1937 was an eventful year. Lyndon Johnson was elected to his first term in the House of Representatives, Joe DiMaggio was helping the New York Yankees win yet another world series, San Francisco was opening the Golden Gate Bridge and the canned miracle of Spam hit the market.

On the home front, W.T. (Hooker) Vandergriff opened his Chevrolet dealership on the corner of Division and Center Street here in Arlington. This was the humble beginning of the Vandergriff chain of auto dealerships. It would have been hard for them to envision the multi-million dollar body shop operations we have today. Well, times have changed. Automobiles have come a long way from the full-framed, heavy metal bodies they once had.

Today we have unibody construction with no frames and high strength steel (HSS) body panels. We also see space age polymers being used as body panels as well as flexible bumpers. Today we have very sophisticated two and three stage paint applications.

Vandergriff has kept up with these ever changing vehicle designs with the latest in repair techniques and equipment. Today the Vandergriff name is on five dealerships and two collision facilities. Vandergriff forms a major part of the Arlington economy. Our name has always represented honesty and integrity in serving the public. Vandergriff is truly an "Arlington tradition, since 1937".

We have two convenient locations. A 40,000 sq. foot facility in north Arlington and a 37,500 sq. foot facility in south Arlington.

We are the collision repair facility for all the Vandergriff dealerships. This includes Chevrolet, Buick, Honda, Acura and Toyota. However we are not exclusive to these car lines. We perform quality repair on all makes and models.

We have the latest in frame and unibody equipment as well as six of the latest “downdraft” paint booths. Also included are two of the most high tech measuring devices available today. One is the “Shark” by HeinWerner. This is a sonar-operated machine and the other is the “Genesis” by Chief. This machine uses a laser to measure your vehicle. Both of these machines are capable of returning your vehicle to factory specifications.

We have certified factory trained body and paint technicians specially trained in the repair of your GM, Honda, Acura and Toyota. Our technicians are continually trained and updated by our factories as well as I-CAR and ASE certified classes throughout each year. We are I-CAR Gold Class Professionals. This is the highest classification in body and paint repair training from I-CAR (Inter-industry Conference on Auto Repair). This is the organization that the insurance companies look to for training.

We at Vandergriff Collision are proud of our customer satisfaction (CSI) record. In 2003 we repaired over 4000 vehicles. We ended the year with a CSI rating of 96% completely satisfied. This put us in the top 10% of all body shops in the nation. Being involved in an accident and having to deal with the insurance company and the repair process need not be a traumatic experience. Our pledge to you is to minimize this aggravation by working closely with your insurance while repairing your vehicle in a prompt and professional manner.

You are the customer at Vandergriff Collision, not the insurance company. We are in good standing with all the insurance companies and will treat them fairly, but we will not compromise your safety or the quality of the repair. We expect the insurance companies to live up to their obligation to put your vehicle, as close as possible, back to pre-accident condition. Your best interest is our #1 concern.

We offer a Limited Lifetime Warranty on all our repairs. We have rental cars available at both locations.