New Site Goes Live!

Cars & Concepts, Inc. is Tampa Bay's premiere independent service, repair and performance shop for fine Import Motorcars. We provide a variety of services, ranging from minor maintenance to complete mechanical restoration. Owners Steve Johnson and Thomas Boylan started Cars & Concepts in 1997 to offer dealership quality parts and service at reasonable prices. . .

Tampa Business Journal Article

Take a look at what Alexis Muellner from the Tampa Bay Business Journal had to say about Cars & Concepts after his first visit. "Cars & Concepts is a textbook success story." PDF here.

This Jetta came to us as a docile, nearly stock Jetta GL with a 2.0L 8-valve cross-flow engine. The owner wanted something a little more fun, and a little different. Check out our Performance section for more details.

The whole C & C crew packed up and headed to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama for a weekend of speed, fun, and,. . .well, rain. Take a look at our Motorsports page for more pictures from the PBOC/BMWCCA event.

Project S4 Wagon

This wagon was already far more than a grocery getter when the owner brought it in for bigger turbos, bigger intercoolers, an upgraded transmission and more - see our Performance page for more details. . .