DALLAS — Tucked away less than a half-mile off U.S. Highway 67 in Midlothian sits a shop of dreams. Sights of Chevy Impalas and the bones of what was and will again become a Volkswagen Bus suggest you’ve arrived.
Inside Shorty’s Custom Paint, Javier “Shorty” Ponce houses his collection of past and future. A glistening sage-and-black lowrider he restored and customized himself is parked proudly in the middle of the garage below American and Mexican flags hanging from the banisters.
He points to the classic car as a prime example of his painting style: “Subtle, but it’s going to be catchy.”
