Raul Flores
Owner & Master Technician
40+ years
Raul started here as a teenager. He earned his ASE Master Certification, ran the shop floor for three decades, then bought the keys in 2022. Same hands. Same standards. New name on the building.
Our Story
SIXTY YEARS UNDER THE HOOD
Eye Street Automotive opened as Golden Automotive in 1963. Same corner. Same handshake. New name on the door.
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.
1963
GOLDEN AUTOMOTIVE OPENS
Doors open on Eye Street. A handshake and a wrench is the whole business plan.
1985
SECOND BAY BUILT
Demand grows. We add a second bay and our first lift.
1992
MIKE JOINS THE CREW
Michael Colangelo brings hot rod know-how and never leaves.
2022
RAUL BUYS THE SHOP
Thirty years on the floor, then on the title. The shop becomes Eye Street Automotive.
Today
SIXTY YEARS AND COUNTING
Same corner. Same standards. New chapter.
THE CREW
Michael Colangelo
Hot Rod Specialist
55+ years
Mike has been wrenching since the British Invasion. If it has a carburetor, distributor, or a story, Mike has probably rebuilt one. He treats every classic like it lives in his garage.
Diego Ramirez
Service Advisor
12 years
Diego is the voice on the phone and the smile at the counter. Bilingual. Clear. Honest about what your car needs and what it does not.
Sam Patel
Diagnostics Technician
8 years
Sam is our electrical guy. The kind who finds the broken wire nobody else can. ASE certified in advanced engine performance.