It all started in Los Angeles with two hot rod enthusiasts still in high school; Mike Huniu and his cousin “Fast” Eddie Levy. Their shared auto shop class was about the only thing keeping them in school. It was very likely that the only reason they even graduated was that they worked on the Principal’s car.

They did their work in Mike’s father’s garage behind his house. When it began to spill out onto the lawn, they were told to take their hobby elsewhere. By this time they had graduated high school and had saved enough money to go into business together.

It was in the early 1950’s when they bought a service station on the corner of 51st Street and Hoover.  After a few more years of fixing and racing cars, they decided that they liked tearing cars apart better than putting them together.

The National Auto Body Council (NABC) has selected January 12 for their 2011 Annual Golf Outing presented by Hertz. The outing will take place at the Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort in Palm Springs, California.

The golf outing is held each year in conjunction with the NABC’s open board meeting and the Collision Industry Conference (CIC). This coming year the meetings are scheduled for January 11–14, 2011. The open board meeting is scheduled for January 12 from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m.

“The annual golf outing is a fun and relaxing way to network with industry peers, while raising awareness of the great work the NABC does to enhance the image of the collision repair industry,” says NABC Vice President Brandon Devis of Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes. “We are very excited to have Hertz on board as our presenting sponsor in 2011. They are a long-standing supporter of the NABC and have stepped up to the tee in support of our Annual Golf Outing.”