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EYE STREETAUTOMOTIVEEST.1963
Eye Street Automotive shop on Eye St in Bakersfield at golden hour

Eye Street Automotive · Bakersfield, CA

HONESTWORK.SINCE1963.

Sixty years on the same corner. ASE Master Certified. Old-school standards on every modern fix and every classic ride.

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Owned & Operated
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Bakersfield

Services

EVERYTHING YOUR VEHICLE NEEDS. ONE SHOP.

From a quick SMOG to a full engine rebuild. Same shop. Same crew. Same standards.

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Why Eye Street

FOUR REASONS WE STILL HAVE THE SAME CUSTOMERS WE STARTED WITH.

60 Years on the Same Corner
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60 YEARS ON THE SAME CORNER

We did not move. We did not flip the sign. The same shop has stood on Eye Street since the Beatles toured America. That kind of trust is earned, not advertised.

ASE Master Certified
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ASE MASTER CERTIFIED

Raul holds the highest credential the industry offers. The crew runs continuing education every year. Every fix gets the right diagnosis the first time.

We Call Before We Wrench
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WE CALL BEFORE WE WRENCH

No surprise charges. We diagnose, we quote, you approve. Then we fix. Every time.

Hot Rod & Daily Driver Both
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HOT ROD & DAILY DRIVER BOTH

Whether you brought a 1969 GTO or a 2024 Camry, you get the same care. The same attention. The same handshake.

Our Heritage

FROM GOLDEN AUTOMOTIVE TO EYE STREET. SIXTY YEARS. ONE MISSION.

The shop opened in 1963 as Golden Automotive. The handshake hasn't changed. The standards haven't either. In 2022, Raul put his name on the door and his decades on the line.

Vintage shop interior

  1. 1963

    GOLDEN AUTOMOTIVE OPENS

    Doors open on Eye Street. A handshake and a wrench is the whole business plan.

  2. 1985

    SECOND BAY BUILT

    Demand grows. We add a second bay and our first lift.

  3. 1992

    MIKE JOINS THE CREW

    Michael Colangelo brings hot rod know-how and never leaves.

  4. 2022

    RAUL BUYS THE SHOP

    Thirty years on the floor, then on the title. The shop becomes Eye Street Automotive.

  5. Today

    SIXTY YEARS AND COUNTING

    Same corner. Same standards. New chapter.

Our Specialty

WHERE CLASSICS COME ALIVE.

Michael Colangelo has fifty-five years on hot rods and classics. Carburetors, points, period-correct restoration. He treats your project like it lives in his garage.

"WHERE HERITAGE MEETS HORSEPOWER."

1969 Pontiac GTO in the shop

1969 PONTIAC GTO · CAROUSEL RED · 400 CI

Repair Estimator

KNOW THE PRICE BEFORE YOU BRING IT IN.

Customers

REAL WORDS. REAL VEHICLES. REAL TRUST.

"Took my 67 Camaro to Mike. He treated her like she was his own. Came back better than I bought her."

James R.

1967 Chevrolet Camaro

Hot Rod
"Fair price, fast turnaround, and they actually called before doing the extra work."

Maria T.

2018 Toyota Camry

Brakes
"Smog'd my truck in under thirty minutes. Out the door, no upsell, no nonsense."

Carlos M.

2015 Ford F-150

SMOG
"Raul explained everything in plain English. First shop in years that felt straight up."

Rita G.

2020 Honda CR-V

Diagnostics
"Mike sourced a part nobody else could find. That's old-school service right there."

Eddie P.

1972 Datsun 240Z

Hot Rod
1969 Pontiac GTO

Today's Classic

1969 PONTIAC GTO

400 cu in V8 · Carousel Red

"A 69 GTO is a thoroughbred. You don't tame her. You learn her."

— Mike Colangelo

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CORNER OF EYE STREET. SAME SPOT SINCE 1963.

EYE STREET AUTOMOTIVE

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