Applewhite’s Automotive & Collision Center

San Antonio, United States

4.7

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Applewhite’s Automotive & Collision Center has been family owned and operated since 1935. We take pride in offering the best service and repairs in San Antonio, Texas.

We offer the following services: Collision Repair, Preventive Maintenance, Oil Change, Wiper Blades, Lights, Official Vehicle Inspection Station, Brakes, Engine Repair, Heating & Air Conditioning, Suspension & Steering, Electrical Systems, Computer Diagnostics and much more.

History

Established in 1935.

Born in 1913 and raised in San Antonio, Mr. Alton Applewhite started his career as a musician playing the violin in the San Antonio Symphony. He also played in a ‘dance band’ in the early 30’s at the Guenther Hotel as well as the Coconut Grove Room at St. Anthony. On April 8, 1935 Alton opened for business at 928 S. Flores in downtown San Antonio selling used cars. He also had a small «garage» on the lot for the repair of his cars. In October of that year, he married his high school friend Mariana. In 1941 Alton began taking in cars for repair. He realized that the automotive repair business was going to grow due to the war effort and the shortage of materials for new cars. His used car sales became a secondary part of the business. Applewhite’s Automotive & Collision Center continued to grow and was very successful at that location for the next 35 years. In 1970 Alton moved his business to Leon Valley. San Antonio was expanding and he decided to follow that growth out on Bandera Rd.