DAVIS BODY SHOP

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In 1962, Dave and JoAnn Davis opened Davis Body Shop in Atascadero at its original location on Traffic Way, with just one additional employee. The mission was to make Davis the most trusted auto body collision specialists on the Central Coast. Fifty years later, our mission is still the same.

We grew our business slowly, focusing on providing a better combination of price, product and service than our competitors. In 1964, we moved the business to its current location at 7420 El Camino Real in Atascadero. We originally manufactured campers as well, but due to increased demand for our auto body services we made the decision shortly after our move to focus on bodywork exclusively.

As our business flourished, we needed additional shop space, so Dave purchased a bus-barn structure from San Luis Obispo High School and trucked it over Cuesta Grade to add it to our location. Cuesta Grade sure has changed since then!

Dave and JoAnn’s teenaged son, Brad Davis, joined the business in 1974, working part-time after high school. We’ve always looked for ways to implement leading technology, and Brad has been deeply involved in that effort. In 1980, he became part of the management team and also set up the first computer management system used in a body shop on the Central Coast.

In 1983, Davis Auto Body brought the first Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR) courses to the county. I-CAR offers industry recognized state of the art training programs to technicians through a hands-on approach. These courses were offered at the shop after-hours with Dave Davis instructing until 1992. With more than a decade of successful training sessions, we became the first body shop to receive the coveted I-CAR Gold Class certification in 1993.

Davis Body Shop kept developing and grew right along with the rapid progress of the greater Paso Robles area. To accommodate the heavy work volume, we opened a second shop in 1989 at 2485 Theater Drive in Paso Robles, located in the Paso Robles Chevrolet automotive complex.

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