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TAYLORMOTIVE is a
complete centre for collision
and mechanical repairs to
domestic and foreign cars
and light trucks.

The business was started
by Don Taylor in 1959, and
has operated on Pemberton
Avenue ever since. The
company boasts some of the
highest credits in the in-
dustry, such as BCAA
three-wrench approval.

Taylormotive has thousands
of satisfied customers in-
cluding federal and provincial
government agencies,
hospitals, rest homes, chur-
ches, schools, major lease
companies, many commercial
fleets, and thousands of
families and individuals.

When Taylormotive open-
ed for business, its motto
was ‘Quality, workmanship
and trustworthy service.”

Customers have come to ap-
preciate the Taylormotive
honesty and professional con-
sultation from technicians,
some of whom offer 35 years
of experience.

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A GLEAMING EXAM-
PLE of American
automobile engincering
at its best, this 1957 Ford
Country Sedan station
wagon has won trophies
in the two car shows it
has been in. The sedan
features 21 coats of hand
polished two-tone
metallic green and white
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Taylormotive has spent
thousands to buy the latest
in Unibody | straightening
and welding machines, along
with specialized mechanical
tools such as scopes, com-
puter wheel balancing and
power flushers.

To match that equipment,
mechanical staff have taken
special Unibody, transmis-
sion, tuning and general
repair training.

Because of Don Taylor’s
personal interest in the
business and its customers,
the company has expanded
from its original 10-bay cen-
tre to ils present two-shop
50-bay complex that has
over 21,000 sq. ft. of shop.

Few jobs are too big for
Taylormotive's challenge lov-
ing technicians. Taylormotive
has installed a G.M. V-8
motor and trans. in a 280
Mercedes, and other motor
changes, installed power steer-
ing units in where they have
never gone before, replaced
rusted out chasis and running
gear in Corvettes, T-birds, etc.
and repaired rusted frames.

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and 950 miles on a rebuilt
352 V-8 engine. Owner
Brian Borsoff has put
$17,000 into his
automotive masterwork.
The car will be appearing
in two calenders this
year; its next show will be
at the PNE in October.

NEWS photo Stuart Davis

TRIO OF Taylormotive expertise, Owner Don Taytor (back), Body Shop Manager, Bob Crawford (left), and Mechanical Shop
Manager, Neil Richmond (right) pose in front of a cross-section of their automotive handiwork. Taylormotive has been an
automobile service and repair haven on the North Shore since 1959.

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