Roundup Collision Center

Cory Canfield moved with his family to Roundup two years ago, this July 1st to start the Roundup Collision Center. His timing was impeccable, as it was right after the massive hail storm in Roundup. He came a few weekends before with his daughter Ivy, to work on windshields. Not without difficulty, in the midst of moving here, coming down on the weekends to start business, his internet and business phone wasn't yet connected and his cell phone crashed. All his bids had to be hand written.

The Canfield's were living in Phillipsburg. Cory had been looking for a shop when he found the one at Red Rock for lease. He had never been to Roundup before, but is very happy with the community and location. He has been in the autobody trade for 22 years. He does the full spectrum of body work on all kinds of vehicles.

He has worked on strange things like an ATV that he pulled the whole frame off of, and a tent trailer that had been wrecked with a twisted frame. He has worked on boats, jet skis, RV's, Semis, Porsches, Corvettes, Mustangs, and many high-end vehicles. He has worked on vehicles that have been hit by moose, bear, raccoon, deer, elk, but as of yet, no cows or horses. The most grotesque wreck he worked on was a deer that had gone through the windshield into the car.

Cory explained that the auto body business is always evolving as cars change. Just because you have worked on one vehicle, doesn't mean the next one will be the same. Every year the next model is a bit different. We asked what the strangest vehicle modification he has seen was. He said it was not one he worked on, but in Missoula, he remembered a truck made into a makeshift camper painted like a rainbow trout. Another modified vehicle he remembered was a food truck in Seattle modified to look like a giant metal pig.

Cory worked in two shops during his career that would not allow classic cars, as they had every square foot allocated and what amount of money it could make. In that particular shop they averaged around 75 cars a week. One truck he worked on in the early years of his career, he spent an entire day just polishing the engine with his finger. It had just come back from Hot August Nights in Las Vegas. It had won four big awards, the Top 25 Award, the People's Choice Award, the Best Body and Paint Award, and a Radio Stations Choice Award. Autobody work is the artwork of vehicle enthusiasts.

He once worked at a shop that had an account for a trucking company in Missoula. The trucks used to hit so many deer that they just kept a spare hood ready for them so that when they hit a deer, they could just switch it out and work on the other. They replaced about one hood a month.

Cory grew up south of Olympia, Washington, in a family with logging and sawmill business background. His parents and relatives still live and work in that area. Cory and his wife have four children, one in 2nd grade, one a senior, and two older children who just finished up college. They enjoy Roundup, and try to stay engaged with the community. The family loves sports and Cory likes to coach baseball and soccer.

We are happy to have the Roundup Collision Center available in our community. We hope they are very successful here. Please check out their ad in the Roundup Record Business Directory.