Findlay teams up with Make-A-Wish Foundation

Findlay Customs is known for its elaborate overgarment jobs, dependable systems and tricking retired aged cars to beryllium caller and modern. Make-A-Wish Foundation reached retired and asked for assistance granting a wish.

Gustavo Torres Uribe, a 19-year-old leukemia diligent from Las Vegas, wanted to person a makeover of his 1991 GMC Sierra. Gustavo has been battling leukemia for implicit 2 years and, contempt undergoing play chemotherapy treatments, Gustavo is determined to stay optimistic.

On Aug. 27, Gustavo’s privation came existent arsenic his 1991 GMC Sierra was afloat redone and enhanced with a dependable strategy made for a teenager. There was magic successful the aerial arsenic the car was unveiled and the unit astatine Findlay Customs led Gustavo astir his caller ride.

“We learned astir Gustavo erstwhile Make-A-Wish got a clasp of america and told his story,” Tyler Corder, main fiscal serviceman of Findlay Automotive Group said. “Gustavo has been having immoderate aesculapian challenges with leukemia, and we wanted to help. We’re truthful excited to beryllium granting this privation and we anticipation Gustavo’s caller motortruck bring him tons of joy.”

Gustavo said, “When I archetypal saw it, it’s precisely however I wanted it — a bully archetypal look but conscionable wholly caller and Findlay customs did precisely that. I similar it and it’s however I wanted it truthful I’m precise happy. I’m everlastingly grateful to Findlay and Make-A-Wish for granting maine this wish. I’m truthful arrogant of my truck. I emotion it.”

“We’re excited to beryllium granting this privation and I conscionable wanted to convey my squad astatine Findlay Customs,” Mike Austin, wide manager of Findlay Customs said.” They went supra and beyond to get this car done adjacent with challenges of car parts being delayed. We made it hap and can’t hold for Gustavo to bask it.”

Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted much than 340,000 wishes for children with captious illnesses. Its ngo is to make life-changing wishes for children and captious illnesses with the anticipation that the privation tin assistance boost the carnal and affectional spot needed to combat a captious illness.

Gustavo’s aboriginal is looking agleam arsenic helium is feeling amended than before. His treatments should beryllium wrapping up successful the adjacent future, and helium hopes to walk clip successful his caller truck.