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Specialties
Total Car Care, Transmissions, Brakes, Oil Changes. We do it all!
History
Established in 1963.
How it all began
In 1938, Oldsmobile developed the first line of cars that featured automatic transmissions, otherwise known as «Hydra-Matic» drives. By the 1950’s the automatic transmission had become a popular option on numerous car makes and models.
With the proliferation of the automatic transmissions came the need for specialized care and repair. Enter Anthony A. Martino. Martino was born in 1933. He grew up and became a respected technician from Northeast Philadelphia. It was while working at Milt Knapik’s ESSO service station on Philadelphia’s Roosevelt Boulevard and Devereaux Ave. that Tony Martino launched what would become an entire industry.
Martino saw a big opportunity repairing automatic transmissions so he rented a lift from Knapik’s ESSO to do side work including transmission repair. Soon, motorists from around the area recognized Martino’s expertise and brought their transmission work to the little ESSO station.
By 1957, with demand for his signature transmission repai