the client and shop experience organized.