A family-run workshop
Beach Boy is owner-run, not a chain. The person who looks over your car is the person who stands behind the work.
The Atelier
The shop behind the work.
Beach Boy Enterprises is a family-run restoration workshop in West Tampa, Florida — small on purpose, and serious about the craft.
Beach Boy Enterprises has spent more than twenty-five years restoring classic and vintage cars in Tampa. It is not a chain or a quick-turnaround garage — it is a workshop, owner-run, where the people who quote your car are the people who restore it.
That scale is deliberate. A restoration done right cannot be rushed, and it should not be passed between strangers. Cars are taken on a few at a time so each gets the hours and the attention it actually needs.
The result is the kind of shop owners come back to, and recommend — because the work holds up, and because the conversation along the way is an honest one.
Who you talk to
John French has run Beach Boy Enterprises for years, and stands behind every car that leaves the shop. When you call, you are talking to the person responsible for the work.
John French President, Beach Boy Enterprises Inc.
What you can count on
A workshop, run the right way.
One car at a time
Restoration is unhurried work. We take on what we can do properly, so your car gets real attention — not a place in a queue.
Period-correct, done right
We restore cars the way they were built — correct finishes, correct details — and we are straight with you about what a car needs.
Find the shop
Where Beach Boy works.
The workshop is in West Tampa. Restoration work is by appointment — call ahead and John will set a time to look the car over.
Workshop915 W Knollwood St, Tampa, FL 33604 Call the shop(813) 679-2354
Hours Monday – Friday — 8:00 AM – 5:00 PMSaturday — By appointmentSunday — Closed
Start the conversation
Have a car worth bringing back?
Tell Beach Boy Enterprises about it. You will get an honest read on what it needs — and a straight answer on what it takes.