Years ago, the Garretts had grown tired of the trucking lifestyle that had kept them on the highway and away from home for much of their careers.
Ultimately, that path led them to start the company that evolved into Garrett Classics, a Lewisville-based business that helps people from all over the world to buy and sell classic vehicles.
“We just liked cars,” Maris said of her and her husband’s decision years ago. “We started to look for a business to open when we decided to retire from the trucking business, and we thought, ‘Well, what could we do that we enjoy?’”
After originally opening in a larger space in Dallas, the couple moved three years ago to a smaller space off McGee Lane on the north side of Lewisville.
The business’s core service is helping owners of classic cars sell their vehicles to legitimate buyers—a task that can be arduous and sometimes risky without help, Maris said.
The car is then moved to the Garrett Classics showroom, where anyone can visit and check out vehicles for sale in person, or even purchase them online and arrange to have them transported across the globe. Garrett Classics then earns 10% of the sale price. The company has been a passion project for the couple.
“We’re both 71 and 73, so we’re not sure how many more years we want to do this,” Maris said with a laugh. “But it’s a fun business. We have some great customers from all over.”
Those customers range from former Dallas Cowboys players to celebrities such as Nicolas Cage and Sean Penn, the Garretts said. But many of their less famous buyers and sellers have become close friends over the years as well, they said.
Garrett Classics
1865 McGee Lane, Ste. F-G, Lewisville
972-906-6327 | www.garrettclassics.com
