Rich and No. Cal. listers,
I stopped in to talk with Gerald Griffin of Jim Griffin & Son, and he told me
that he had to shut down the body shop side of his business. He had to let his
body/paint guy go, as Gerald said he wasn't making a profit on the body shop
work! They still do all kinds of mechanical work, but no body and fender work
now.
Jim Bauder
'58 TR3
Palo Alto, CA
Rich@Scotti.com wrote:
> I'm in the North Bay and have been looking for a good shop to complete my 66
> 4A. After contacting about 20-30 shops I learned that body shops really only
> want to do collision work that involves an insurance company. I found a few
> guys that would do small jobs but nothing that involves having the car for
> more than a week. These were expensive. Example= $1500 to rebuild a rusted
> battery box.
>
> I have found three options so far that are not afraid of a restoration:
>
> Pleasant Hill Collision Repair- I saw the job they did on a buddys Mercedes
> 230SL and it looked shart!
> 925-939-1160
>
> Gary Crandell Auto Restoration - Concord
> 925-676-1918
>
> Jim Griffin and Son - South SF, These guys did the paint on Jim Bauders
> Concourse winning TR3.
> 650-589-7619
>
> Good luck
> Scotti
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Heffron <jheff123@email.msn.com>
> To: TRlist <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 8:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Bay area restoration shops
>
> >
> >Hi Listers:
> >
> >A friend (non computer) in San Francisco is looking for a reliable
> >restoration shop for his wife's first car - a 1965 TR4. It's a midwest car
> >and has been sitting for 10 years. It has all the usual rust. Names of
> >shops and/or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> >Let's help him get it back on the road!
> >Thanks
> >John
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