Sam`s Automotive / Bow Mar, Colorado

Rating: ★★★

67 years in Business

Auto Repair & Service, New Car Dealers, Automobile Body Repairing & Painting

Address: 1314 W Oxford Ave, Bow-Mar

Postal code: 80110

Phone: (720) 378-4686

Fixing Cars Since 1946

Born in Pierce Colorado in 1924 Sam J. Chavez came from humble beginnings. But it didn?t take long for Sam to make a name for himself. His parents moved to Littleton and in Sam?s senior year at Littleton High he was elected Student Body President. He wasn?t even 18 yet when he enlisted in the Army in 1943. He returned to Littleton in 1945 to marry Marie Garcia and start a family. He didn?t waste any time starting a business in 1946. Borrowing $1500 from his father he partnered with a friend to open a gas station on 20th and Lawrence. In 1961 he incorporated as Sam?s Service Co. dba Sam?s Automotive Reconditioning Center. By 1965 that quickly grew to several Conoco stations along South Broadway and a garage where he repaired vehicles. With business growing Sam purchased property on South Fox to expand his auto repair facility. He was so successful with his auto repair business that in 1971 he purchased a 10 acre lot on West Oxford with an SBA loan and help from Republic National Bank. The following year Sam received the Small Businessman of the Year award. Starting out with 18 stalls and 12 employees Sam?s Automotive currently has over 90 stalls and 45 employees at the West Oxford location. Sam was ahead of his time when he opened satellite locations in Lakewood in 1980 and Aurora in 1988. He knew the importance of expanding his market. In 1982 he ran TV commercials that included his daughters where the current slogan was born, ?Take it to Sam?s?. His sons were actively involved in the business since the beginning and now after 30 years of service Mike Chavez runs the operation along with his brother-in-law Larry Olander who has been at Sam?s since 1984. Sam hired Fred Grassmann in 1990 as Controller and is now part of the ownership group. Before Sam died in 1994 he had the foresight to set up a Board of Directors to carry on after he was gone. This made for a seamless transition in the operations of the business and his wife Marie still sits on the Board. In this day and age it is rare to still see a family owned and operated business that hasn?t succumbed to a merger or simply been the victim of hard economic times but after 66 years Sam?s Automotive remains as one of the largest independent auto repair facilities in the Rocky Mountain area. Sam?s legacy lives on. Customers Served Residential, Commercial, Industrial

Categories:

Automobile Body Repairing & Painting, New Car Dealers, Used Car Dealers, Automobile Parts, Supplies & Accessories-Wholesale & Manufacturers, Auto Repair & Service, Paint, Towing, Truck Service & Repair, Dent Removal, Truck Painting & Lettering, Truck Body Repair & Painting, Automobile Body Shop Equipment & Supply-Wholesale & Manufacturers

Payment:

discover, master card, visa, amex, cash, check, debit, insurance

Services/Product offered:

Air Bag Service & Repair
Air Conditioning Service
Alarm & Security Systems
Alignments
Alternator Installation & Repair
Aluminum & Metal Work
Antilock Brakes Service & Repair
Appraisals
Assurance of Quality
Auto Body Customizing
Auto Body Trim Repair
Auto Glass
Auto Glass Installation & Repair
Back Windows
Battery & Ignition Service & Repair
Battery Recycling
Body Rebuilding
Body Work
Brake Service & Repair
Brakes Service & Repair
Broken Mirror Repair
Bumper-To-Bumper Repair
Bumpers
By Appointment
Chip & Scratch Repair
Clear Coat Finishes
Clutch Service & Repair
Collision Services
Color Matching
Complete Repair On: Body & Paint
Computerized Diagnosis
Cooling Systems
Corporate Accounts
Corrosion Control
Custom Contractor Work
Custom Painting
Cylinder Head & Block Repair
Delivery Services
Dent Repair
Detailing
Differential Repair
Direct Insurance Billing
Domestic & Import Care
Domestic & Import Cars
Doors
Drive Shaft Repair
Early-Bird Drop-Off
Electrical Service
Engine Service & Repair
Estimates
Exhaust System Service & Repair
Fenders
Fiberglass
Fiberglass Service & Repair
Filler Materials
Fleet & Contract Services
Fleet Discounts
Frame Straightening
Free Estimates
Free Local Shuttle
Free Pick-Up & Delivery
Freon & Coolant Recycling
Freon Service
Fuel System Service & Repair
Full Mechanical Department
Glass & Windshields
Gold Leafing
Graphics
Graphics Reproduction
Hail Damage
Hand Lettering
Heating System Service & Repair
Imports
Insurance Work
Interior Repairs
Lettering
Lifetime Warranties
Light Replacement & Repair
Lights
Maintenance
Maintenance & Service Contracts
Major OR Minor Repairing & Painting
Major OR Minor Repairing & Panting
Military Discounts
New Parts
No Appointment Necessary
Oil & Lube
Oil Recycling
On Board Computer Specialists
Paint Protection Film
Paint Removal
Paint Repair
Painting
Paintless Dent Repair
Preventive Maintenance
Radiator Service & Repair
References
Restoration
Rustproofing
Service & Repair
Side Windows
Spot Paint OR Complete Paint Jobs
Steering System Service & Repair
Sunroofs
Suspension Service & Repair
Tire Balancing
Tire Recycling
Tire Rotation
Touch Ups
Towing
Transmissions Service & Repair
Truck Glass
Tune Ups
Two-Stage Urethane Painting
Undercoating
Unibody Service & Repair
Van Glass
Vehicle Inspections
Vinyl
Vinyl Top Repairs
Warranties & Guarantees
Welding
Wheel Alignment
Windows
Windshield Wiper Replacement

Open hours:

Mon - Fri 9:00 am - 5:00 pmSat - Sun Closed

Brands:

Du Pont, E Enterprise Rent a Car

Languages:

Spanish

Reviews:

Great experince with Sam`s Automotive

One of my very good friends got their new toyota corolla fixed at Sams,s. it had siginificant damage. They said it was repaired perfectly and that everyone at Sam`s was amazingly courteous , friendly and helpful. They got the job done on time as promised. They were completely satisfied

Dale Daniels / 9/24/2010

They dont know how to put your car back together, the paint is ""OK"" though

I had to go back at least 6 times. A lot of black finger prints all over my headliner. Interior plastic panels werent installed correctly. I could see my airbag and i can jiggle the part easily with 1 finger. They didnt use all the clips they were suppose to use. They installed the shock strut for the hatch wrong. They put the Right one on the Left!!! and vice versa. I am the one who found out what was wrong w... view moreith it because the hatch door was sooo heavy and opened soo high. (i thought they were a pro). They also put the light bulb for my tail lights at the wrong place so when I stepped on the brake, the blinker turned on!!!

I am not that picky of a person. I didnt even complain about the paint because honestly I could have (found some flaws). But really, it was a nightmare! They clean the car after repair but didnt even bother clean the inside. My car smell like smoke, paint dust everywhere, metal shaving everywhere, fingerprints everywhere. Yes, they did take care all of the mistakes they did but I lost a lot of my valuable time because I had to leave work early or come to work late. I was there at least 6 X (i think more).

schwetty / 4/25/2007