Theresa Contreras was born into an automotive-loving family whose life mission is to provide quality custom work, actively give back to the community and work hard to play hard. Her formative years brought out her fearless soul behind the wheel or handlebars of most anything with a motor, as well as the belief that she can achieve anything she dreams of.
Life as a machinist, graphic designer and custom painter, as well as a godly wife and mother, proves her upbringing was extremely influential. By combining her Cal Poly Fine Art Education, hands-on auto body shop experience from her family business, LGE-CTS Motorsports, and love of all things motorsports, she has risen to the top of her game, harnessing her life experiences and showcasing these abilities in the vehicles/motorcycles she builds and drives/rides.
Not only have her designs and custom paint work graced the SEMA show floor and cover of stories on top magazines numerous times, she has been seen in action on TV, is considered one of the OG female painters being named as a “Top Gun” for PPG Industries Vibrance Collection, and she continues to collaborate on massive projects with some of the best of the best in the industry.
She not only has built multiple motorcycles with the late Jessi Combs (who left this earth breaking a Guinness book world record for “fastest woman on Earth” at 522.783 MPH), but she also co-founded Real Deal Revolution with her. The Real Deal Revolution is a 501c3 non-profit started to “change the perception of skilled trades and women’s roles in them.” Theresa leads by example and is hands on through Real Deal workshoppess, inspiring women to get into skilled trades and empowering them to realize the sky’s the limit with anything they want to achieve.