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Wilhite Performance - Classic Car, Hot Rod & Performance Repair Services

Specialized Mechanical Repair & Maintenance in Derby, KS

Classic Cars Hot Rods Muscle Cars Drag Cars Performance Vehicles

Mechanical Service for Cars That Require More Than Routine Auto Repair

At Wilhite Performance, our focus is on the repair, maintenance, troubleshooting, and performance needs of vehicles that are anything but ordinary. We work with classic cars, vintage vehicles, hot rods, muscle cars, street/strip cars, drag racing vehicles, and other specialty performance automobiles.

These vehicles often combine original parts, rebuilt systems, aftermarket components, custom modifications, and decades of previous work. Proper diagnosis takes more than reading a trouble code or replacing the first part that appears related to the problem. It takes experience, mechanical knowledge, and an understanding of how the entire combination works together.

Whether you want to make a classic more dependable, solve a difficult drivability problem, repair an aging mechanical system, or improve a performance combination, our goal is to help you get the car running, driving, and performing the way it should.

Built on Decades of Mechanical Experience

  • ASE Certified Technicians
  • Tom Wilhite - ASE Master Technician
  • In business since 1970
  • Decades of drag racing experience
  • Specialized Pontiac performance knowledge
  • BBB Accredited
  • Derby Chamber of Commerce member

Repair, Maintenance & Performance Services for Enthusiast Vehicles

Our approach starts with the vehicle you actually own—its age, condition, modifications, intended use, and the way its systems have been put together. From an original cruiser to a heavily modified street or race car, we work toward a solution that makes sense for the complete vehicle.

Classic Car Repair & Maintenance

Older vehicles need a different diagnostic and repair approach than late-model daily drivers. We can help with mechanical repairs, preventive maintenance, drivability concerns, long-term reliability, and mechanical restoration-related work on classic and vintage vehicles.

  • Engine and drivetrain repairs
  • Carburetion, fuel and ignition systems
  • Cooling system diagnosis and repair
  • Steering, suspension and brake systems
  • Electrical troubleshooting
  • Air conditioning and comfort systems

Hot Rod & Muscle Car Service

Hot rods and muscle cars are often a mixture of factory components and modifications accumulated over many years. Aftermarket ignition, upgraded cooling, engine swaps, gearing changes, custom drivetrains, and performance suspension components can all change how a problem should be diagnosed.

We work with enthusiasts to troubleshoot existing combinations, correct mechanical problems, improve reliability, and keep modified cars enjoyable on the street.

Street, Strip & Drag Racing Performance

A successful performance combination is about more than horsepower. Engine output, fuel delivery, ignition, cooling, transmission, rear differential, gearing, suspension, and supporting systems need to work together for the way the vehicle will actually be used.

We can help diagnose problems and evaluate mechanical and performance improvements for street performance cars, street/strip combinations, and dedicated drag racing vehicles.

Mechanical Capabilities

From Basic Maintenance to Difficult Mechanical Problems

Specialty vehicles still depend on the fundamentals: good compression, proper fuel delivery, accurate ignition, effective cooling, reliable electrical systems, sound brakes, correct steering and suspension geometry, and a drivetrain that can handle the job.

Our mechanical capabilities include rear differential work, air conditioning, alignments, electrical diagnosis, engine and drivetrain repair, brake and suspension service, cooling system work, and general maintenance. We service many automotive applications, with the exception of European and diesel vehicles.

Performance Experience

Pontiac Performance & Drag Racing Knowledge

Pontiac performance has long been a specialty at Wilhite Performance. Tom Wilhite's experience with Pontiac engines grew alongside decades of hands-on automotive work and drag racing, giving the shop practical knowledge that extends well beyond ordinary replacement-part repair.

From classic Pontiac street cars to more serious performance combinations, we understand how engine choices, cooling, fuel, ignition, gearing, drivetrain components, and the rest of the vehicle need to work together. That same systems-based approach applies to the other classic, hot rod, muscle car, and racing vehicles we service.

Maintenance That Protects the Car You've Invested In

A classic or performance car may not accumulate the mileage of a daily driver, but that doesn't mean it should be ignored between drives. Age, heat cycles, storage, old hoses and seals, fuel deterioration, cooling-system condition, electrical connections, and previous modifications can all affect reliability.

We can help identify developing mechanical concerns, take care of routine maintenance, and address problems before they become larger repairs. If a car has been sitting for an extended period, we can also help determine what should be inspected or serviced before returning it to regular use.

The objective is simple: keep the vehicle dependable without losing the character, performance, or purpose that made you want to own it in the first place.

Why Bring Your Specialty Vehicle to Wilhite Performance?

  • Experience with classic and vintage vehicles
  • Hot rod and muscle car troubleshooting
  • Street and drag racing performance experience
  • Specialized Pontiac engine knowledge
  • ASE certified mechanical expertise
  • Diagnosis based on the complete vehicle
  • Repair, maintenance and performance capabilities

Repair, Maintenance & Performance Services

The services below represent the mechanical capabilities available at Wilhite Performance. Our primary focus is helping owners of classic cars, hot rods, muscle cars, performance vehicles, and racing applications maintain, repair, and improve the vehicles they care about.

    • Classic Car Repair & Maintenance
    • Hot Rod & Muscle Car Service
    • Performance Engine Tuning
    • Pontiac Performance Engines
    • Carburetor Service & Tuning
    • Ignition System Service & Upgrades
    • Engine & Drivetrain Repair
    • Clutch & Manual Transmission Service
    • Rear Differential & Driveline Service
    • Brake Repair & Upgrades
    • Steering & Suspension Service
    • Exhaust System & Performance Exhaust
    • Fuel System Service
    • Cooling System & Radiator Service
    • Electrical Diagnostics & Repair
    • Air Conditioning Service & Repair
    • Oil Changes & Preventive Maintenance
    • Street & Strip Performance Upgrades

Have a Classic, Hot Rod, Muscle Car or Race Car That Needs Attention?

Tell us what you're working on, what the vehicle is doing now, and what you want it to do. Whether the priority is repair, reliability, maintenance, or more performance, we'll help you determine the next step.

Talk directly with a shop that understands enthusiast and performance vehicles.