Monday, January 31, 2011

2010 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon Bumper Repair

Today's Car of the Day is a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Wagon that came in with scrapes on the rear bumper cover. Almost Everything Autobody removed the rear bumper cover , repaired the scrapes, prepped it for paint, and painted with the same quality paint used at factory. Almost Everything Autobody color sand and polish the bumper cover for a seamless match to factory finish.

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Friday, January 28, 2011

Nissan GT-R: Drug Induced Nightmare?


The GT-R always seemed a bit gimmicky, overdone, plastic-y, just trying too hard. Of course, I'd never really seen one on the road. But in pictures and even at car shows they never looked like a sports car.  The newest, 2011 version looks like some sort of drug induced nightmare—a migrane on wheels.

But when a 2011 Nissan GT-R pulled up along side of me at a stoplight today in San Jose, California, I think I finally started to see the light. It looks different on the road. It's impressive. It's bigger than it looks in the pictures. . . and usually that wouldn't be a good thing on a sports car but the GT-R looks purposeful. It looks mean. It looks like it will pounce on and then eat any other car on the road. I couldn't take my eyes off it.

Here's what our friends at Top Gear have to say about the GT-R:

M600 Supercar Ready for Primetime

Noble M600
Noble Automotive has released production photos of its latest & greatest M600 Supercar. According to the lads at Top Gear,  the M600 is made in Britain, has a Yamaha V8 sourced from, of all places, Volvo and goes like stink. Noble does its magic to make a powerplant capable of 650 bhp, 604 lb ft of torque and 225 mph (360 kph.) Autocar tested it to 120 mph in 8.9 seconds. All of this AND it looks better and costs less than a Bugatti Veyron (and just to be fair, we should note that the Bugatti has a Volkswagen engine.)

Noble M600
Noble M600
Noble M600
Noble M600
Add this to my list of cars I NEED-Frank

Thursday, January 27, 2011

GM No Longer Needs $14.4B Government Loan

Happy days are here again. Jalopnik is reporting that General Motors has withdrawn its request for $14.4 Billion from the U.S. government.

2002 Ford Taurus with Auto paint

Today's Car of the Day is a 2002 Ford Taurus that had the right fender damaged in a collision. The customer bought a new fender and installed it themselves and had Almost Everything Autobody paint it to match the rest of the car. Almost Everything Autobody prepped the right fender, primer sealed it and painted with the Factory Platinum Paint Service that comes with lifetime warranty and matches the factory finish. Almost Everything Autobody also installed the pinstripes on the right fender to match the rest of the car.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

2003 Volkswagen Beettle with Auto bodywork and Paint

Today's Car of the Day is a 2003 Volkswagen that came in with dents to the right and left rocker panels and scrapes to the front bumper cover. Almost Everything Autobody repaired the dents on the left and right rocker panels, the scrapes on the front bumper cover and painted these areas to match the rest of the car.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Crash Test: 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air vs 2009 Chevrolet Malibu

We have made progress in 50 years. . .

1978 Porsche 911 SC Targa Factory Repaint


Today's Car of the Day is a pristine 1978 Porsche 911 SC Targa with only 57K original miles. However the original paint had reached the end of its life. Paint on the hood, fenders & cowl had started to lift and crack. We sanded the paint off the front of the car and refinished it with factory match paint then wet-sanded and polished to match the original factory gloss.

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Virgin Galactic Commercial Space Flight Ad

Richard Branson videos of his Virgin Galactic Commercial Spaceflight Service. Sign us up! Thanks for naming the first Virgin Star Ship the "Enterprise." And thanks for visionary hero Dick Rutan & his team for being our non-fictional Zefram Cochrane. Maybe the ship I ride in can be the "Space Clipper."





Fictional Pan Am Orion III Space Clipper
from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey
Image from GoCosmonaut.com

Monday, January 24, 2011

Vote Best Bodyshop—CityVoter.com

Click CityVoter.com then click the "Vote" button!

Last year we won Best of Fremont. But we only got into the top 1% in the BayList competition (19th out of the 2519 bodyshops within 25 miles of us—76 shops were nominated for the award). So this year we upped our game:
  1. Quality—last year we converted to the best technology 2-stage & 3-stage paints available. We stand behind them with a lifetime warranty.
  2. Satisfaction—Survey scores improved from Good to Great & the BBB rates us 'A'!
  3. Price—Customers & Almost Everything surveys consistently show that our prices are lowest.
  4. Growth—business up 23%—we repaired 1000+ vehicles & hired 3 new employees—during recession
  5. Environment—we went green, converting to the lowest VOC paint systems available
Lotus Esprit S4 painted at Almost Everything

Dodge Viper bodywork by Almost Everything


Dodge Viper bodywork by Almost Everything
1964 Ford Thunderbird restored at Almost Everything
1964 Ford Thunderbird restored at Almost Everything
1964 Ford Thunderbird restored at Almost Everything
Mercedes Benz CL55 AMG repaired at Almost Everything Bodyshop
Mercedes Benz CL55 AMG repaired at Almost Everything

Of course, most of the cars we repair are like the cars we actually drive. . . Hondas, Fords, Toyotas and Chevys. But we really enjoy getting to see and work on so many exotic and classic cars at the shop.

2001 Ford Taurus with Collision Repair

Today's Car of the Day is a 2001 Ford Taurus that came in with Collision damage to the front end of the car. Almost Everything Autobody replaced the front bumper reinforcement, front bumper absorber, front bumper cover including brackets, front grille and emblem, left headlight assembly, hood, upper radiator mounting, and right front door mirror with new parts. Almost Everything Autobody also repaired the damage radiator support for parts ti fit and repair dents to the right fender. The customer decided to paint the entire car with the Presidential paint service for a complete make over for the Taurus.

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2010 Ferrari California of Former Tunisian Dictator Ben Ali

President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia escaped the country into a self-imposed exile on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 after his 23 year rule ended with a popular uprising. Some of his cars were not so lucky. He owned several Ferrari's including this 2010 California that was destroyed during the uprising. Photos of the damage courtesy of WreckedExotics.com.



Sunday, January 23, 2011

Smithsonian Museum Hidden Car Collection

Supercharger, front wheel drive, all-aluminum body, 1929?!! Miller race car was just 6 to 8 decades ahead of its time. Thanks to Jalopnik for bringing this video to our attention. We are amazed to learn that the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. has an extensive and very historic car collection that is virtually impossible to see!

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Cadillac CTS-V 9.85 Sec. 1/4 Mile @ 140 MPH (225 kph)

From our friends at Jalopnik comes this video of a 4-door Cadillac CTS-V absolutely blowing the doors off a Camaro at a drag strip. The Cadillac runs the quarter mile (0.4 km) at 9.855 seconds at a speed of 139.70 mph (224.83 kph)

2008 Mazda 3 with Auto Bodywork on Front Bumper

Today's Car of the Day is a 2008 Mazda Mazda3 that came in with scrapes to the front bumper cover. The customer hit a pole while parking and scraped the paint off the front bumper cover. Almost Everything Autobody repaired the scrapes, sanded the bumper cover, primer sealed, and painted the entire bumper cover to match the rest of the car. Now the Mazda 3 looks like nothing ever happened.

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