Now for the Elephant in the room, why did the Celica take so long to get going?
We dropped the Celica to the bodyshop way back in April 2021. Sadly, behind the scenes the owner was planning to fold the business and was taking on jobs with no intention of finishing them. This came to an end in December 2021 when the bodyshop finally admitted they were planning to close, leaving months of rent and bills in arrears and worse still; Luke to find a new employer! This resulted in the company folding in January 2022 and leaving the unit completely empty, with just our innocent Celica looking sorry for itself in the corner! The future was uncertain for our #dclassbuildbattle but luckily, we were rescued by Luke, as seen in this episode.
Stoner Motor Group, who own the building and used to rent the unit to the bodyshop, have now decided to use this as their very own crash repair centre. So now the bodyshop is reborn as “Stoner Accident Repair Centre” with Luke being employed at the helm to run the facility. We are extremely thankful for Luke as he continues to work tirelessly on the Celica with Andy, at evenings and weekends. He has essentially saved this series and we look forward to seeing him in action painting our Celica.
So, from everyone at d:class, thank you Luke!
Be sure to get in touch with him via social media: @L7UEW if you have any bodywork requirements