Midwest Outlaw Garage

09/01/2026

🏆 HELP US MAKE IT 5 YEARS IN A ROW! 🏆

👇 NOMINATE MIDWEST OUTLAW GARAGE HERE:
https://bestofsouthwestiowa.com/vote-automotive/

Best of Southwest Iowa nominations are officially OPEN, and we’re asking our amazing customers, friends, and community to help put Midwest Outlaw Garage back on that ballot! 🔧🔥

Thanks to YOU, we’ve been honored to bring home Best of Southwest Iowa awards FOUR YEARS IN A ROW — and we’re ready to go after year #5! 💪

There are multiple Automotive categories you can nominate us for, so don’t be afraid to show us some love in more than one! 👀

🏆 Best Alignment
🏆 Best Brake Service
🏆 Best Car Repair
🏆 Best Mechanic—Austin Rief, Midwest Outlaw Garage
🏆 Best Place For An Oil Change
🏆 Best Place To Buy Tires
🏆 Best Diesel & Heavy Duty Repair
🏆 Best Diesel & Heavy Duty Repair Mechanic — Austin Rief, Midwest Outlaw Garage

Every nomination means a lot to our entire crew. We’re a small-town, locally owned shop, and we wouldn’t be where we are without the customers and community who continue to support us year after year.

👇 NOMINATE MIDWEST OUTLAW GARAGE HERE:
https://bestofsouthwestiowa.com/vote-automotive/

Let’s make it FIVE YEARS STRAIGHT! 🏆🏆🏆🏆➡️🏆

Midwest Outlaw Garage
🔧 Built Not Bought
🥃 Blood • Sweat • Whiskey

Best Alignment

08/31/2026

🔥 MODERN MUSCLE MONDAY 🔥

Old-school attitude. New-school horsepower. 💪🏼🏁

Whether it’s a Camaro, Mustang, Challenger, Charger, Corvette, or another modern-day monster—we want to see it!

👇 Drop a picture of your modern muscle in the comments! 👇

Let’s see who’s bringing the HEAT this Monday. 🔥

Midwest Outlaw Garage
🩸 Blood • Sweat • Whiskey
🔧 Built Not Bought

08/11/2026

🔧❄️ FROM TORN APART TO BACK TOGETHER — ANOTHER EVAPORATOR JOB COMPLETE! ❄️🔧

This Chrysler Town & Country came into Midwest Outlaw Garage needing an A/C evaporator replacement, and these pictures show exactly why an evaporator job is such a labor-intensive repair!
The evaporator is buried deep inside the HVAC box behind the dashboard of these newer vehicles.
✅ Evaporator replaced
✅ Dashboard and interior completely put back together
✅ A/C system serviced
✅ COLD AIR IS BACK! 🥶💨
Jobs like this are a great example of how sometimes replacing the part is the easy part — getting to it is where the work comes in!

08/10/2026

WE'RE HIRING – DIESEL TECHNICIAN 🚨

Midwest Outlaw Garage is looking for an experienced Diesel Technician to join our team in Shenandoah, Iowa.

If you're the type of technician who takes pride in your work, can diagnose problems instead of just replacing parts, and wants to work in a fast-paced shop that values quality over shortcuts, we want to talk to you.

What we're looking for:
Strong diesel diagnostic and repair experience
Ability to work independently and efficiently
Own tools preferred
Valid driver's license
Positive attitude and dependable work ethic

What you'll work on:
• Power Stroke, Cummins & Duramax trucks
• Diagnostics & drivability concerns
• Engine repairs
• Suspension & steering
• Performance upgrades
• Fleet maintenance
• And much more

Why Midwest Outlaw Garage?
✔ Very Competitive pay based on experience
✔ Full-time position
✔ Modern diagnostic equipment
✔ Variety of work—no boring assembly-line repairs
✔ Family-owned shop with a reputation for quality

If you're tired of being just another number and want to work with a team that values craftsmanship, this is your opportunity.

Stop by the shop, send us a Facebook message, or email your resume to [email protected]

08/05/2026

We are so excited to share this with everyone!

Austin and Hannah had the opportunity to sit down with Rudy Mawers "Living the Red Life" podcast to share our journey—from high school sweethearts to building Midwest Outlaw Garage and Lil' Grease Monkey Childcare.

We talked about the highs, the lows, the sacrifices, and everything in between. Building businesses, raising a family, overcoming obstacles, and chasing dreams isn't always easy, but we hope our story encourages others to keep pushing forward no matter what they're facing.

