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Service King Celebrates 45-Year Legacy

July 8, 2021 By CollisionWeek Editor

Marks anniversary with $45,000 donation to Collision Repair Education Foundation.

In 1976, Eddie Lennox used a $10,000 loan granted to him by his neighbor, Charles Morgan, to open the very first Service King Collision in a three-bay tin building in Dallas.

Service King 45th Anniversary Logo

Now, after 45 years of being an impressive industry competitor and growing to 335 locations, Service King is celebrating its anniversary by creating a future of significant innovation in the automotive collision space through its vision of “building for tomorrow.”

“We’ve been a leader in the industry for the past 45 years because our business focuses on a few

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