Jeff’s Resurrections has been bringing some of the world’s finest cars back to life in a quiet corner of Central Texas for over three decades. Owner Jeff Snyder, a lifelong enthusiast, founded the company back in 1990 as an auto restoration facility specializing in classic, exotic and antique vehicles. Coming from a family of funeral directors he attended Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science and looked set to follow in his grandfather and father’s footsteps but a passion for cars won over. Now employing a full-time team of skilled mechanics, metal craftsmen, specialist re-finishers and detailers, Jeff’s Resurrections offers complete mechanical and coachwork services. Our restoration work has won awards at multiple global and national concours and shows and enjoyed editorial coverage in renowned motoring and motorcycle magazines like Hemmings, Sports Car Market, Corvette Magazine and Cycle World. With premises encompassing 36,000 square feet of historic property that once housed a pre-war Dodge dealership, the shop is in Taylor, Texas, a short drive from downtown Austin, Austin Bergstrom International Airport and the Circuit of the Americas.

The business has a very diverse restoration portfolio and has welcomed automobiles of all marques and eras through the doors, from a venerable 1901 Oldsmobile, to a spectacular 1967 Bizzarini Strada that once featured in the movie “Bullitt, a number of original 1966 Ford GT40s and the first Packard Darrin produced. In the early days, Jeff’s Resurrections specialized in Jaguars and has restored numerous national champions, including the very first production E-Type Coupe. In 2015, a 1937 Jaguar SS100 Roadster, cosmetically restored by the shop, took First in Class at the celebrated Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The business continues to turn out the very best Jaguar restorations in the country, most recently in 2024, when a 1966 Jaguar XKE was crowned as National Champion with a perfect 100-point score. Jeff is an acknowledged marque expert and often serves as Concours Judge at national and international Jaguar events.

Jeff’s Resurrections is also recognized for outstanding Corvette restorations, having achieved three coveted NCRS Duntov awards for customer projects in recent years. In 2016 a 1963 Corvette Z06 Tanker became the only 1963 Tanker to ever be awarded a Duntov and the shop was proud to secure another Duntov award at the 2019 National Convention for a 1969 L88 Corvette Roadster. A 1963 Z06 Tanker, already a Duntov recipient, pulled off much coveted Bloomington Gold certification in Indianapolis, finishing up the year with the MCACN Award. This may be the only 1963 Z06 Tanker to ever win the Triple Crown. In 2021 a third Duntov was achieved, with a triple-black 1967 435 Roadster taking the award in just shows, a nearly impossible feat. We’re working on our fourth Duntov award today, with a current project having successfully passed its NCRS Performance Verification at the 2024 regional meet. We are honored to have had two restorations on display in the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY.

The team is also proud to have undertaken restoration work on many significant pre-war automobiles. In 2020 a 1936 Auburn Speedster won Best in Class at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, with another spectacular 1935 Auburn 851 Speedster making its debut at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival the following year, taking home a Primary First Award. In 2022 it went on to take a Senior Award at the same event, as well as winning the prestigious award for Best Auburn, later going on to win Best in Class at The Amelia out in Florida in 2023. The 1940 Packard Darrin, Serial #1, is currently being shown at concours events around the country, including the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, with many accolades. Another recipient of a ground-up restoration, a fascinating 1932 Packard 900 also took part in the Pebble Beach festivities last year, triumphantly completing the 1500-mile Pebble Beach Motoring Classic, from Kirkland WA to Pebble Beach CA.

Other highlights in recent years include the head-turning 1967 Bizzarini Strada. Invited to be on special display at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, it was granted a weekend pass to enter the Eyes on Design Show in Michigan. In 2022 the car was awarded Best in Show at the Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance in Houston, taking Best in Show again at the Concorso Italiano out on the Monterey Peninsula that same year. The shop is also very privileged to have restored the 1966 Ford GT40 that won Best in Show, American, at the 2019 Keels & Wheels Concours d’Elegance at home in Texas. Jeff’s Resurrections has also undertaken work on antique motorcycles. The team was responsible for the paintwork on the oldest Vincent Motorcycle in America, winner of the Quail Motorcycle Gathering, and on a Vincent Rapide, aka “Hellboy”, another class winner at the Quail.

But it’s not just about winning awards. Our cars aren’t trailer queens, they are restored to be driven and enjoyed, whether on rallies, long-distance tours, or simply on a Sunday drive. We’re equally thrilled when a customer drives their 100-6 Austin Healey straight out of the shop doors to embark on a 3000 mile-round trip from Texas to California. Or when we come upon a car that the shop restored decades ago, that looks and drives as well as it did when it left our care.