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Culp's Specialties is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, at the Downtown (DTN) Airport. It is there Steve and his employees are hard at work on several projects including two Culp's Specials, eight Sopwith Pups, and a Monocoupe of Steve's own design. 
Steve got into the airplane business after spending 24 years as a successful automobile restorator and racecar fabricator. He began playing with airplanes in 1985, and in 1992, got serious with his new-found love, rebuilding a Piper Pacer that was named Oshkosh Class Champion in 1993.
After that, there was no turning back! Upon Steve's return to Shreveport, he rebuilt several aircraft before designing the plane he had dreamed about for years -- the Special. The first Special, painted Steve's signature yellow and green, debuted at Sun 'n Fun in Lakeland, Florida, in 1996.
In addition to building Specials, Sopwiths, and Monocoupes, Steve flies them! His first performance airplane was Special Number One, but while working on another "personal" Special, he is flying a YAK-50 with an intriguing history. Steve has earned his ICAS ground waiver and performs in airshows all over the south and southwest.
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