Handmade in Southern California
The bus that makes everyone smile.
Handmade vintage car ornaments, built one at a time in Southern California.
Our Story
Every family has a story. This bus is part of ours.
My dad and I spent 20 years bringing a 1964 bus back to life. We drove it up and down the coast, and every December through Candy Cane Lane in Redondo Beach. These ornaments carry that drive with them.
The Ornament
A little piece of the nostalgia,
hung on the tree.
A handmade vintage bus keepsake for anyone who’s ever had a bus story, or always wanted one.
For everyone who remembers
For anyone who rode in the back of a bus like this with the windows down, or always wished they had.
For kids at heart
It’s the ornament the whole family stops to point at, and the one that starts the stories.
Built by hand
Every bus is finished, detailed, and checked by me, one at a time.
Customized for your city
Your town’s name on the side.
Every bus is decaled for the city it’s sold in, or with a classic “Merry Christmas.”
San Pedro
Palos Verdes
Redondo
For retailers
Made for local shops.
Thad’s Garage Co is sold only through independent stores, never online marketplaces. That keeps it special for your customers and your shelves.
✓ Wholesale or consignment, your choice
✓ A 35 in. counter display that holds 6–7 buses
✓ Custom buses in your shop’s colors with your logo, on orders of 12+
Where to buy
Find it the old-fashioned way.
You won’t find our buses on a big website. They live in independent shops, the kind of places you wander into for one thing and leave with three. Come for the bus, and stay to find work from local makers, artists, and shop owners who care about what’s on their shelves.