Soren Barr has a lifelong infatuation with cars. From Hot Wheels in grade school distractions into his High School years of sketching and designing cars which led to his enrollment at Michigan Tech with the goal of becoming a car designer.

As he pursued his goal, he found that at Ford and GM, it took more than a village to design a car. There was no one designer, but an army of engineers, designers and managers all working together to create the blandest vehicles available for general consumption. Not wanting to become a wave in this sea of apathy, he turned his studies towards engines. However, this did not dampen his passion for all things automotive. He started bolting parts and installing stereos, then quickly moved up to maintenance, repairs and engine swaps on the side. Which then turned into rally-crossing and a small business importing the rare East German Trabant P601’s.

The idea of building a business on restomods specifically started around 2013. He’d always had an eye for the unappreciated and under appreciated. Looking to find value where others do not. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. And RestoMods represent that.

After over 20 years as a mechanical engineer, most recently with Cummins Power Generation specializing in all things diesel – product design, engineering management, project management with industrial engines and more, Soren opened Hennepin RestoMods in 2018. Over his career he’s learned the value of project planning, design and tremendous knowledge in systems as well as the compromises and costs that are inevitable at every level. In other words, he’s a guy who gets the job done.