The greatest auto race in the world starts tomorrow, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It's our favorite because since 1923, people have been racing whatever they could bring for a whole day without stopping. There have been cars taken straight off showroom floors: Porsches, Corvettes, Aston Martins, Jaguars, Ferraris, Maseratis, Lamborghinis, Bentleys, Lotuses, Cobras. And then there are the prototypes--the no holds barred version of racing that exists nowhere else. These are the fastest vehicles on the planet with bleeding edge technology that defines where automobiles will be decades in the future. Or not. Some of the ideas are downright weird and fail miserably. Racing doesn't get any better.
Please click the "Vote" button then select us for Best Bodyshop in the San Francisco Bay Area!
Last year Almost Everything Autobody came in 2nd in the ABC-7 A-List competition (out of the 2500 bodyshops within 25 miles of us!) So this year we upped our game:
Quality—we converted to the best technology 2-stage & 3-stage paints available. We stand behind them with a lifetime warranty.
Satisfaction—Survey scores improved & the BBB rates us 'A'!
Price—Customers consistently tell us that our prices are lowest.
Environment—we went green, converting to the lowest VOC paint systems available and minimizing our hazardous wastes.
Service—we provide free shuttle service within 5 miles and to BART.
Lotus Esprit S4 painted at Almost Everything Autobody
Dodge Viper bodywork by Almost Everything Autobody
Dodge Viper bodywork by Almost Everything Autobody
1964 Ford Thunderbird restored at Almost Everything Autobody
1964 Ford Thunderbird restored at Almost Everything Autobody
1964 Ford Thunderbird restored at Almost Everything Autobody
Mercedes Benz CL55 AMG repaired at Almost Everything Autobody
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.
Almost Everything Autobody and AENE Automotive Racing announce an open competition to design graphics to be used on Almost Everything cars, banners, flags and promotional materials. The top 3 entries will receive plaques recognizing their achievements and have their work featured on Almost Everything's website, international press, YouTube channel, Facebook page, Blog, Tweets and advertising. First Place winner will also be featured on cars themselves and will receive a free, top-of-the-line, Signature Base Coat/Clear Coat paint job (up to $1400.00 value) or a check for $500.00.
Contest Rules:
All entries must be submitted in the form of JPEG, PNG, GIF and/or TIFF files to Almost Everything by USB Flash Drive, XD or SD memory card:
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:
Quality—last year we converted to the best technology 2-stage & 3-stage paints available. We stand behind them with a lifetime warranty.
Satisfaction—Survey scores improved from Good to Great & the BBB rates us 'A'!
Price—Customers & Almost Everything surveys consistently show that our prices are lowest.
Growth—business up 23%—we repaired 1000+ vehicles & hired 3 new employees—during recession
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
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.
Today's Car of the Day is a 2006 Maserati Quattroporte that came in with scrapes & scratches plus some minor original paint imperfections. Almost Everything Autobody repaired the scrapes and painted the rocker panel using the same type of high quality waterborne finish used at factory. We then "cut and buffed" various panels to eliminate surface scratches and to provide a more premium gloss finish.
If you've spent any time on Almost Everything Autobody's site, or looked at our screen savers in the shop, you probably know that we are Maserati fans. We want a Maserati Quattroporte for a delivery van. Here's what the fuss is about, courtesy of our good friend Jeremy at Top Gear:
Almost Everything Autobody celebrates Maserati's win in the FIA GT1 World Championship. GT racing is, in our humble opinion, the greatest racing in the world because it features cars that can actually be purchased and driven on real roads. Previously Maserati has won 5 consecutive FIA GT Manufacturers Cups from 2005-2009 with their dominating MC12. In 2005 Maserati beat 2nd place Ferrari by nearly 2x in the points standing! And now they have won the inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship, beating Aston Martin (another favorite), Corvette, Ford GT (okay, they are all favorites), Lamborghini & Nissan GT-R.
Maserati is near and dear to the hearts of the crew here at Almost Everything Autobody for 3 reasons.
The first, of course, is that Maserati has produced some of the most beautiful and fastest works of art in the history of man (we'll excuse them for everything that happened in the 1980s & 1990s.)
Second, since 2008 it has been a dream and is actually written into the employee manual & the business plan that Almost Everything Autobody will procure a Maserati Quattroporte to use as a customer courtesy shuttle. It was supposed to happen in Dec. 2010 but the past couple of years have been economically tough for everyone in the world as well as us here at Almost Everything so the plan has been pushed back. 2011 looks to be a good year for business and we are hopeful.
Third, Frank Barnard, Almost Everything Autobody's President, bought a Maserati-engined 1973 Citroën SM as his second car. Citroën is the French auto manufacturer that owned Maserati in the late 1960's and early 1970's. The SM was Citroën's flagship as well as a platform for the Maserati Merak.
Citroën SM
Congratulations to Maserati, the Vitaphone Racing Team and drivers Michael Bartels and Andrea Bertolini for their fantastic achievement. You are all welcome to stop by the shop anytime!
