Campagna Motors was founded by Daniel Campagna in 1988. Mr. Campagna was a mechanic for Mr. Gilles Villeneuve, a Formula 1 driver in the late 1970s. He began to design and build vehicles that were fun to drive and provided the performance that a racer was seeking. Mr. Campagna personally designed and handcrafted the first T-REX vehicle. By 1995 the T-REX was no longer handcrafted by Mr. Campagna himself and was factory produced.