Chuck Palumbo’s life as a motorcycle and car builder began in Providence,
Rhode Island at the age of 5, helping his father replace the 3.5 horsepower
motor in his mini bike with a 5 horse Tecumseh. At 6’ 6”, 280 pounds,
Chuck’s size and drive to be the best took him from the Navy to a college
basketball scholarship to becoming a six-time World Tag Team Champion in
professional wrestling in the WWE and WCW.
Throughout his career, Chuck has never lost his passion for building, and in
2005 he opened CP Kustoms to work on bikes and cars during his free time
from wrestling. When he retired from wrestling in 2008, he made CP Kustoms
his full time business. As a self-professed “motorcycle and muscle car
addict” living in the San Diego area, it was only a matter of time before
Chuck crossed paths with hot rod legend Rick Dore; together in 2013, they
launched SLAM.
Chuck shares Rick’s passion for classic rides and fanatical attention to
detail. “I pride myself on being a craftsman. One man, one set of hands.”
"Chuck is one of those guys that is not only looking to do good for himself
but if he can do good for others that motivates him even more, his TV career
is just warming up and I personally see 'Lords of the Car Hoards' as a
catapult to some much greater things", - Louis Velazquez , UCW Radio Show