Atlantic Ave Magazine April 2024
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JADI AUTO RECON<br />
Make Sure Your Car Is Road<br />
Ready From Top To Bottom<br />
BY DIANE FEEN | PHOTOS BY MELISSA KORMAN<br />
Jonathan Augusto was born to be in the car<br />
business. His father raced cars and inspired<br />
young Jonathan to change a tire in three minutes.<br />
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That was a long time ago. But Augusto has been a car guy ever<br />
since then. Call it happenstance or family breeding, but the<br />
young man who could change a tire at lightning speed now<br />
owns a full collision auto shop who does body work on domestic<br />
and exotic cars.<br />
Called Jadi Auto Recon this full collision shop also does custom<br />
painting, reconditioning, interior repairs, bumper refinishing,<br />
headlight Restoration and more.<br />
Their reputation supersedes conventional wisdom and is the<br />
reason the shop has grown from from 800 square-feet to 8000.<br />
That doesn’t surprise Gary Weston of Delray Beach. The car<br />
collector has been taking his beloved cars to Jadi Auto Recon for<br />
the past 10 years.<br />
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And, this man knows a lot about cars. He owned a car wash in<br />
Delray Beach and was a car dealer in New York. He also brings his<br />
Bentley (and his 11 other cars) to Augusto to fix dents, scratches or<br />
paint touch ups.<br />
“I send a lot of people to Jonathan and have never heard one single<br />
complaint. He is always there and he can do anything. It is very<br />
difficult to paint cars today. They have a base coat that makes it very<br />
hard to match the color. Jonathan gets it perfect every time. He really<br />
does great work. I bring him all my cars,” said Weston.<br />
Steve of Delray Beach is equally impressed – not only with<br />
Augusto’s work ethic and talent, but with this humanity and humility.<br />
“I had a wonderful experience with Jadi Auto Body. Jonathan went<br />
above and beyond to help my aunt and myself with her car repairs. It