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A LEGACY PROJECT

From an early age, Gary Veeder knew he loved cars. His father, Ozzie, loved Chevys. He invested time and money buying used Corvettes and working on them. That passion for hot rodding took hold in the youngster and shaped the rest of his life.

“I always tinkered with my dad. He could never afford to buy new ones, but he always bought Corvettes to work on and fix up,” Gary explained. “He inspired me to get into the body shop business, which I was in for 45 years, retiring last year.”

Not only did Gary carry on his father’s gearhead tradition, but he took it a huge step forward. Upgrading those Corvettes with his father also inspired Gary to take that attention to detail into his business. He opened his

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