Well I've been keeping this quite but I think its about time for everyone to know what our intentions are for M&B Auto Body. Melissa and I have been going back and forth on closing the shop and moving on with our lives. I even took on a job with a chain of collision repair shops and probably would still be with them if they could have straighten out the pay situation. We both have come to a decision to continue on with M&B but to move into a different direction. I have always enjoyed doing custom work, never really pursued it full time but always kept taking that work in and enjoyed doing it, so we are going to focus on that and not the collision work, we will still do collision until we no longer need it to support us.
With this decision finally made and our lease is up at the Schaumburg location we are going to move the shop! I have already located an excellent location for what we want to do and made the deal on it Monday and took possession yesterday.
Now for the fun, I have moved my shop before (over ten years ago) and it wasn't easy. This time I am fortunate that the new location already has a booth up and ready for work so I won't have to dis-assemble and move the booth at this location. All our equipment and stock should be easy to move with the help of a good friend and the use of my tow truck and two trailers.
I spent the last two days helping Larry at VooDoo Larry Customs move vehicles and equipment from his shop here in Schaumburg to his new location in Elk Grove Village and in this process struck a deal to work with him on several projects he has in his shop, its a start in the right direction and I'm excited to get back to doing what I enjoy doing, Customs.
This is the Original Hot Rod Lincoln from the Song HOT ROD LINCOLN
by Charlie Ryan & The Livingston Brothers
Larry is doing a restoration for Pebble Beach for its current owner. This vehicle has history, can you imagine who has touched it over the years.
This was a honer to move the Hot Rod Linclon and to know that I was in posession of it for a shot period of History.
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