Atlantic Ave Magazine November 2023

JADI AUTO RECON
Make Sure Your Car Is Road
Ready From Top To Bottom
BY DIANE FEEN | PHOTOS BY MELISSA KORMAN
Jonathan Augusto was born to be in the car
business. His father raced cars and inspired
young Jonathan to change a tire in three minutes.
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That was a long time ago. But Augusto has been a car guy ever
since then. Call it happenstance or family breeding, but the
young man who could change a tire at lightning speed now
owns a full collision auto shop who does body work on domestic
and exotic cars.
Called Jadi Auto Recon this full collision shop also does custom
painting, reconditioning, interior repairs, bumper refinishing,
headlight Restoration and more.
Their reputation supersedes conventional wisdom and is the
reason the shop has grown from from 800 square-feet to 8000.
That doesn’t surprise Gary Weston of Delray Beach. The car
collector has been taking his beloved cars to Jadi Auto Recon for
the past 10 years.
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And, this man knows a lot about cars. He owned a car wash in
Delray Beach and was a car dealer in New York. He also brings his
Bentley (and his 11 other cars) to Augusto to fix dents, scratches or
paint touch ups.
“I send a lot of people to Jonathan and have never heard one single
complaint. He is always there and he can do anything. It is very
difficult to paint cars today. They have a base coat that makes it very
hard to match the color. Jonathan gets it perfect every time. He really
does great work. I bring him all my cars,” said Weston.
Steve of Delray Beach is equally impressed – not only with
Augusto’s work ethic and talent, but with this humanity and humility.
“I had a wonderful experience with Jadi Auto Body. Jonathan went
above and beyond to help my aunt and myself with her car repairs. It