The Good Life – July-August 2015

late 1970’s, early 80’s. It’s crazy what you’ll find in some
people’s garages! Every once in a while, we’ll get some
kind of new corvette or something that someone wants to
make look a little nicer, “said Wendelbo, but their bread
and butter is the classics. The shops projects have come
from all over the region, even as far away as Dickinson,
North Dakota. Take a tour of the shop and you’ll run into
everything from a more modern Jeep, getting a custom
interior, to an early 1930’s truck, getting a complete
overhaul.
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Wendelbo is one of the rare few people that get to go to
work every day and do a job that truly brings joy to their
life. “I’m lucky enough that my passion is my job. This is
what I did growing up and I was able to turn it into my life
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and my income. So that’s my good life. I get to be around
hot rodders everyday and enjoy my passion.”
Along with doing what he loves, Wendelbo tries to inspire
the next generation of young hot rodders. “We always try
to have one or two younger guys that are going to be able
to learn hot rodding. That’s always my biggest fear: what
happens when this generation goes away? What types of
cars will be hot rodded? We need these young guys.”
When they’re not busy restoring history, Wendelbo and his
staff at The Hot Rod Shop can be found at many of the
local car shows, including the Fargo and West Fargo Cruise
Nights. Anyone interested in getting some work done on
their classic or collectible can come by the shop, call their
office or visit their website at www.hotrodshopoffargo.com.