About Us
Steve Francis:
Steve's fabrication trade started in 1974 as a tractor-trailer mechanic in Detroit Michigan. From there he moved into custom built automated material handling systems for the automotive industry. The Francis family later won a contract from General Motors to build 900 feet of phosphate e-coat dip tanks at the then new GM "Poletown" plant in Hamtramck Michigan. From there the heavy fabrication turned lighter with the TIG welding of industrial electric heating elements made of nickel-chrome and other exotic refractory metals. With the heli-arc experience Steve landed a job in suburban Washington DC as pipe fitting/welder for a military contractor building hyperbaric chambers for the US Navy. This required an ASME Section 9 of Boiler & Pressure Code certification (i.e. tubing and pipe) and non destructive crack testing. Today alongside Seven North Industries we are building portable oil filtration rigs for the US Navy and US Army.


Sharon Francis:
Sharon is a Chief Financial Officer for Synventive Molding Solutions, one of the world's largest providers of hot runner systems, machine nozzles, temperature controllers and sprue bushings for the injection molding industry. Synventive has a manufacturing presence in the USA, Germany and China. Sharon has held various International & Domestic Director positions within Accounting, Finance, Information Services and Organizational Development. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting from Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and an MBA in Finance from St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Business Scope:
Francis Metal Fab and Main Street Motorsport, LLC is a private company with a multi focus. Welding and fabrication services for the military as well as a motorsports division providing a variety of fabrication services for vintage racers.

About Our Logo



Our Main Street Motorsport crest is a mix of my Uncle, Louis E. Barnett's WWII Fighter Group and Squadron emblems (359th Fighter Group-368th Fighter Squadron). The plane he flew was a North American P-51D ''Mustang''. The crowning jewel of this Mustang's design is the 1,695 horsepower Rolls-Royce Merlin V-12 engine. It had a maximum speed of 437 mph at 25,000 feet. The Merlin's ability to churn out maximum power, for extended periods without failing, saved many a pilot's life when being chased home out of ammo. The Mustang's high speed and relatively small size made it a difficult target for all but the most experienced anti-aircraft gunners. With the long-range tanks, the Merlin Mustangs could reach beyond Berlin and range over Europe as far as Austria and Caechoslovakia from the United Kingdom.


Our logo was designed by Peter Barwick from London, England.

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