Our Story

In 1975, at twenty-one, I opened my first automotive repair shop in Vancouver, specializing in wheel alignments, suspension repairs, brakes and tune-ups. It was an exciting step, built on years of learning the trade and a determination to create something of my own.

From the beginning, I treated every customer’s vehicle as if it were my own. Honesty, quality workmanship and respect became the foundation of the business.

Alongside the shop, I built a race car for the quarter-mile track, competing in the C/Modified class. It was powered by a small-block Chevy turning 8,500+ RPM, with a tunnel-ram intake manifold topped by dual four-barrel carburetors. Racing gave me another way to put my mechanical skills to work and enjoy my passion for automobiles.

Word spread, customers returned, and that little shop laid the groundwork for everything that followed.

Over the years, my experience grew to include a body and paint shop and a gas station. Each business taught me something about workmanship, managing people and serving customers.

In 1987, we opened Autosale with Service, bringing automobile sales and a full mechanical service facility together under one roof.

I chose to give that business my full attention. In New Westminster, it became the next major chapter of my working life, serving customers whose loyalty often extended across generations.

In 2022, I retired after more than four decades in the automotive business.

Closing the doors marked the end of my working career, but my enthusiasm for automobiles remained. Part of the building is now used for our collection, which Marc and I continue to enjoy.

These vehicles represent different chapters of our lives—cars we admired, cars we drove, and restorations that took years of patience and dedication.

This website brings those vehicles and their stories together.

What began as a career has become a collection built around a lifelong passion.