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A2 | LOCAL NEWS The APRIL 17 - 30, 2026

COVER STORY
Custom Vehicles of Zanesville

celebrates the past 50 years in business

while looking to the future BY LYNETTE DOTSON | THE BUZZ
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PICKUP LOCATIONS
DRESDEN: Bonnie Longaberger Senior Center,
Scotties Den, Circle K, Thirsty Dawg, Dresden
Branch Library, Creno’s Pizza, Dresden Buzz,
Main Street Pizzeria, The Mill, Agin Hardware,
Certified, Subway, Shrivers Pharmacy,
Humble Heart
FRAZEYSBURG: New Beginnings Drive Thru,
Dairy Queen, Frazeysburg Village Office,
Subway, Duchess Gas Station, Fallsburg Pizza,
Village Pizzeria & Kitchen
NASHPORT: Crenos Pizza, The Clover Key
ZANESVILLE: Kroger, The Muskingum County
YMCA, John McIntire Library, The Center, Mass The Custom Vehicles of Zanesville team lined up for a picture with two of their customized vehicles in front of their garage. Lynette Dotson
Media Comics, Denny’s Classic Diner, Fieldhouse
Family Sports and Wellness Center, Donald’s
Donuts, The Zanesville-Muskingum County
Conference & Welcome Center, The Elk’s Eye Art Custom Vehicles of Zanesville, said Olivia. ing new concepts forward that are
Market, Walgreens (Military Rd.), Sunrise Bowling located at 3619 Olde Falls Road, Being deeply rooted in the Zanes- helping to grow the business.
Center, Colony Square Mall, Chatty Cat Café ,
A Taste Of Ohio Wine Bourbon & Beer, in Zanesville, held a ribbon cutting ville community, the business be- “One thing they’ve really upgraded,
Tom’s Ice Cream Bowl, Riesbeck’s Food Markets, on April 7, 2026 with the help of lieves in giving back to impactful too, that Matt is knowledgeable in
Tee Jay’s Country Place, Ditty's Downtown Deli,
Winerak Market, Rittberger North Market the Zanesville-Muskingum County community organizations. stuff is all the lift kits, the tires, the
Chamber of Commerce to mark the “We support them, and they sup- wheels, the truck, accessories for
SOUTH ZANESVILLE: South Branch Library,
Darrell’s Donuts, Central Pike Coffee Co., business’s 50th anniversary. port us, so I think it’s a good thing in commercial use, all the truck caps,
Happy Donuts, Riesbeck’s Food Markets The business began in 1976 as the community that everybody takes and the equipment that we have to
AVONDALE: Tina’s Diner Custom Vans of Zanesville, owned by care of each other,” said Mast. offer for that. I mean, it’s just been
WEST PIKE: Litten Home Hardware, Darryl Mast, who at the time was just “I think that was a big part of us something that Matt has brought on
West Side Market, Keck’s Pies and Pints 16 years old. He ran the business out moving home, too, was the commu- that I never really got into doing that
NEW CONCORD: Scott’s Diner, Wally’s Pizza, of his parents’ garage. nity feel and knowing that there is much of it. I was doing just the main
New Concord Branch Library, Creno’s Pizza,
Oscar’s Place, Riesbeck’s Food Markets “I originally was working at Hart’s the support with everybody, and we trucks and cars and vans and stere-
os,” Mast explained.
DUNCAN FALLS: Duncan Falls/Philo Branch
Library Combining the focus of offering
ROSEVILLE: Roseville Branch Library, services and products for personal
Higgins Lumber, Midtown Bar and Grill, use with those for commercial use
Old Town Pizza
Bold type indicates a location with an has been another big change moving
outdoor newspaper box. forward.
“Expanding into fleet support. So
all the big commercial trucks that
The you see driving around, flatbeds, util-
ity bodies, guys from tree trimming
companies that have strobe lights all
over the place, and lights that they
need to actually work. I mean, that’s
740-270-2408 kind of the direction I would like to
(CALL/TEXT) go with it as well. I mean, we’re not
going to shy away from anybody’s
info@dresdenbuzz.com personal vehicle,” said Matt. “But
that fleet side, I think, is something
that’s untapped in this area. I mean,
620 Main Street you’ve got so many companies that
Dresden, OH 43821 Department Store, was interested want to be a part of it,” added Olivia. think they have to travel to Columbus
(MAILING ADDRESS) in vans when I was 14, 15, would go Over the past 50 years, there have to get their fleet vehicles work done
down to one of my competitors just been many memories made, but when we’re here, and we can do the
700 Main Street to see what was going on, got the some that stand out to Mast are the same, if not better, work than what
Dresden, OH 43821 urge to start a business and wanted memories made at Van truck-ins they can.”
(OFFICE) to do things in the community and that they used to attend. A 50th anniversary open house cel-
stuff to keep things rolling, and I “We would load up a trailer, leave ebration will be held on May 9, 2026,
started at 16 and it just kept grow- out on a Friday morning, spend all from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Attendees
Read The Buzz online! ing and growing. Started in my mom weekend selling parts to maybe a can expect a display of custom vehi-
DresdenBuzz.com and dad’s two-car garage in ’76 and
’81. We built the first concrete block
building in ’85. We added another
building and many storages, and
then we added on back in 2001, so
it just kept growing from year to year
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vehicles in addition to vans, and with
©2018-2026 Dotson Design Studio, LLC the addition came the name change,
Custom Vehicles of Zanesville.
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generation, Mast’s daughter, Olivia
Pryzbyl, and her husband, Matt. couple thousand vans at a truck- cles, music, raffles and giveaways,
SHOP & HIRE LOCAL “It was something that I had talk- in, and just selling out of the store, special anniversary discounts, and
BUZZ BUSINESS DIRECTORY ed about when I was younger, and I people that I’ve had come back. I food from Winland’s Catering & Cre-
(space is limited) moved away, went to college, had a still see people daily. They say, I re- ations.
$29 PER MO / $99 PER 6 MO / $169 PER YR different job, and then my husband member being out there to see your Visit Custom Vehicles of Zanesville
really made the push to move back mom and dad back when you were online at customvehicleszan.com, or
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(non commercial only) parents retire, and now here we are, There are lots of plans for the fu-
hoping to run the next 50 years,” ture, and Olivia and Matt are bring-
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Chamber President Dana Matz initiated the ribbon cutting at CVZ to celebrate 50 years in business. CVZ owner Darryl Mast and his family and team gather in
support as he cuts the ribbon. Lynette Dotson