J&D Auto Body

Specialties

J & D Auto Body is a family-​owned-​and-​operated collision repair, towing, and rental car business. The owners, Jeanette and Dick Guthrie, are lifelong residents of the Galt area, and have been involved in the collision repair industry for the past 40 years. For more than 35 years, they have owned J & D Auto Body. The family operation is run with help from three of their adult children and three grandchildren. Strong community involvement and exceptional customer service have always been the operational standards of their business.

History

Established in 1978.

J & D Auto Body is a family-​owned-​and-​operated collision repair, towing, and rental car business. The owners, Jeanette and Dick Guthrie, are lifelong residents of the Galt area, and have been involved in the collision repair industry for the past 40 years. For more than 35 years, they have owned J & D Auto Body. The family operation is run with help from three of their adult children and three grandchildren. Strong community involvement and exceptional customer service have always been the operational standards of their business.

Meet the Business Owner

Dick G.

Business Owner

J&D Autobody was created in 1978 when Dick Guthrie purchased a body shop and towing business from his former employer Jack Anderson. The name change from J&E Body Shop to J&D Autobody was relatively simple. In 1980 the business was moved to a former Chevrolet dealership on Fairway Drive in Galt. For several years they operated the business themselves utilizing a shop helper and one tow driver. On many occasions Dick and Jeanette would go out at night and run tow calls after working a full day in the shop. From the very beginning customer service has always been a «hands on» affair. On many occasions Jeanette would even pick up customers to run their errands with them because the customers’ car was in the shop for repairs. As the years progressed Dick and Jeanette operated their collision repair and towing business while being involved in various civic groups and youth organizations in the Galt community.