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Friday Fun: Holo displays, Porsche goes electric and Honda’s motorcycle soul

An in-house design competition at Honda has resulted in this vehicle with the body of a car and the soul of a motorcycle.

By Jeff Sanford Toronto, Ontario — September 17, 2015 — Interesting bits and pieces from the week that was: – The Frankfurt auto show took place this last week. The opening address from Matthias Wissmann, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry, contained some interesting ideas. According to Wissman the “classical internal combustion […]

Concours Collision Centres holds Grand Reopening

At the Grand Reopening of Concours Collision Centres. From left: Paul Madden, President of 3M Canada, Chip Foose, Ken Friesen and Fiona Maxwell.

By Mike Davey Calgary, Alberta — September 17, 2015 — Concours Collision Centres has held a “Grand Reopening” for its flagship store on 42nd Avenue SE in Calgary, Alberta. Celebrations kicked off with an official ribbon cutting by Chip Foose, star of the television program Overhaulin’, continued with congratulations from industry notables and ended with […]

Heavy truck collision repair in the Saskatchewan oil patch offers special challenges

A painter coats the inside of a trailer at Three Star Trucking. The company recently started offering its heavy repair services to other operators.

By Jeff Sanford Alida, Saskatchewan — September 17, 2015 — Trucking company Three Star Trucking built a collision repair facility to do its own repairs, but the company recently began offering collision repair services to third-party operators as the tough conditions of the area create all kinds of demand for repair services. It seems trucking […]

BASF launches Glasurit Best Paint Award

Glasurit Best Paint Award

Toronto, Ontario — September 17, 2015 — BASF has announced it is now accepting entries for the first ever Glasurit Best Paint Award. Chip Foose will present the award live at the 2015 SEMA Show, taking place November 5 in Las Vegas. To be qualified for entry, the vehicle must be on display at the […]

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