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A Rock Falls family business has been smoothing things over with their customers for more than 120 years
By Cody Cutter | Sauk Valley Media
When a Rock Falls body shop first opened its garage doors for business, horsepower was still powered by horses. More than a century later, the family business is still on a roll — it’s just not doing much buggy work these days. From wooden carriages to mechanical machines, Williams Auto Body has fixed it all. Scratches and scrapes, dings and dents, smashes and crashes — if a vehicle needs some TLCC (tender loving car care), the shop can help. It’s been getting customers on the road again for 125 years, and a lot has changed in that time, but one thing hasn’t: the Williams name. Scott Williams is the fifth-generation owner of his family’s shop, representing the longest multi-generational business in the Sauk Valley.
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