The short answerKeep it cool, keep it clean, and give every car room to open its doors. In the Havasu heat that means an insulated, air-conditioned garage, a sealed floor, good light, and, if the collection keeps growing, a car lift to stack it.
The heat is the enemy
Lake Havasu summers run well past 100 degrees, and a closed garage gets hotter than that. Heat and sun are hard on everything a collector cares about: paint, chrome, rubber seals, upholstery and batteries. A classic car garage here starts with keeping the temperature down.
Insulate it and air-condition it
Treat the garage like a room in the house. The 4,480 sf garage at 6269 Avienda De Las Colinas, our own home, is fully climate controlled, and the RV bays at 6295 Avienda De Las Colinas are air conditioned. If you are building or adding on, plan the insulation and the cooling with the structure, not after it.
Seal the floor
An epoxy or sealed floor cleans up fast, does not hold dust, and shows a drip the day it starts. 6269’s garage has epoxy floors throughout.
Stack the collection with a lift
A car lift doubles the cars you can keep in the same footprint. 6269 has a double car lift with the Broncos parked above the side-by-sides. Lifts need extra ceiling height, so decide on the lift before the roof is designed, not after.
Give every car room to breathe
- Door room. Leave enough space between cars to open the doors all the way without touching paint.
- A place to work. A workbench, custom cabinetry and power for battery tenders on every wall. 6269 has cabinetry built in.
- Light it like a showroom. Plenty of bright, even lighting so you can see the paint and the work.
- A garage bathroom. A wash-up sink and a toilet out in the garage keep the grease out of the house. 6269 and 6295 both have one.
Real garages we have built for the collection
| Home | Garage | What makes it work |
|---|---|---|
| 6287 Avienda De Las Colinas | 3,962 sf | The classic collection pictured above: a ’64 Impala, a ’71 Bronco and an ’88 Ford pickup, with room left for the boat. |
| 6269 Avienda De Las Colinas | 4,480 sf | Climate controlled, epoxy floors, a double car lift, custom cabinetry and a full garage bathroom. Our own home. |
| 6295 Avienda De Las Colinas | 3,727 sf | Air-conditioned RV bays at 80 and 86 ft plus a 2-car bay, and a full garage bathroom. For sale. |
Classic cars and the boat? Plan for both.
Most Havasu collectors are not only collectors. The same family has a wake boat, a couple of side-by-sides and a truck to pull them. That is exactly why we design the garage first: the long RV bay for the rig, and a cooled, lit, sealed space for the cars. Because it’s never enough garage.
Planning a collector’s garage? Start a custom home, ask about a garage addition, or see how deep an RV bay should be in this guide.
Questions people ask
Does a classic car garage need air conditioning in Lake Havasu?
We strongly recommend it. Havasu summers run well past 100 degrees, and heat is hard on paint, rubber, upholstery and batteries. Insulation and cooling planned with the structure keep the collection protected.
How much ceiling height does a car lift need?
It depends on the lift and the cars you will stack. Choose the lift first and design the roof around it, rather than trying to fit one in later.
Can you build a climate-controlled garage onto my existing home?
Often, yes. We build garage additions in Lake Havasu City and Williams, including insulated, air-conditioned garages, and walk the lot first to see what fits.
Has Moran AZ Homes built garages for classic car collections?
Yes. The garage at 6287 Avienda De Las Colinas holds a classic collection, including a 1964 Impala, a 1971 Bronco and a 1988 Ford pickup, and 6269 Avienda De Las Colinas has a climate-controlled 4,480 sf garage with epoxy floors and a double car lift.
Because it’s never enough garage. Talk to Jose or Jovian about what you’re parking, or start with our free RV garage planning guide.
