About us
Like many automotive repair businesses, what we know today as Victory Machine, began in a residential garage where owner Victor “Vic” Anderson first watched his dad work on cars and soon fell in love with the world of “cool” muscle cars.
At the age of 12, Vic’s dad would give Vic his Grand Auto credit card to go get parts he needed to fix neighbors’ cars; by 13, Vic was fixing the cars by himself. In high-school Vic continued his education in automotive classes he took, though says he learned far more from his dad and the hands-on repair work they did in their home garage than in any classes.
After high school, Vic went to work at an auto parts store so he could get a discount on the parts he needed to work on his own cars and those of friends and neighbors. After store hours, Vic would hang out in the back machine shop and learned more about that part of the business. In 1980/81 Vic dubbed himself ‘Vic Anderson Racing Engines’ and himself built all the motors for his own and friends/neighbors’ projects, then soon was building engines for
customers who came to the parts store for parts or machine work. It was not unusual to see at least four or five cars in his driveway in various stages of repair at any given time.
Victory Machine Begins
In 1987, Vic bought his own parts store, D&D Auto Parts, Inc., which also had a machine shop in the back. By 1990, business was so good, Vic expanded by opening a second location of D&D Auto Parts with a bigger machine shop. In 2000, Vic closed his parts stores and set up the dba Victory Machine, focusing on machine work and engine building. Throughout the years, Vic had dabbled in restoration work, which became a regular service offered to customers when he opened a body shop in 2001. Although Vic decided to close the body shop after about seven years, Victory Machine continues to offer full restoration services, doing most of the work in-house, outsourcing only some body work, all painting and upholstery repair.
Victory Machine provides regular automotive services on most cars, but restoring classic cars and building engines is definitely what brings Vic and the employees of Victory Machine the most joy. With all his years of experience, Vic is often hired to consult on projects and/or even travel to look at cars someone is looking to buy in order to make sure his customers are getting the best value for their money. Vic takes great pride in the quality and integrity of the work done by Victory Machine. Stop by and visit the shop in Campbell at 625 E. McGlincy or call next time you have need of any machine building, automotive or restoration services!
Meet Our Experts
Victor
Owner, 50 years experience in parts, engines and mechanical services
Scott
Machinist, 38 years experience
Mike
Machinist, 40+ years experience including with Rolex, Sprint Cars and BMW engines
Dave
Auto Mechanic, previously owned his own shop working primarily on exotics and German cars. Dave also raced motorcycles, flat track and Formula Fords for 35 years.
Services
Engine Rebuild & Restoration
Classic Car Repair & Upgrade
Classic Muscle Car Buy, Sell and Trade
Hours
Open Monday – Friday
8:30am – 5:30pm
Closed Weekends