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Chevy Chase, Maryland – Monday, June 13, 2011 - Cedar Park Auto Body had the privilege to donate a fully restored 1989 Ford Ranger 4x4 pickup truck to the Troops First Foundation. The presentation took place at the Foundation's golf tournament at The Chevy Chase Club. This is one of several annual events that the Troops First Foundation sponsors to support wounded soldiers. Our shop owner Joel got interested in this year's event through his father-in-law retired Brigadier General Tony French. Joel decided that the shop would participate in the event by providing a fully restored, customized, but practical vehicle for daily use. Everyone in the shop jumped in to help bring the idea to reality. Jimmy asked his neighbor Ed Jenkins to donate a broken down truck that he owned and Mr. Jenkins immediately agreed. Larry donated a custom stereo system and coordinated all of the details to complete the restoration project. Details that included generous donations of parts and materials from our vendors: Ted Britt Ford, Advance Auto Parts, NAPA Auto Parts, Al's Towing, Refinish Solutions, A Clearview Auto Glass, Sign-A-Rama, Olympus Imported Auto Parts, and Keystone Auto Parts. With the truck and materials in hand, our expert automotive technicians took on the task of a complete rebuild and restoration project with only six weeks before the event! After many long days of work, the truck turned out as good as any of our vintage or hot rod customizations. Finally, it was time to choose which wounded warrior would receive the vehicle. In true selfless fashion, instead of drawing tickets, the troops decided who among them was most in need. The new owner of the truck is an Army Sergeant still recovering after six years of therapy following a traumatic brain injury received in combat. The restored vehicle will replace the Sergeant's truck, that his fellow soldiers knew was no longer reliable. Participating in this event was an exceptionally rewarding opportunity for our shop. We thank everyone who joined us in the effort and look forward to this being an annual event for Cedar Park Auto Body. (Click here for project photos)
Fairfax, VA – Friday, October 1st 2010 - Please join us for our first monthly Friday Cruise Night. Bring your Custom, Vintage, Street Rods or Motorcycle. Friendly atmosphere for ALL car lovers. We are un-veiling a truly Kustom 2002 BMW x5, Be one of the first to see it before others do on the road! For more details visit our new custom web site at http://www.rosshotrods.com/FirstFriday20101001.html
Ocean City, MD – May, 2010 - Joel Ross and his team from Ross' Hot Rods won awards, including the exclusive Best of the Best Show Award, at this years Cruisin' Ocean City car show. Please click here to visit our Hot Rod and Custom Restoration web site for all the details and photos from the show.
Fairfax, VA – January, 2010 – Please tune-in to Channel 4 at 5pm on February 2nd to see Cedar Park Auto Body in the news. Later this month NBC will film their popular weekly feature, "Lunch With Lindsay" on location at Cedar Park Auto Body! Each week Lindsay Czarniak of NBC Washington has lunch with some of the world's top sports personalities. In this session she will meet with noted sportscaster James Brown. Mr. Brown is famous for hosting The NFL Today, Fox NFL Sunday, and many other national sports programs. In September 2009 he published his first book Role of a Lifetime: Reflections on Faith, Family and Significant Living. Mr. Brown is also an avid collector of vintage automobiles. At Cedar Park Auto Body we have been privileged to provide custom restoration work and high-performance modifications for many of Mr. Brown's classic cars. We are proud that Mr. Brown trusts us with his prized automobiles and are very excited that he selected our shop as the venue for his upcoming interview with NBC. We hope that you have the opportunity to see the show on February 2nd (during the last 20 minutes of NBC Washington's news and sports hour) and we also invite you to view our on-line galleries of a few of Mr. Brown's classic automobiles (1941 Willys, 1967 NOVA) that have been restored by our engineers.
Fairfax, VA – September, 2009 – At Cedar Park Auto Body, we believe strongly in supporting other local businesses in the area. As part of our involvement in the local business community, we have established a Business Network page on our web site to highlight other fine business in the area.
Fairfax, VA – September, 2008 – Willie Monroe a veteran of over 35 years in the automotive repair industry has joined the Cedar Park Auto Body team and assumes the role of Shop Foreman effective September 8th. Owner Joel Ross says "This is a strategic hire for our shop. Willie brings critical experience and leadership to our team and he will be a driving force in implementing my vision for the future of Cedar Park Auto Body."
Fairfax, VA – February, 2008 – Cedar Park Auto Body voted as the "Best of Fairfax" by Fairfax Times readers http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/news/2008/feb/26/best-fairfax-2008/. We sincerely thank all of our customers for this honor. We appreciate the opportunity to serve your car care needs and we pledge to continue to earn your business through hard work and top quality service.
Fairfax, VA – January, 2008 – Cedar Park Auto Body has completed the requirements specified by the Commonwealth of Virginia to become an official Vehicle Inspection Station.
Fairfax, VA – November, 2007 – This month Cedar Park Auto Body began a long-term project to completely restore a vintage 1946 Dodge Power Wagon. This vehicle saw duty in the US Military during WWII and Korea. It was also a US Forest Service utility truck for several years and has many rough miles on the body and engine. Please visit our restoration section to view photographs of this project as a we transform a piece of history back to her original glory.
Fairfax, VA – October, 2007 – Cedar Park Auto Body earns the coveted I-CAR Gold Class Professionals™ certification. Earning the Gold Class Professionals designation is the highest recognition for training a business can earn in the collision industry. We sincerely hope that you will trust us with your car maintenance and repair requirements; however, if you decide to use another facility we highly recommend that you select a Gold Class Professionals™ certified shop.
Fairfax, VA – March, 2007 – Cedar Park Auto Body completes its first custom restoration project. Please visit our restoration section to view photographs of this beautifully restored 1984 Corvette.
Fairfax, VA – June, 2006 – Cedar Park Auto Body has launched a new and improved website. Consumers searching our website will find lots of interesting information in a clear, easy to follow format. Cedar Park enlisted the services of Keenan Communications and H&A Design out of Los Gatos, California to revamp the website in order to reflect the friendly and professional attitude of the company, and to outline the services provided to Direct Repair Programs, Fleet Programs and consumers. For more information, please visit our site at http://www.cedarparkautobody.com.
Fairfax, VA – May 9, 2006 – Cedar Park Auto Body celebrated its one year anniversary. Employees, customers and partners were treated to a Latin Food Fest. Over the past year, the collision repair center has completed numerous initiatives to enhance the quality and efficiency of our auto body shop, mechanical repair shop, and corporate operations.
Fairfax, VA – April 27, 2006 – Cedar Park Auto Body has hired Morris Page as the General Manager. Morris brings over 30 years of managerial experience to the business. In the last decade, Morris has been responsible for the daily operations in sales and service at large automotive dealerships and high–volume collision repair centers in the Northern Virginia area. He is known throughout the industry for his integrity and leadership and zealous commitment to quality and customer service.
Fairfax, VA – July 8, 2005 – Cedar Park Auto Body established its web site and corporate email hosted by Covad Communications. This effort is part of our overall strategy to enhance efficiency, streamline our processes, and improve our customer service.
Fairfax, VA – May 9, 2005 – Joel and Carlie Ross, of Ross Enterprises, LLC have purchased Cedar Park Auto Body in Fairfax, Virginia. The husband and wife team have a background in performance repair and business management. The owners will retain all of the current employees, together with their experience and skill, and will become a growing part of a new era under new ownership. The employees and technicians at Cedar Park Auto Body represent the best in the industry with decades of experience in the auto body business, and highly recognized in the region for their quality of work.
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