1997 FORD ESCORT COLLISION REPAIR

Maaco Fremont's car of the day 1997 Ford Escort.

the customer was involved in a fender bender with a big truck, by the looks of it the truck won. The customer brought the car to Maaco to be repaired. We took care of everything. The car looks great again.

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Maaco Sponsored Formula Mazda Crashes

WCFE Round 4 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca from Lloyd Read on Vimeo.

The Maaco sponsored Lloyd Read Formula Mazda is still in the hunt for the FE Championship but as this video shows, it was forced to retire during Round 4 of the series. Read spins early in the race then, amazingly, retakes most of the cars in the field. Sadly, as Read attempts a pass in Turn 2, he is forced off the track, spins and is hit by another car. Suspension damage puts the car out of the race.

See Read in his faster Pro Formula Mazda this weekend at Infineon Raceway, Sears Point for the Formula Car Challenge by Goodyear:

  Date: June 11-12, 2011
  Time: 8:00 - 6:00
  "Our" car races 3:30 Sat., 4:00 Sun.
  Place: Infineon Raceway, Sears Point

http://www.lloydreadracing.com/Schedule.html

Camry Crashes into Lotus Dealership

In a case of "Whoops, wrong pedal" WreckedExotics.com reports a 92 year old drove her car into a dealership and into the side of a Lotus Exige ($78,000 USD.)

Join Maaco at Infineon Raceway June 11-12, 2011

Friends,

Lloyd Read is racing one of the formula cars that Maaco sponsors at Infineon Raceway, Sears Point next weekend. Expect to see Lloyd at Indy or Formula 1 in the next couple of years. He finished 3rd in the Formula E Championship last year (his rookie season). Last week at Laguna Seca he set a new course record during qualifying then won his race!

The next race is the Formula Car Challenge presented by Goodyear. This will be in the more powerful Pro Formula Mazda. Read is 2nd in the standings so far.

We hope to see you there!

  Date: June 11-12, 2011

  Time: 8:00 - 6:00
               "Our" car races 3:30 Sat., 4:00 Sun.

  Place:   Infineon Raceway, Sears Point

http://www.lloydreadracing.com/Schedule.html

Not Always Obvious. . .

The accident didn't seem that bad. . . the plastic bumper bounced back into place and it didn't look like there was much damage.

Sometimes the damage isn't obvious. Be wary when accepting settlement payments from a driver that hits you or their insurance company. Significant damage to the car below was not visible from the outside. The damage to the bumper reinforcement and rear body is a safety concern if the car is hit again from the rear. And the trunk is going to leak in the rain or a car wash.

Bob, our Master Technician, works on
a car with rear end damage

The bumper cover is removed and things still don't look too bad

But when we take off a plastic cover
you can see the big wrinkle in the metal
on the driver's side of the trunk opening

There is a wrinkle at the weather seal on the passenger side too.

The weld on the bumper reinforcement is broken

The bumper reinforcement is crushed and twisted

Maaco-Fremont repaired all of the damage on this car, replaced the crushed bumper reinforcement and energy absorber and repainted the damage area with factory paint.

Maaco Fremont Wins 2011 Best of Fremont

Maaco-Fremont thanks our customers for voting us Best Auto Bodyshop in Fremont for the 3rd year in a row. The 2011 "Best of Fremont" was awarded by local newspapers, "The Argus" and "Fremont Bulletin" based on votes cast by their readers.

Frank Barnard, Maaco Fremont's President, says, "Once again, I have to credit our great employees for this honor. They are skilled, dedicated and do a great job every day."

Maaco-Fremont is known for providing quality repairs, quick turn-around and best prices. Last month, Maaco-Fremont was also awarded 1st Place-Best Bodyshop in the 2011 San Francisco BayList competition sponsored by the San Francisco Chronicle, SFGate.com and CityVoter.com.

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Lamborghini "Turned Turtle"

Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster flipped on its head in Cape Town, South Africa. With a center of gravity about 4" off the ground one has to wonder just how crazily this person was driving to manage to flip the car. No word or injuries (usually a good thing) but since it is (was) a convertible, the end of the drive could not have been pleasant.

Thanks to our buddies at WreckedExotics.com for these photos. Visit them for lots more very expensive destruction.

2008 Honda Civic with Auto Bodywork and Factory Paint

Today's Car of the Day is a 2008 Honda Civic That came in with a Insurance Claim to the right rear door and rear bumper cover. Maaco-Fremont replaced the right rear door skin and right rear door moulding  with a new parts from Honda. We also repaired scrapes and cracks on the rear bumper cover, removed the rear bumper cover, right front door mouldings,  right front door handle, right door belt moulding, right front door mirror, left quarter panel roof drip moulding and left tail lamp for paint. Maaco-Fremont painted the right rear door, rear bumper cover and blended the right quarter panel and right front door with factory paint to match the rest of the car. 

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2002 Ford F150 with Insurance Claim Work

Car of the Day is a 2002 Ford F150 that was in a car accident. The Customer opened a claim and brought it to us. Maaco-Fremont replaced the following : Front bumper complete, left fender, left fender liner, left parking light, front grille, stripe kit, left door mirror, and front license plate bracket with Original Manufacturer Equipment. We also repaired dents on the left front door, hood, fender apron and pull the left frame rail. Maaco-Fremont painted the parts to match the rest of the truck using Factory paint. Color sand and polish was done to ensure the factory finish. All repairs were done to factory specifications.

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2004 Infiniti G35 Coupe--Hit Front & Rear

Maaco Fremont's Car of the Day is a 2004 Infiniti G35. We've had a lot of rain in California and it was hit both in the front and back. The front bumper and hood were badly damaged and there was a hole punched in the rear bumper cover. The owner wanted to avoid an insurance claim and to save cost as much as possible. We were able to repair (instead of replace) the bumpers and the hood so that the original damage is close to imperceptible. This is another of those cars we'd love to keep.

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