19 years have flown by since I opened Almost Everything Auto Body. The job was a lot of fun. I met so many great customers, employees and suppliers. And we had an ever-changing collection of cars to "play with." Thanks so much to my team for doing great work and keeping customers happy. You were the key to our success and I will be forever grateful. Thanks also to our many loyal customers and suppliers who in many cases came to be friends. I'm planning to see the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Goodwood Festival of Speed. And I'm usually hanging around Monterey for Pebble Beach Car Week, the Monterey Historic Races and I always enjoy prototype & GT-style racing at Laguna Seca and Sonoma (I still call it Sears Point.) So I hope to see you there soon!
As for the future of the shop, I've sold it to G&C Auto Body, a San Francisco Bay Area family-owned chain. Their signs should go up in February 2025. They have a great reputation for collision repair and most of Almost Everything's employees will be continuing with them.
For the type of complete-car paint jobs that have been Almost Everything's claim to fame, I know there are not a lot of shops offering this type of service and many of you have expressed your disappointment that we are closing. A few old customers and friends have expressed interest in reviving the Almost Everything name so that economical, complete car paint jobs will continue in the Bay Area. Stay tuned, hopefully this part of the story may continue somewhere in the future.
Thanks again,
Frank Barnard
President, Almost Everything Auto Body
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