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Old 01-09-2012, 12:54 PM
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For all who were wondering where mechanic Vinny Latino went with his shop Auto Elite, here's an update:

1 Atwood Ave
Tenafly, NJ
204-947-2371

His new shop is about 10,000 sq.ft. and awesome! Has right now a sweet Stratos, a couple 246 dinos, c/4, a boxer and a few 3x8s to name a few.

Give him a call to congratulate him on the move.

Ciao!
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Old 01-09-2012, 01:25 PM
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he is the best for sure
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Old 01-09-2012, 01:45 PM
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Nice to see Vinny in a great, larger space. And its a bike ride from my house!

Here's the Stratos Stradale:
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Old 01-09-2012, 01:47 PM
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he is the best for sure
I'm glad someone posted this-I'd been having the same problems with my Dino for a while, and my regular mechanic either dIdnt see the problems or couldn't fix them-took it to vinny, and he fixed ALL of them...the other thing I like is he's not anxious to spend your money-if it doesn't need it, he won't do it...he's got my Dino and my stratos, and I couldn't be happier
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Old 01-09-2012, 01:48 PM
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Nice to see Vinny in a great, larger space. And its a bike ride from my house!

Here's the Stratos Stradale:
That's mine !
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Old 01-09-2012, 02:13 PM
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Hi Phil; great car! Hope you don't mind me posting the photos...
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Old 01-09-2012, 02:48 PM
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Hi Phil; great car! Hope you don't mind me posting the photos...
Not at all-in fact I was going to start a little thread to document what mark and vincenzo were doing..
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Old 01-09-2012, 03:31 PM
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Sorry area code was wrong it is 201-947-2371
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1 Atwood Ave
Tenafly, NJ
EDIT 201-947-2371
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Old 01-09-2012, 04:01 PM
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He's a great mechanic for Italian machinery (old or newer alfa/ferrari/maserati/lamborhini), and an extremely nice person to boot! Last time I was there this summer he had a Lusso in there, and the time before a 275GTS, along with 308s etc...he knows all the cars from ones worth $20K to $millions!

He won't do things that are unnecessary (even if you ask him to ), and everything that necessary!

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Old 01-12-2012, 08:10 AM
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He takes care of my DIno, Boxer , Maserati, and other cars i have had. I agree with Phil. He knows these cars cold, and is not anxious to spend your money, very honest you can tell the moment you meet him. the new place is smashing !! I wish him all the best, i could not recommend a better place to trust an Italian car. (cavallino or others)
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Old 01-13-2012, 11:20 AM
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He takes care of my DIno, Boxer , Maserati, and other cars i have had. I agree with Phil. He knows these cars cold, and is not anxious to spend your money, very honest you can tell the moment you meet him. the new place is smashing !! I wish him all the best, i could not recommend a better place to trust an Italian car. (cavallino or others)
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Old 01-29-2012, 08:19 AM
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Sorry area code was wrong it is 201-947-2371
The phone company is providing a forwarding service for this number but I don't think it works every time. A couple of people have said their calls don't go through.

The new number is 201-266-8885.
Please let me know if anyone has trouble with this one.
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Old 03-09-2012, 03:16 PM
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I've run into a few people that are familiar with Vinny and Auto Elite but don't know about the Saturday lunches. Just about every Saturday for the past 30 or so years Vinny opens the shop to all for sort of a pot luck lunch.

It's not so much as a car thing but more of a get together with friends that share a love of cars. Everyone is welcome. It doesn't matter what you drive or even if you drive. It's just a nice way to spend a few hours.

Bring something if you wish, or not, either is fine. Most times there is an assortment of Italian cold cuts and if we're really lucky, Joe will make some great pasta. In addition to being a world class mechanic, Vinny makes great espresso.
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Old 05-19-2012, 05:34 PM
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The new shop is coming along nicely.
If you haven't seen it yet, here are some pictures.
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Old 05-19-2012, 06:56 PM
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Wow Mark, filling up fast!
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That doesn't look like a shop, it looks like heaven!
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vinny is an amazing man, amazing technician and his shop is amazing! BIG KUDOS TO AUTO ELITE!!!
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Smile yes heaven
Now that there are a good number of cars i find myself just dropping in now and again to
see the progress and it pushes me to buy more cars its a crazy addiction that i love.
Back to Vincenzo he is outstanding and i could not like his work any more than i do, i am buying a new (old) car just because i know i have him to go through it when it arrives !!!
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Does he have a website?
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no i am bugging him about it. in that respect he is old school. come to think of , i dont have a web page!!
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