Speaker: Jason Wenig

Jason Wenig is owner of The Creative Workshop, one of the top restorers of classic cars and builders of Coachbuilt specials.

Wenig is a lifelong, passionate car aficionado who began his professional car career in an executive position in a New York City based car-specific internet start-up company in the 1990’s. He eventually left the e-commerce company to fulfill a lifelong dream of working with cars. In 2002, he purchased an old, historic barn (built in the 1930’s) in Dania Beach, Florida and began formal operations of The Creative Workshop. Creative is known for and regularly entrusted with the restoration and care of rare, exotic and prototype vehicles. In addition to restoration of historically significant cars, Creative also wears the hat of coachbuilder – having designed and built several bespoke cars or completely rebodied cars for clients. Cars restored and Coachbuilt by Creative have been invited to and have won awards at most major concours events across the country and world – such as Pebble Beach, Amelia Island, Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, Cavallino, Mille Miglia among others.

In 2018, Motortrend embedded a film crew with Wenig and company – following the forensic restoration of the last 1921 Kissel Gold Bug extant – providing an inside perspective of top Concours level restoration as well as the showing of the car “on the lawn” at Pebble – with the car ultimately taking Best in Class. The feature, Long Road to Monterey, was co-marketed along with the Pebble Beach Concours, along with live broadcasts with Jason from the Concours lawn. The show aired online in segments and as both a 2 hour and 1 hour special on National TV on the Motortrend channel.

Wenig was awarded a “Top 20 Auto Restorers” recognition by Sports Car Market Magazine in 2018 and the “Master Craftsman Award”, by the America’s Automotive Trust, LeMay Museum, for outstanding contributions to preserving America’s rich automotive heritage in 2019.

Wenig, born and raised in New York, has an undergraduate degree in psychology from Syracuse University and a Master’s degree in marketing from Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business in New York City. He is married with two children and lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Besides his passionate car career, he is an accomplished sailor, having raced for nearly a decade in the America’s Cup classic league. In August of 2001, he was part of the team that won the world championships in Cowes, Isle of Wight (UK), aboard the 1980 America’s Cup-winning boat, Freedom.