ALMOST EVERYTHING PRIZES AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW

Join Almost Everything Autobody at the 2011 San Francisco International Auto Show and win FREE PRIZES. Once every hour, the first person who finds Frank Barnard, President of Almost Everything, and says the magic words, "Almost Everything. . . and Nothing Else!" will win the Grand Prize worth over $1000. Every runner-up will receive a certificate good for $100! Details below.

McLaren MC4-12C

Frank Barnard, President of Almost Everything Auto Body

San Francisco International Auto Show
November 19-27, 2011
Location:  MOSCONE CENTER

TIMES:

10 AM — 10 PM (Sat. Nov. 19 - Sat. 26)
10 AM — 8 PM (Sun. Nov. 27)

ADMISSION:  $9.00. Children 12 & under free when accompanied by an adult.




CONTEST RULES:

1. Contest open to all San Francisco Auto Show attendees 18 years of age and older excluding Almost Everything mployees and friends and relatives of Almost Everythingemployees
2. To win, contestants must locate Frank Barnard at the show. He will be looking at cars like you will. When he hears you say, "Almost Everything. . . and Nothing Else!" he will automatically award you with a prize. Frank is easy to spot. He has red hair and will be wearing clothes with the Almost Everything logo. See his photo above. 
3. Contest runs Sunday, November 27, 2011 from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
4. Grand Prize consists of a certificate good for a free Urethane Paint service plus Urethane Sealer plus Integrated Clear Coat plus Light Chip & Scratch Repair from Almost Everything, retail value $1060.
5. A maximum of 3 Grand Prize Certificates will be awarded.
6. Grand Prize will be awarded to the first person during each hour of the contest who Frank hears say, "Almost Everything. . . and Nothing Else!" If it happens that Frank hears multiple contestants utter the correct phrase at the same time, Frank may, at his sole discretion, determine the Grand Prize winner using a coin toss to determine if a contestant advances toward the Grand Prize. If Frank does not hear a potential contestant or a potential contestant does not utter the correct phrase, a prize will not be awarded.
7. Runner-Up Prizes consist of a certificate good for $100 in free goods or services from Almost Everything with any order of $399 or more before discounts. 
8. A maximum of 50 Runner-Up Prizes will be awarded.

Be one of the lucky ones to win the Grand Prize worth over $1000. Good Luck!

Aston Martin Vantage S Convertible

1987 Cadillac De Ville with Peeling Clear Coat

Today's Car of the Day is a 1987 Cadillac De Ville that came in with badly peeling paint. Almost Everything Autobody recondition all the delaminating paint, ground and filled rust spots on the roof and primer-sealed the entire car for better paint adhesion. We finished it off with new pinstripes.

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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)

Car of the Day - 2007 Cadillac CTS with Auto Bodywork & Paint on the Bumpers

Today's car of the day is a 2007 Cadillac CTS that had collision damage to front and rear bumper covers. Almost Everything Autobody repaired deep scratches and scrapes on front and rear bumper covers. We refinished (painted) the front and rear bumper covers with the same quality paint that the car came with from the factory and backed by our nationwide, lifetime warranty. Finally, we color sanded and polished the bumpers to ensure a seamless match to the original factory finish.

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Car of the Day - Pink Cadillac CTS - Color Change

Not that there's anything WRONG with pink  ;D  I'll have to show you pictures of the pink Cupcake Mobile with flames that we did for some lovely young women who sell incredible desserts in San Francisco and Walnut Creek. . . but that's a story for another day.

Today's post shows how the new owners of this Cadillac CTS got a great deal on this low mileage car in perfect condition because it was bright pink--not everyone's cup of tea including our clients. They liked a dark grey metallic color off a Lexus so we matched that paint for them.

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San Francisco International Auto Show

I spent a day at the San Francisco International Auto show with my father & friends this past weekend. SF Gate magazine actually published a photo of some of us, David Lehrer & his kids, in front of a Mini Cooper. David has been a great friend for 30 years and has probably been to the car show with me 25 times.

Let Downs:

Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead--I think my father got it right when he called it "a Dodge Ram on steroids." It's a whale of a car that isn't as ugly as the current Phantom but this 2-door convertible is surprisingly ungainly up close and one of the few cars that looks better in photos than it does in real life.


Acura--what happened to those beautiful cars from just a couple of years ago? I've gotten used to the "beaks" on the hood and I am drawn to the looks of the TL on the freeway but at the car show I got inside the cars for the first time. They seemed cramped and the interiors weren't as elegant as the previous models. The changes to make the RL look like the rest of the model line are pitiful. I can't be the only one to think so because I don't think I've ever seen one on the road.
Nissan & Infiniti--Where were they?

Surprises:

Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon--in the past few years I've really come to love station wagons. The CTS is a world class car and the Sport Wagon means you can have a lot of driving fun and still haul everything you need. This may be the best Cadillac since my favorites from the 1920's & 1930"s.


Honda Crosstour--Essentially a fastback version of the Accord. This updated design gives the car a handsome, unified look.


Hyundai Equus--A great follow-up to the well-received Genesis, the Equus is a very big car. It looks like the best from Lexus. The interior appears the equal or superior to any luxury brand and the exterior is (with the exception of the anime version of the "Spirit of Ecstasy" on the hood) is sleek, restrained & imposing in just the right way. The spokesperson at the display said that previous versions of the Equus were used by diplomats & statesmen in Korea.


Aston Martin--Okay, no real surprises here. Aston makes the most gorgeous cars on the planet right now.

Jury is Still Out:

Jaguar XJ--I have been a Jaguar fan my entire life. I still aspire to own a 1966-1968 S-Type and I think the exterior of the 2003-2009 aluminum-bodied XJ to be the most handsome evolution of the original 1968 body style (even if the interior wasn't.) The 2010 XJ is a big change and I'm not sure I like the gaping mouth on the front but I'm warming to it. The design, and especially the headlamps, work better than they did on the XF. The interior, from what I could see of it, looks intriguing: dark and a bit Blade-Runner/Matrix/5th Element-ish but with subtle splashes of chrome & sparks of light. I guess I'm convincing myself. Let's drive it!
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