🎧 **Want to listen to our podcast interview?**
Search **"Living the Red Life"** on your favorite podcast platform (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, etc.) and look for our episode:
**"How a High School Sweetheart Couple Built Two Businesses."**

🎥 **Want to watch the interview?**
You can watch the video version here:
https://insidesuccess.tv/programs/rlpod_austin-hannah-rief

⚠️📢🚨 **And this is just the beginning!** Our **Legacy Makers TV** episode is scheduled to be released later this week, and we can't wait to share that with all of you as well!

A huge shout out to Rudy Mawer, the Living the Red Life team, Inside Success TV, Legacy Makers TV, the incredible filming crew, and our amazing photographer and videographer for making this experience possible. We are truly grateful for the opportunity to share our story and show the world our badass shop.

If you listen or watch, we'd love to hear what you think! Thank you all for believing in us and supporting our journey—it truly means more than you know.

Austin and Hannah Rief share the mindset, grit, and strategies behind building Midwest Outlaw Garage and Lil' Grease Monkey Childcare.

07/31/2026

🚗✈️ **REV THOSE ENGINES & LOOK TO THE SKIES!** ✈️🚗

Join us for the **2nd Annual SHENFEST CLASSIC CAR SHOW during ShenFest Airport Day, proudly hosted by yours truly, Midwest Outlaw Garage!

📍📆Sunday, September 27th, 2026 at the Shenandoah Municipal Airport!

This isn't just a car show...it's an entire day packed with family fun, amazing vehicles, great food, airplanes, and community!

🏁 **CLASSIC CAR SHOW**
📅 Sunday September 27th, 2026
🕗 **8:00 AM – 3:00 PM**
✔ Registration: **8:00 AM – 10:00 AM** (registration fee $20.00 per vehicle)
🏆 Awards: **2:00 PM – 3:00 PM**

**Awards Include:**

🏅 Plaque Awards for the Top 25
🏆 Large Quad Column Trophy for Best of Show

Triple Column Trophys given for:
⭐ Best Truck
⭐ Best Car
⭐ Best Paint
⭐ Best Interior
⭐ Best Engine Bay
⭐ Best Patina
⭐ Best Ford
⭐ Best GM
⭐ Best Mopar
⭐ Best Muscle
⭐ Best Import
⭐ Best Rat Rod

Unique Awards for:
👦 Kid's Choice Award
🔥 Midwest Outlaw Garage Choice Award

🍳 **Fly-In Breakfast**
🕢 **7:30 AM – 10:30 AM**
🥞 Biscuits & Gravy Breakfast
💵 Freewill Donation

🌭 **The Shenandoah Veterans Memorial Museum will be serving up all-beef hot dogs and brats beginning at10:30 AM, so come hungry and help support a great local organization!

🚒 **Touch-A-Truck**
Meet your local heroes and check out **emergency vehicles** up close! Kids (and adults!) will have the opportunity to explore fire trucks, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, and more.

🍺 **Adult beverages will also be available** for those 21+, making it the perfect way to spend your Sunday afternoon.

✈️ **Airplane rides** will also be available throughout the day for anyone wanting to experience Shenandoah from the sky! (Ride pricing is determined by the organizers.)

📍 **Shenandoah Municipal Airport**
2033 Manti Rd.
Shenandoah, IA 51601

A huge thank you to **O'Reilly Auto Parts** for sponsoring the car show and everyone helping make Airport Day another incredible community event!

Whether you're bringing a show car, flying in, grabbing breakfast, checking out the emergency vehicles, enjoying the food, or just spending the day with family and friends—**there's something for everyone!**

🚗 💥 Bring your classics, oldies, newbies, muscle cars, trucks, imports, hot rods, rat rods, customs, and everything in between. If it has wheels and you're proud of it, park it with us! 😎🏁
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Bring the family.
✈️ Enjoy the airplanes.
🎉 Let's make this the biggest ShenFest Classic Car Show yet!

**PLEASE SHARE and help us spread the word!** We can't wait to see everyone on **September 27th!** 🔥🏁

07/19/2026

Last weekend we brought home 1st place in our class. 🏆

Now it's time to see what tonight has in store. The car is loaded, the crew is ready, and we're headed back to the line.

Let's do it again. 💪🏁

07/15/2026

This 1970 Chevy Nova came in for a fresh dual exhaust system, giving this classic the sound it deserves. Nothing beats the rumble of a healthy V8 through a properly built exhaust. 🔥

Whether it's a daily driver, a weekend cruiser, or a full-blown hot rod, we're here to make it look, run, and sound its best.

07/15/2026

This Super Duty came in with the driver-side step hanging off after the rocker panel rusted beyond its ability to support it. Rather than replacing the entire rocker, we fabricated a custom 1/4" steel overlay, welded it in place, and reinforced it to provide a solid mounting point for the step.

Rust is just part of life in Iowa, but that doesn't mean it's the end of the road. Sometimes you don't just fix it—you build it back stronger than it was!!