Auto Body Shop History

When Roger Tachoir handled the upkeep on a ’57 Chevy that he needed to travel back and forth to the California University of Pennsylvania, he didn’t think a convenient hobby would develop into a full-time career in a family-owned business with his wife Kathy Griznik Tachoir.  “When he graduated, more people would ask him to work on cars,” Kathy recalled.  “He was a teacher.  He could work on evenings, weekends, and all summer long.”  While the hobby began earlier, Tachoir Auto Body became an official business in January 1973.

As the business started to expand, we continued to adapt.  “We started buying equipment,” Roger said.  “I borrowed money from the teachers’ credit union to build the first part of this garage, and I built it myself with the help of a few guys.  Then we added on every five years or so.”