Colvin really is its people. If you talk with any of Colvin's wide-ranging clientele, be it a high-ranking politician, music celebrity, notable racing circuit driver or one of the many solid citizens who bring their autos to Colvin, you'd find they really trust and respect the Colvin team and its operation. Many of the staff have been with the company for years. Their expertise, experience and quality focus delivers old-fashioned value to their customers in a manner not commonly experienced in today's environment.
| K.C. Colvin, the owner and general manager of Colvin Automotive, has been the driving force since first opening shop in February, 1988. Don't let that youthful look fool you, K.C. has been around the track for a lotta years. He was a race car driver in his early years and still races on occasion. K.C.'s knowledge, skill and leadership along with the great team he has assembled, has made Colvin the well-regarded service it is. K.C. is hands-on -- from the management to mechanic to customer relations to parts. K.C.'s extensive connection to the performance world brings an invaluable asset to Colvin's customers no matter what kind of vehicle they drive. |
| Karen Colvin is not only K.C.'s wife but is probably his biggest fan. Karen can be found helping out in the front office or anywhere else as needed. As the mother of Kameron Colvin, she's also raising the next generation mechanic for the business. |
Tom Dalton manages the business and financial affairs for Colvin Automotive. Tom spent many years in both the government and commerical corporate sectors and sort of retired, but not really. Now working toward a second retirement, Tom comes well-qualified to look out for the business interests of the company as well as maintain the books, financial relationships and make sure those important things, like paychecks, happen on time. | |
Marshall Chasney, Service advisor with over 30 years of experience in foreign and domestic car repairs. Over 20 years in dealership experience with many rewards and certificates for outstanding service. When some spare time comes around you might find Marshall at the ranch riding 4 wheelers or fishing listening to some music you would hear on KLBJ FM. All around easy going kinda guy. | |
| John Dwyer, is the Project manager for the restorations and large scale overhauls. John has been working on Porsche and other euro models since 1968. Since then John has been involved with PCA, SCCA, and SCCA pro racing along with race preparation of many Porsche and other high end sports cars. When spare time is available John enjoys bike riding and racing his personal Porsches and taking the 911 out on long road trips. |
Mike Laroque, After more than thirty plus years of building cars lead and metal finishing techniques, when people tell me I am "old school" its the highest compliment they can pay me! It really doesn't matter if its's basic transportation or an all out custom, our customer's lover their cars, and they deserve the best we can offer. As an A.S.E. certified master tech. who holds a degree in business, you would think I could spell, but I still insist that bondo is a four letter word!
| Aaron Zapata is the parts manager for Colvin Automotive. He's been in the auto business since 1978 taking care of both domestic and import vehicles. The variety of cars that come through Colvin can really challenge the parts department, but Aaron wouldn't have it any other way. He says that's one of the highlights of the job; in fact, the day we interviewed Aaron, he was chasing parts for a 1959 Cadillac and a 300 ZX. When he's not chasing parts, Aaron likes the renowned Austin music scene. |
| Kendall Colvin works upfront as the front desk assistant. A freshman in high school, Kendall says the cars she sees come in are the #1 thing she likes about the shop. A chip off the old block, she likes working with K.C., her famous father, in figuring out how things work and building things with him. She's learning to drive and keeps hinting (strongly) she'd eventually like to race. |
Daniel Denton is a man of many skills. Daniel's regular job is service and sales and is one of the key experts on operating the dynamometer. But he also performs as Colvin's website focus acting as point man to the website development company. Besides putting much of the content together for the initial website, Daniel maintains and updates the site on an ongoing basis as well as helping out with the internal computer systems and networking. He likes the variety of cars and challenges in the work and likes the employee benefit of free dyno runs. | |
Kory is always been part of the shop since he was a child. Now he is out of high school this will be his first year of working full time at the shop. Since a small child he has been into go kart and dirt bike racing, so he already has a bit of background with go fast stuff. At the moment he is undecided with were and whats next, but we know he loves the automotive field.
Kameron Colvin is definitely the youngest of the staff at Colvin. Already developing a keen eye for a hot engine, Kameron still has a ways to go before receiving his ASE certification. | |
Riley Ningen, is also part of the body shop team. Riley is new to Austin moving from Wyoming. Riley is a grad. from Wyotech and majored in collision, refinishing and street rod fabrication, has a bachelors in industrial design. When some spare time is available you might find him working on his personal 1947 Ford truck. | |
Kevin Crocie, I built my first engine at 13. It was a 389 Tri-Power for my 64 GTO, which I also performed a ground up build through my teens and I helped my father with his business H-O Racing. Heavy into the drag and road race course scene, I was promoted to get into engine building. Soon I found there was much more to learn on the subject. I enrolled in the Auto Tech program at the renowned Chaffey College in C.A. With an associate in Science degree, certifications in Engine Design I & II, race car technology I & II and fuel injection/fuel management I, II & III, I was ready to hit the work force in 96. So, back to work for Dad, I went till 2002. I felt the need to challenge my ability and decided to get into the Marine Industry. This is where I really learned to "build and engine". With 200+hours of engine dyno time "Reliability & Brutal horse power became my forte`. In 2006 I moved to Austin. Working for Colvin has further broadened my horizons in engine diversity & technology. Remember, going fast is knowing when to go slow! Be prepared for maximum velocity!
Kevin Aardal, has been in the Auto Industry for about 10 years now and counting! Kevin moved here from C.A. about 12 years ago, he is loving TX and hasn't looked back since! In Kevins spare time he tries to catch all the latest and greatest sports news or action going on! Kevin made it a point to make sure and put his motto under his bio. "I treat all cars as if I owned and drove them myself"!
David Wilson, To start a non-profit racing team, ‘Racing for Cause’, supporting other non-profits that are making a difference in the world.
Larry Lowrance Under construction will be updated soon...
Jeremy Gross Under construction will be updated soon...
Jason Massey I began working on cars at age fourteen. By age seventeen, I was pitcrewing for racecars. While serving in the US Navy and studing electronics, I was still able to find time for motorcycles and dragracing. I moved to Austin in 2001 quickly realized while electroincs payed the bills,it was far from exciting. In 2007, I began building racecars for the SCCA, NASA and PCA racing series. By 2008, I was building fully race prepped engines and fabricating custom rollcages. In February 2009, I joined the Colvin Automotive Team and haven't looked back. I look forward to building one off customs, classics, and race cars for a long time.
