Performance Automotive, located on Route 17, Hayes, will hold a grand opening celebration from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday.

Owner Linwood Harris of Gloucester, said the grand opening will include hot dogs and drinks, drawings for prizes, auto parts representatives telling about their products, and an appearance by several race and street cars. The shop opened for business on March 24.

Harris said his is a full-service auto repair shop. Chief mechanic Samuel Farley of Gloucester said they repair all types of domestic and foreign cars, light trucks, sport utility vehicles and motorcycles.
The two service bays are equipped with computer diagnostic equipment, Farley said, and they provide routine maintenance like oil changes all the way up to transmission repairs.

Farley said he has 20 years’ auto repair experience. Previously, he owned a mobile auto repair business and also worked as a technician at several Gloucester repair shops.

Meanwhile, Harris has repaired cars as a hobby...