Customs & Classics Inc. Established 1993

Murray, Utah

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Summer of 2006, I was presented with a demand for a past due account with Les Schwab Tire of well over $7000. We don't have an account at Les Schwab. The collections department for Les Schwab found we had a registered business name with the word 'Ominus', then assumed we were affiliated with Ominus Rod & Custom and Beagar Radomski. In a desparate attempt to collect the debt of Ominus Rod & Custom, over 12 months past due, they tried to collect from me.

 I explained their mistake to the collections manager at Les Schwab Corporate HQ. He was courteous but insisted they had a signed credit application with MY NAME signed to it. They faxed over all the outstanding invoices but never could locate the credit application. Seems the Sandy or WJ, Utah Les Schwab Tire Store misplaced it. Conveniently? Makes one wonder.

Another interesting fact, the invoices all showed Ominus Rod & Custom's Federal Employers ID number used in place of a real Utah resale tax number! Certainly Les Schwab has taken enough Utah sales tax numbers to notice the obvious difference.

After a couple rounds with my attorney, Les Schwab Tires reluctantly sent me a letter of apology, paid my attorney and cleared Customs & Classics and me personally from anything to do with this debt. We do not know if Les Schwab has ever collected this debt.   

I find it disturbing that Les Schwab would make a connection with the name we registered 'Ominus Customs & Classics', having different names and addresses than Beagar and Ominus Rod & Custom. They didn't do any investigation prior to attaching my name personally with Beagar's debt. Needless to say I was and am pissed and can only hope this never shows up on MY credit report. I also think it amazing for Les Schwab to share all those invoices and information with me. Wouldn't we all be irked if companies shared account information and invoice copies with an unauthorized party! I now know what tires and wheels Ominus Rod & Custom purchased for what vehicles and when. Looks like Beagar purchased new custom wheels and tires tax-free (supposedly resale) for a Ford truck and a trailer at the exact same time he obtained a new Ford truck and a trailer. Hmmmm!

Customs & Classics Inc and its owners have never operated under any name other than Customs & Classics.

Customs & Classics has been at the same location since opening for business in 1993.

Like many other companies, Customs & Classics Inc, registered certain business names. This helps avoid confusion if another business wants to use a very similar name or steals credit for work actually performed by Customs & Classics.

Our logo is a registered Trademark and we retain the copyright on all photos we take and for all printed, hand-drawn or on-line creations, designs and custom creations.

By doing these things, we are protecting the integrity with which we established our reputation on and helping clients identify false claims made by others who can't get work on their own merits.

Beagar Radomski is a former employee of Customs & Classics. People who know us and what cars have been built by Customs & Classics have reported that Beagar has made blatant, arrogant and ridculous claims. He grossly inflated work he performed on vehicles when employed by Customs & Classics. Beagar had photos of cars built or restored entirely at Customs & Classics hanging in his shop, claimed he 'built' them and used them as bait for unsupecting customers.

This deception goes far beyond simply taking credit for work actually performed while under our employ, it victimizes clients who believe a certain level of skill and experience are established.

We have legal record of his claims and should Beagar continue to mislead people with these lies, we are prepared to file suit.

We realize a former employee would use experience gained while in our employ on a future resume. We do offer credit where due even to former employees.

Customs & Classics has the integrity to only claim credit for work we actually performed. We obtain projects and clients based on that merit. We have NEVER and will NEVER mislead anyone into believing we performed services when we did not.

This 1955 Chevy Nomad pictured above is an example which Beagar has claimed in various degrees to have either built the entire project , engineered it, painted it, even implied he owned it! Beagar performed less than 25% of the work on the entire project, and that was under the strict instruction, guidance and direction of Chris Purdum. Beagar was never allowed to perform any work unsupervised while at Customs & Classics.

 Chris Purdum personally performed 40% of the shop work on the project, including most of the difficult wheelhouse tubbing, panel fabricating and other custom modifications, painted the project, electrical, trim and most final assembly in addition to the engineering, design and implementation.

Beagar Radomski also makes inflated claims regarding restoration of the 1950 Jaguar Mark V, pictured on our website. Beagar performed only 11% of that job yet claims he did all or most of the work including paint. Begar had long left our employ when the Jaguar was painted.

Big projects such as the Jaguar and the Nomad each have over 2000 labor hours of work performed at Customs & Classics. Clearly Beagar's particpation was limited. Beagar did not perform paint work for Customs & Classics.

Here are a few points that we feel all consumers should be aware of BEFORE choosing any type of shop or contractor to do business with. All too often people come to us after they've been ripped off, lied to, paid for shoddy work, and other complaints including lost parts, damage or the entire car has gone missing! I am yet to see a victimized customer reimbursed or the complaints made right.

Consider the old adage 'you get what you pay for'! The cheap 'bids' are 'cheap' for a reason and a deal that seems too good to be true generally is. We make every effort to inform potential clients up front that true restoration is expensive and the results much different than a paint job make-over. Some places hook you in with a low price up front, while others tell you they can perform complete restoration services, only to realize most of the old and worn parts on the car were not even touched. Or that most collision shops are ill equipped to perform restoration or custom work on older vehicles. When you consider any shops compare same for same services not just the price. There is a huge difference in cost, longevity of the repair and end value of a vehicle when a cheap aftermarket patch panel is quickly crimped, welded and bondo'd over compared to fabricating a panel that fits perfectly, butt welded to hardly show a seam and lead applied over that. When painted, you cannot tell we have performed a surgical repair. We know of no shops in the Salt Lake City area who are comparable with Customs & Classics overall quality, thoroughness, attention to detail, documentation, quality of services, parts, materials and specialized sublet services.

 1. Check the shop's local city or county and verify they are a licensed business. I never could get confirmation from West Jordan City that Ominus Rod & Custom had a business license.   Ask to see all licenses, permits, bonds, etc then call and double check. Most are required to be posted in plain sight of patrons.

2. Check with your state's commercial code or professional licensing division, have they regsitered their business name and obtained any required professional licensing? Are there other licensing requirements they should meet? The State of Utah requires ANY business doing ANY work on the body of ANY vehicle have a State Body Shop License and that requires a $20K bond. Ominus Rod & Custom knew of this yet went from the start of doing business until Oct of 2006 without that license.   

3. Do they have proper Worker's Comp in place? If an employee gets injured they could directly sue the car owner. They may or may not win but wants to defend a law suit? Look around, are there eye wash stations, first aid kits, burn blankets? Is the shop fairly neat and tidy or is it an accident waiting to happen to you, an employee or your car?    

4. Can they prove proper disposal of Hazardous Waste? Are fire extinguishers serviced and available? A small fire can turn into a raging inferno in seconds. And don't count on the shop's contents insurance to cover you-that's if they even have any. I know of 2 shops locally that burned down, collector cars inside and no insurance. One had no license-of course.    

5. Will they provide you with reciepts, clear documentation of work performed, photos, do they have a contract in place or are they just winging it?

In a nutshell, we believe that anyone conducting business should abide by the requirements enacted by their local and state governments. It's just good business. It's simple to comply with most requirements, do you REALLY want to do business with someone who just doesn't bother? Ask yourself what else aren't they doing if they can't manage the basics of opening a licensed business. People don't always think of these things or assume if a business is open they are operating legally. All too often customers become victims of disreputable or irresponsible business owners and nothing can ever recover the loss.