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Joe Scanlon, Owner and Operator

Quality & affordable automotive repair

1004 West 25th Street,
Wilmington, DE 19802
(302) 654-7500

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Our History

The old Harvey RoadWhere we began

Joe Scanlon, a graduate of Salesianum high school and an accomplished mechanic, opened the doors to Harvey Road Automotive, Inc. on Harvey Road in Ardentown in 1981. His vision was a small, family owned, personal, and trustworthy repair garage for cars and light duty trucks. Today we have a larger customer base than we ever imagined possible. At that old Harvey Road garage, we could fit exactly 27 cars in the parking lot, which also served as the driveway for Joe and Diane’s home. By the mid 90’s there weren’t many evenings where the driveway didn’t have all 27 spaces filled. 

In the early 80’s there were few who attempt to repair Honda and Toyota vehicles, as they were fairly new. Joe and his crew became adept at these new vehicles and soon gained the reputation throughout Delaware as Honda experts… a reputation that still lives and earned today. The Harvey Road team know Hondas and Toyotas inside and out, although they are just as capable at repairing any makes and models.

Toyota Prius Repair

In 1999 Harvey Road Automotive acquired a new facility at 1004 West 25th street, right down the street from Salesianum. This facility allows us to better serve our continually growing customer base. We are very thankful to have so many of our friends and neighbors in Wilmington trust us with their automotive needs. 

The Harvey Road Team

Harvey Road has been awarded several awards through the years such as Consumers’ Checkbook “Best Auto Repair Shop in Delaware” three different years. In 2004, Delaware Today awarded Harvey Road 3rd place in “Best of Delaware“. For a small team, these are big accomplishments that wouldn’t be possible without our faithful customers giving us such great ratings. But all awards aside, the bottom line is: we are dedicated to excellence.

Testimonials

Joe’s has been fixing my cars for 3 generations now, extremely good and honest mechanic!

Juan Lopez

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Contact Harvey Road

Joe Scanlon, Owner and Operator
1004 West 25th Street,
Wilmington, DE 19802
(302) 654-7500

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info@harveyroadautomotive.com

Why Harvey Road Auto?

Automotive Repair in Wilmington Delaware

  • Experienced, expert technicians
  • Locally owned and operated - Joe & Diane Scanlon are Wilmington natives
  • Full service facility - no job is too big or too small
  • Over 35 years of providing top notch automotive service to Delaware
  • Specializing in Honda® ,Acura® ,Toyota® & Lexus® automobiles
  • Service all Asian and Domestic vehicles

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