MOORPARK, California—Since 1947, Pindler & Pindler is best known as a mid to upper price point West Coast fabrics jobber, considered one of the 25 largest sales producers in the USA.

Lesser known is the fact that principal Curt R. Pindler is also the ‘Evel Knievel’ of the fabrics world as well as a major collector of vintage automobiles and motorcycles. Growing up, he tried many devilish feats on his motorcycles which got him to where he is today, with several pins in his arms and legs. He’d settle just to swing a golf club painlessly again, he said.  Curt worked his way through college, leaving and then returning to his family business as the third generation owner. 

It’s a toss-up what he likes more, his cars or his textiles! His meticulous attention to detail is present everywhere in his cars, just like his fabric selection. He stays with his fabric lines a long time, knows what he likes and doesn’t go off road too often either with his cars or his fabrics. 

Curt’s Garage is housed in a special area attached to his warehouse in Moorpark. His two warehouse/office complexes are located in the same office park, a total of 110,000 square feet with his approximately 20 car stable taking up a major amount of that space in one building.

“Putting my money in vintage autos and motorcycles has actually been a good investment,” Pindler said, during a private tour of his collection. He’s waiting to surf the next wave of the fabric business uptick—when it comes. In the meantime, he likes to drive those California roads real fast. All of his cars are ready to roll at a moment’s notice. What follows is a sampler of his babies and their exact vintages:

1936 Ford Pheaton

1955 Mercedes 300SL “Gull Wing”

356 Porsches

1950 Triumph “Thunderbird”

Curt Pindler in his Vintage Gas Station