Bill and Vicki Head moved to Hilton Head in 1986 from Northern Kentucky. Bill was a Mercedes Benz Technician at a local dealership, aiming to one day open his own auto repair shop. Vicki was a nurse, dreaming of starting a family. In 1993, it was a busy year with the adoption of their daughter Whitney from Peru and the opening of H & H Auto Service! Three years later (1996) they adopted Michael from Costa Rica. Bill was a one-man shop; answering the phones, fixing the cars and ordering parts. In 2003, we opened our 10,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility. In 2007, we expanded to open H & H Auto Body. Today, both businesses are growing and serving our community. In 2021, we sold H and H Auto Body to Joe Hudson Collision Center.
H & H Auto Service’s Milestones
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1993 H & H Auto Service opens and Bill and Vicki adopt their daughter, Whitney!
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1996 expanded to 5,000 sq. ft., 5 lifts, 5 employees, and 2 children with the addition of our son, Michael.
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2000 expansion plans by purchasing the lot at 35 Hunter Rd.
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2000 Bill and Vicki became Sponsors of the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance and Motoring Festival.
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2001 started construction on the 8,000 sq. ft. state-of-art future H & H Auto Service.
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2003 opened the doors on the new H & H Auto Body, Scott Mallon hired as VP of Sales and Operations.
H&H Auto Service acquired a S.C. Auto Dealers License. -
2003 – 2023 H&H Auto Service Voted #1 Auto Repair by The Island Packet and Monthly Magazine Readers Choice.
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2004 H&H Auto Service opened a detail shop, expanded the tire sales department and added employees and received the Hilton Head Island/Bluffton Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award.
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2005 Bill Head named the SBA South Carolina Business Person of the Year, he represented South Carolina at the 2005 SBA Expo in Washington, DC. Bill formed a real estate corporation and purchased 17 Cardinal Rd., Hilton Head Island.
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2005-2007 H & H Auto Service featured Bill’s collection of classic cars.
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2007 H&H Auto Body starts to restore classic cars, became a Direct Repair Shop for several major insurance companies and exceeded industry standards set by repair experts and insurance companies.
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2007 Grand Opening of H&H Auto Body, LLC 17 Cardinal Road, Hilton Head.
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2009 H&H Auto Body added a 2nd paint booth, invests in the ProSpot Welder (recommended by OEM manufacturers), adds Autowatch (24/7 customer access) and launches a new website.
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2009 H&H Auto Service celebrated selling 800+ pre-owned cars
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2010-2020 H&H Auto Body is a member of ASA, and became a Certified I-Car Gold Shop and I-Car Gold Class Trained Professionals.
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2010-2016 Vicki Head attended WIN conferences, a professional women’s’ group of collision specialists.
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2008 & 2009 H&H Auto Body has been Voted #1 Auto Repair/Body Shop by The Island Packet and Monthly Magazine Readers Choice Awards
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2010-2018 H&H Auto Service, Sales and Auto Body Voted #1 Auto Repair – The Island Packet “Best of the Best”.
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2010-2023 H&H Auto Service, Sales and Auto Body Voted #1 Auto Repair – Hilton Head Islander Monthly Magazine “Readers’ Choice Award”.
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2010-2019 Vicki Head served as Board of Director for the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance and Motoring Festival.
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2020- Michael Head joined the H & H Team
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2021- H&H Auto Body was sold to Joe Hudson’s Collision Centers
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2021- Scott Mallon Retired
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2020-2022 We were open as an essential business during COVID. We kept our entire staff intact. We continued servicing our community, addressing all safety measures for our employees and customers per CDC protocol.
