Mercury Charlies Garage

Sep 27, 2024

Awesome place. Real mechanic's and artist.

May 27, 2024

This is the only place I let touch my 1935 Ford. They are fully up to speed on everything with these old cars. I have had very good service from them for many years now.

Dec 27, 2023

Awesome collection of automotive memorabilia and some of the best work in town

Nov 27, 2023

Best hotrod and car restoration shop in Texas!!

Nov 27, 2023

Cool spot to poke your head into. Be courteous/respectful, and they might even show you around the garage.

Nov 27, 2023

LOVE THESE GUYS

Nov 27, 2023

Mercury Charlie’s is one hell of a garage. Charlie is one of the countries custom hotrod legends. If you stop by to talk with him and see the shop you will understand why. All of the folks that work there are Extremely talented and skilled at what they do and continually do excellent work no matter how challenging the project is. They have worked on three of my cars extensively over the years and it is always such a great experience. It is a really cool place

Nov 27, 2023

Stopped by today just to look around and got a full tour of the shop. Down to earth, really nice folks there. Some superior work goes on in that shop! Was more than impressed!!!!

Nov 27, 2023

Super professional shop. Work of the highest order.

Nov 27, 2023

They do amazing work!

Nov 27, 2022

Great spot for all of your hot rod & classic car needs.

Nov 27, 2022

Very nice feel with a verypersonnel touch on rhe experience. Literally feels like walking into the past!!!

Nov 27, 2021

Cool shop and great people! Glad we made the stop.

Nov 27, 2021

On our way out of town we had tire trouble and pulled into the parking lot where Charlie’s shop is located. After seeing our situation Charlie helped us without hesitation and changed our RV tire. He also gave us loads of helpful information about our tires that will help us down the road and genuinely wanted to share his knowledge! I guarantee you’ll receive the same kindness, honesty and professionalism if you go to Charlie for custom work or restoration!

Nov 27, 2021

Simply an awesome restoration shop with very skilled and innovative craftsmen. Lots and lots and lots of excellent projects under there belts. And always interesting projects underway. If you are a classic Jaguar person, you'll likely already be at least aware of their next door neighbor 'Classic Jaguar' of whom they are associated.

Nov 27, 2021

The go-to guys for those in the know. Just ask J.J.

Nov 27, 2021

This was an excessively expensive 3-month long disappointment. I am leaving this review to help classic car owners avoid this place as an option based on the following factors: Specifically, the invoices are convoluted and nearly impossible to interpret, so I didn't really know what I was paying for because I couldn't make sense of them. As far as I can tell, they repetitively charged me for the same hours for the same line items on several occasions. The labor hours accrued were excessive. This is due to one of two factors; they are either lacking the skills to be reasonably proficient or they are price gauging by falsely inflating labor hours. For example, they installed a hydroboost system in my '60 Thunderbird, which seems to work ok so far, but for an installation (when performed by "professionals")that averages 4-6 hours, I was charged $3200 @ $110/hr standard shop rate. They charged the ac (does not blow cold), bled the brakes, tightened up some oil pan hardware, installed some new brake lines, and "fixed" a rear quarter window. Parts were roughly 1K. The total bill was $8500. After 3 months in their shop they broke my driver's door window glass and an aftermarket radio that I paid about $700 for. They, didn't bother to tell me that they damaged my car and simply delivered it back to me that way. I find that sort of business ethic to be incredibly indecent. They also ran the battery down and didn't bother to charge it. After spending $100's in "diagnostics" I checked the rear quarter window that they had allegedly repaired, and it immediately jumped off the track when I triggered the button. They did a good job of re-repairing it, but they would have delivered it to me that way if I hadn't caught it and asked them to correct it. They were actually planning on charging me extra for fixing it again but must have experienced a moment of clarity and decided not to. After 3 months, a relatively short punch list, and dropping $8500, I expected a lot better, and frankly much more, for my patronage and I certainly didn't expect my car to have sustained any damage in the process, or be regarded as an afterthought. I have no problem paying premium prices for good work when labor is assessed fairly. When you drop your car off at a place like this it becomes a hostage and you either pay the unreasonable ransom to get it back or you never see it again. Unfortunately, this ordeal was ridiculous and I am simply thankful that my car is finally out of there...never to return.

Nov 27, 2020

Çok güzel bir klâsik restorasyon atölyesi.

Nov 27, 2020

Great people! Will not disappoint!

Nov 27, 2020

Great place. Great crew. Good looking work.

Nov 27, 2020

Smooth

Nov 27, 2020

The acceptable final results of the engine transplant project performed by the Mercury Charlie's crew was marred by their consistent inability to return phone calls or communicate during the process. Most recently I had a time-critical question for Chris regarding his choice of some engine components. I called early in the week and spoke with owner's daughter Roxie, who assured me Chris would call just as soon as he finished a phone call he was on. 4 days and one additional phone message followup later, I finally got a call at end of day on Friday. By then I had long since given up and just had to make my own decisions without input from Chris. Looking back during the estimated "two week" project which stretched into over 2 months (and final cost some 60% greater than the initially discussed high range), I was reminded that on numerous incidents I NEVER received a return call for messages left either on voice mail or with the receptionist. On the other hand, the finished project was generally completed in a professional and knowledgeable manner. There aren't many shops left that do this kind of work, and I recognize and appreciate that. On the positive side, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that Chris made a personal end-of-day trip to my house with some replacement ignition parts, several weeks after I took possession of the completed project and he even offered to re-install my spark plugs (I declined.. I'm not yet completely helpless). They are clearly trying hard. I'm confident that remaining issues will soon be resolved. Phil A. Dripping Springs

Nov 27, 2020

We live in Michigan, i called mc and left a message and he called me back that night was really impressed on his knowledge about our 50 merc was a great help, thanx for taking the time to chat with us

Nov 27, 2019

After my father rebuilt our 1956 Customline, we had some fit and finish issues as well as a spark problem that we just couldn't hack. We called up Charlie and he said not to worry he would take care of it for us. Charlie and his team are top notch with impeccable knowledge and had my car back to me in no time! Also Team Member Chris is a Tuning Wizard!

Nov 27, 2019

Alltid trevligt att prata Hot rods och custombilar här

Nov 27, 2019

Brought my '65 Riviera to Charlie for some work. Charlie is a great resource for these classics. He was able to get the car running great in no time and was able to fit me into the shops very busy schedule. Great Customer Service!

Nov 27, 2019

Charlie and his staff are always friendly, helpfull and make you feel at home.

Nov 27, 2019

It's what I like!

Nov 27, 2019

Nice cars and good quality!!

Nov 27, 2019

They take their time but it's better to have the work done right the first time. I'm excited to see my 1963 Lark back on the road thanks to these guys.

Nov 27, 2019

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Nov 27, 2019

Worst customer experience I have ever had. This guy does shabby work and starts a job and says he can't finish it while charging over $100/hr. Buys parts but doesn't install them properly. Took my vehicle down the road and said he has so many customers coming from there with the same complaints. DO NOT USE THIS GUY CHARLIE! I'm suing you too crook!

Nov 27, 2019

You car guys in Texas are very lucky to have a gifted car genious ( Mercury Charlie ) in you myths. I didn't ever expect to speak directly to him, but when I did he was real and down to earth and I could hear the passion for what he does in his voice. I hope to meet him some day soon. It was a pleasure to speak to you MC. Down here in the Florida keys your God like.