punching in every morning at the same
dealership—Kevin specializing in frame
and metal, doug in paint.
of course, they had bigger aspirations
than just working in the same garage.
they wanted to open their own shop, and
by 2005, it was slowly coming together,
piece by piece. they bought land in their
hometown. they looked into financing
and equipment. then, without warning,
the dealership's staff was called into a
meeting. the body shop was being closed
Even as teenagers, the Meadows brothers
enjoyed working with each other. they
spent hours in their mother's garage,
tearing apart junkers and bringing them
back to life. to no one's surprise, they both
ended up in the collision business, even
TWO bROTHERS.
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" it WAs RouGH
tHE FiRst yEAR.
ouR PEoPlE HAd
to BE PAid
BEFoRE WE did."
Kevin meaDoWs
WHEN KEViN ANd douG MEAdoWs
lost tHEiR JoBs, it WAs tiME to
PuRsuE tHEiR sHAREd MissioN—
to stARt A CollisioN sHoP FRoM
sCRAtCH