Restomod by Sabra, Houston's #1 Restoration Shop, serves serious classic car collectors and elite families with a customized private automotive restoration experience led by Sabra Johnson. Restomod by Sabra is home to one of the most celebrated and respected names in the field of exotic, vintage and antique Automotive Restoration.
About Us
The passion inside Sabra Johnson, transformed his hobby into an international Automotive Restoration brand. If you want exotic, vintage, antique, classic, or even custom, one of a kind, the best of the best, then Restomod by Sabra and Sabra Johnson is your choice. Restomod by Sabra specializes in complete restorations and full custom car builds. Whether you have a vehicle you want to restore or whether you desire for Sabra to find one, the Restomod by Sabra team will work with you to discover, design, develop, budget, and build your dream car or truck.
The Fine Art of Exotic, Vintage and Antique Restorations!
Exotic, Vintage & Antique Restorer
Meet Sabra Johnson
Sabra Johnson is one of the most recognized and respected professionals in the aftermarket industry.
Sabra’s industry connection and service career spans 30 plus years. Starting as a young man working at his cousin’s Exotic Sales and Euro Performance Shop, he learned the value and importance of hard work and craftsmanship. Today, Sabra is the owner of one of the largest classic car restoration companies in the country. Under Sabra’s tutelage, City Classic Cars and Restorations by Sabra in the greater Houston, Texas area maintains a strong footing in the classic car restoration space. Through his multi location company he has developed some of the best clients and custom restoration projects in the aftermarket. Sabra has designed and built vehicles for heads of state, corporate leaders, celebrities, and international leaders.
Sabra Johnson and his brands have built vehicles for clients across America as well as Australia, Dubai, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, and Europe.
Sabra Johnson loves Western heritage and Texas ranch life. Sabra believes the serenity of the land inspires. Author, Speaker and Reality Star.
"As a youngster I was taught to drive fast cars fast by my older cousin! My cousin owned a exotic sports car business that caused us to buy and sell at many regional auctions. We would always race home from the sales in our new exotics. Our deal was he would pay for the ticket, so we would normally exceed speeds of 80 miles an hour in various Porsche headed back to the Performance Shop. At the time, it was exciting driving these German exotics, and boring being in the shop all day, but now I understand God was developing me for today's assignment. Like my cousin, I am always in the shop working on a project. My grandma and uncles have me in love with the American Classics while my cousin showed me the world of exotics, so I truly am all makes and models."
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- Sabra Johnson
Sabra Johnson's passion for cars and trucks runs deep. It started with the stories his grandmother would share on her antebellum style porch in the '70s and early 80's- those were stories full of fun, innocence and cool cars. The deeper story is that Sabra's father (Harrison) died when he was 2 years of age. As a child, Sabra's simmering memories of his father were fanned through the stories Grandma Anna told… and many times a cool car was featured! He listened intently as Miss Anna painted the story of her son and grandson's time in the cars of the '60s and early '70s. Each day and every project at City Classic cars is a walk down memory lane for Sabra Johnson just like those stories on grandma’s porch. The performance passion was stirred when his uncles and older cousins would line-up on the main street in their modified cars of the '50s & '60s for all to see and race for bragging rights. Sabra was a constant presence to Mr. Porsche himself, Adam Samuels, of Samuel Auto Brokers. During this time, Sabra helped to build, repair, and test drive Maserati, Porsche, BMW, Mercedes Benz, and other foreign exotics in his shop, gaining experience and igniting his passion.
When Sabra is asked his favorite car he often says "its a 3 horse race between a Black like Midnight all original 1989 Porsche 928S4, a modified Boyd Coddington Red 1957 Chevrolet Belair Hardtop sitting on staggered 20's with 383 Stroker or my Elkhart Lake Blue Metallic 2019 ZO6, last year of the front engine Corvette legend" which speaks to his rich and vast automotive upbringing. Sabra is passionate about all makes and models henceforth, the motto of his car building philosophy at City Classic Cars. From concept and design to build and final assembly, Sabra Johnson has proven he can complete all phases of the build process on all makes and models. Today, City Classic Cars is a successful one-stop complete custom shop where rusty clunkers turn into show winning works of automotive artistry. What once was an idea in the heart of Sabra Johnson has become a talented one-stop shop commonly known simply as “The Restomod Factory”. The Restomod Factory (a term coined by his wife Matilda Johnson) is a motto that embraces new horizons and undiscovered possibilities in mind, body, spirit and in every build at City Classic Cars.
Sabra believes Everyday is another opportunity to be epic in your life and work. A winning spirit, a passion for excellence and a “nothing is impossible” mentality has shaped Sabra’s life and every car he has built. Sabra Johnson actively lends his presence, his voice, and his finances to youth initiatives that positively impact students. Sabra is an active Good Guys Rod & Custom member, and an active SEMA member that represents his company by lending a minority voice and perspective to the aftermarket community. This car builder has come a long way from the days of customizing his Volkswagen Rabbit and tuning his old Big Block Ford.