Who We Are
Built for people who always have another project.
The ones with a garage that’s never quite empty, a parts list that keeps getting longer, and at least one vehicle that probably would’ve been cheaper to leave alone.
We’re car people, builders, fixers, fabricators, DIYers, and chronic project collectors. We’d rather repair something than replace it, and we’ve got a bad habit of seeing potential where everybody else sees work.
Nine Sixteen comes from September 2016 — when my wife and I got married. She’s been putting up with all of this ever since.
Why We Started
We started this with a pretty simple idea: make apparel for people like us without turning it into another novelty T-shirt company.
And without printing on cheap crap.
We were tired of cheap, low-quality shirts that look good once and then fall apart, shrink, or fade after a couple washes. So we don’t use them.
Quality Shirts Matter
Our tees are printed on Comfort Colors 1717 garment-dyed shirts — 6.1 oz heavyweight, 100% ring-spun U.S. cotton, with a relaxed fit, pre-shrunk fabric, double-needle stitching, and no side seams.
They’re soft from the start, substantial without feeling stiff, and built to hold up to real use.
Basically, they’re shirts we’d actually want to wear ourselves — in the garage or anywhere else.
Nothing too polished. Nothing trying too hard. Just good shirts, good hats, and designs for people who build, fix, restore, modify, and occasionally spend way too much money on things they probably didn’t need.
Because some of the best things in life involve a little gas, a little grease, and the occasional poor financial decision.
Nine Sixteen Supply Co.
Built for those who build, fix, restore, and create.