Backwards Bill's Garage · Leander, TX
Backwards Bill's Garage is a classic car restoration and restomod shop in Leander, Texas, twenty to thirty minutes northwest of Austin. Early Ford Broncos, F100s and air-cooled Porsche are what we're known for, and we build for owners here and across the country.
Early Bronco RestorationRestomod BuildsPorsche Repair in Austin
One or two at a time
The same hands from teardown to delivery
Written plan first
Scope, parts and budget approved before a wrench turns
Photos as it happens
And a phone call before any spend you didn't approve
Shipped nationwide
Most of what we finish leaves Texas
The short version, for anyone who wants the facts before the story.
| Topic | Answer |
|---|---|
| What we do | Classic car restoration, restomods, engine swaps, chassis swaps, fabrication, and Porsche service and repair |
| What we're known for | Early Ford Broncos (1966 to 1977), Ford F100s and air-cooled Porsche 911s |
| Where | 14305 Farm to Market Rd 2769, Leander, TX 78641, twenty to thirty minutes northwest of Austin |
| Who we build for | Austin-area owners who drive in, and owners across the country who ship their cars to Texas |
| Owner | Weston Ready |
| On the shop floor | Cam Musgrove, master mechanic, with technicians John Kemper and Coleman Bement |
| Builds at once | One or two major builds at a time, on purpose |
| Hours | Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM, by appointment |
| Contact | (512) 937-7086 or cam@backwardsbillsgarage.com |
| What we send out | Paint and body go to a shop we trust, and we'll tell you which one |
Weston Ready owns Backwards Bill's Garage. He has been drawing and building Broncos since grade school. He proposed to his wife in one, and he named his son Ford.
Before he owned a shop, he was a customer at other ones. The same thing kept going wrong. Nobody would give him a straight answer on the budget or the timeline.
So he built the shop he wanted to be a customer of. Weston also runs CourTex Construction, a sports construction company that has made the Inc. 5000 list five years in a row, and he brought the same systems over: a written plan, a real timeline, and a phone call before anything changes.
The rules here are short. Treat your people right, treat your customers right, and keep your word. In Weston's words, "Make your handshake stronger than any written contract."
We'll build anything, but we have a love for early Broncos and Porsche. This is where most of the work lands.
Stock-style and frame-off restorations for 1966 to 1977 Broncos.
A modern engine, chassis, brakes and comfort under the classic body.
Coyote, Godzilla, LS, 306MAX or R2.8 Cummins, done as one job.
A new Kincer chassis under your early Bronco, installed here.
Service, repair, restoration and track prep on air-cooled 911s, plus modern 911s.
F100s with a Crown Vic chassis swap, Corvettes, one-off fabrication and stalled projects.
We take on one or two major builds at a time, on purpose. Your car gets worked on instead of waiting under a cover, by the same people from teardown to delivery.
Are we the cheapest shop around? No. Good parts aren't cheap, good technicians aren't cheap, and quality work takes time. We'd rather build something we're proud to put our name on than rush it out the door.
There's no service desk. Whoever picks up the phone has had hands on your build, or can walk twenty feet and ask the person who has.
Owner and CEO
Weston owns Backwards Bill's Garage. He studied business management at Texas Tech, along with marketing and advertising, and he has been starting businesses since he was a teenager.
His other company, CourTex Construction, has made the Inc. 5000 list five years in a row. Backwards Bill's is his passion business, and it runs on the same motto: relationships first, profits follow.
Master Mechanic
Cam runs the shop floor and has more than 15 years in the automotive industry. He came up through GM training, worked with Pratt Miller in professional motorsport, and was running his own Corvette race shop before he turned 21.
He was a lead technician and crew chief for an IMSA team that won multiple championships. His builds have run as center spreads in Hot Rod, Super Street and PassMag.
In 2022 he and Gumby at Speed Lab Performance built the first running, driving 7.3 Godzilla early Bronco in 26 days and showed it at Ford Fest. He has finished about 15 early Broncos so far. His favorite is Harold, a supercharged Coyote Bronco with a Tremec six-speed.
Technician
John is a mechanic and fabricator with eight years in the trade, most of it on early Broncos. He graduated from the automotive program at TSTC and started his career at a Bronco shop.
His specialties are electrical systems, drivetrains, and suspension geometry and design. Three of his Broncos have won Best in Show at car shows, and a fourth won for best engine display. Weston was one of his customers before John joined the shop.
When John builds a Bronco, safety and how it drives come first.
Technician
Coleman is a mechanic and fabricator with five years of hands-on experience, mostly engine swaps and restorations.
He believes a car should be built right the first time, even the parts nobody will ever see. He builds every one the way he'd want someone to build his own.
Three quick questions. Honest answers save both of us a phone call.
Do you plan to drive it, not just park it at shows?
We build cars to be driven. If you want a Bronco judged against how it left the factory, we're not the right shop for it.
Would you rather wait for it to be done right than have it done fast?
Full builds take six months to a year. If you only need one thing fixed, that's quicker. Call and ask.
Is quality worth more to you than the lowest quote?
We're not the cheapest shop around, and we won't pretend to be.
Backwards Bill's Garage is at 14305 Farm to Market Rd 2769 in Leander, Texas 78641, twenty to thirty minutes northwest of Austin. Take 183 north or 620 west to FM 2769.
The shop is open Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4 PM, by appointment, so call before you come.
Weston Ready owns Backwards Bill's Garage. Cam Musgrove, the master mechanic, runs the shop floor with technicians John Kemper and Coleman Bement.
Early Ford Broncos from 1966 to 1977, Ford F100s and other classic trucks, air-cooled Porsche 911, 930, 964 and 993, and modern 911s. We also take Corvettes, custom builds and projects another shop couldn't finish.
The work covers restorations, restomods, engine swaps, chassis swaps, fabrication and single repairs.
No. Early Broncos and air-cooled Porsche are what people come to us for, but we'll build anything. F100s, Corvettes and one-off custom work go on the lift too.
Yes. Most of what we finish leaves Texas. We help line up enclosed or open transport both ways and price it into the quote.
You can come out at teardown and again at delivery, or we'll walk you through it on video.
One or two major builds at a time. That way your car gets worked on instead of sitting, and the same people stay on it from start to finish.
No. Paint and body go to a shop we trust, and we'll tell you which one.
No. Parts are paid up front and full builds are billed every two weeks.
Fill out the form on this page or call (512) 937-7086. The first thing Cam asks is "What's the dream?" Then how often you'll drive it and what the budget is. You don't need it all figured out before you call.
Start a build conversation
It's fine if you don't have it all figured out. That's what the first call is for.
You'll hang up knowing what fits, what it costs and what comes next. If we're not the right shop for it, we'll tell you that too.
Or call (512) 937-7086, Monday to Friday, 8AM to 4PM.
5.0 on Google
"Cam was very quick to get me a quote and communicated with me throughout the entire process. If you're looking for an honest reliable shop these guys are it."
"It's refreshing to find someone who actually cares about your car equally or more than you do."
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