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collection managers, and they don’t seem to care how much the work costs. “I can give
a range—but most don’t ask,” George says. “People who have these cars have a lot of these cars, and they don’t work if they’re not maintained. They rotate them, so they always have at least one that’s working.”
When he began as a full-time employee
for his father in 2010, George mostly handled administrative work. On the payroll since 2002, he’s swept miles of shop floor, emptied trash cans and cleaned parts his whole life.
“I have a personal interest in keeping this place going way beyond it being a business,” says George. “It’s my dad’s legacy.”
His father never advertised—he didn’t need
to. Even now, there’s limited visibility. “Dad didn’t even have a sign out,” his son says.
All 10 of DLG’s employees have
multiple talents. Workers come and go
as they please. Some start at 3:30 a.m. and have an earlier afternoon. Josh Baldwin
(of the Baldwin’s Book Barn family in West Chester) is workshop manager, a mechanical
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