After 40-plus years near Main Street, Mike Harrell closing auto shop

  • STILL ROAD WORTHY--Mike Harrell and his classic 1960 Chevy pickup are both still road worthy and will likely share some traveling adventures after Harrell closes a local institution--Mike's Auto Repair at the end of April. He rebuilt the pickup's motor and added an air conditioner that he installed himself. He's already driven the rig as far as Houston and back. (Photo by Jim Steiert)
    STILL ROAD WORTHY--Mike Harrell and his classic 1960 Chevy pickup are both still road worthy and will likely share some traveling adventures after Harrell closes a local institution--Mike's Auto Repair at the end of April. He rebuilt the pickup's motor and added an air conditioner that he installed himself. He's already driven the rig as far as Houston and back. (Photo by Jim Steiert)
    After 40-plus years working within mostly within a oneblock area east of Main Street, Mike Harrell will be closing up shop at Mike’s Auto Repair, 143 East First, at the end of April.That doesn’t mean he won’t still be tinkering with clever mechanical contraptions like furniture made from pieces of old cars in his spare time, he just won’t be at his east of Main fix-your-well-used...

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