Colin grew up buying and restoring pedal bikes and really enjoyed working with his hands. When his dad took a job in Washington with Boeing, Colin bought a 1940 Ford which was quite a step up from the bicycles. He went to college at Washington State University and preferred to look for car projects instead of studying. Having to haul dead cars all over the place, Colin began looking for better solutions to tie them to the trailer. In 1993, he made the business official and started to sell his products. In 1994, he met Tim Foss of Street Rodder Magazine and took a job working for them in advertising and sales. He spent 5 years there while still doing Mac’s Custom Tie Downs on the side.
In 2003, he moved the business from Washington to Idaho and was done for personal reasons not business benefits. His new facility is 17,000 sqft which houses all their manufacturing machines, assembly equipment, shipping supplies, inventory, and even Colin’s collection of project vehicles. He employs 16 people and have been steadily growing over the years. They make all sorts of products for securing your gear including the Versa-Track systems, ratchet straps, wheel tie downs, tow straps, wheel chalks, and many more!
123: Glen Reid of Futura Trailers brought his innovative idea of a lowering trailer to reality
122: David Schardt of Forgeline Motorsports continues to push the envelope with their carbon+forged wheels
121: Bob Boileau discusses how he became President of Pikes Peak International Raceway and how they have outlasted the previous owners
120: Paul “Scooter” Brothers shares his experience at Comp Performance Group, the SEMA board, and how they look for companies to acquire
119: Larry Chen works every single day to capture stunning automotive pictures from all over the globe
118: Chris Stewart took his knowledge of marketing & design and combined it with his love of music & racing to create the GridLife festivals
117: John Whalen of Whalen Speed R&D details how he has built up his business over the years
116: Trevor Doelling of Texas Speed quit installing parts to focus on online sales. Now, they are machining and manufacturing their own parts.
115: Howard Anderson of AR Fabrication and Darton East believes that slow and steady growth is the best way to ensure success
114: Three friends - Jeremy, Ben, and John - teamed up with different skill sets to start Fathouse Fabrications
113: Jason Whitfield of Whitfield Fab has built his business by doing everything he can in house, including manufacturing weld-ready cages for drag racing
112: Chris Stephens, the co-host of Discovery Channel’s Garage Rehab, helps shops improve operations and turn a profit
111: Tim Suddard of Grassroots Motorsports explains how the magazine got started and how it has changed over the years
110: Ian Baker of World Time Attack set out to create the ultimate time attack racing spectacle and continues to improve his event
109: Eric Hazen explains how he and Paul Lucas use their engineering knowledge to design products at Verus Engineering
108: Mike Lewin of Professional Awesome shares how they are transforming their racing hobby into a real business
107: Victor Alvarez took his love for Supras and turned it into a business with Induction Performance
106: Rory Connell has leveraged his network to become more successful and recently became Chairman of the SEMA YEN Select Committee
105: Dom Tucci is expanding the family business of building hot rods with his design firm Dom Tucci Designs
104: Ben Horst of Eddy Motorworks epitomizes the term “hot rod” with his Tesla-powered Exocet
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