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In 1948 Mike joined the army. He had messed with cars long before he got drafted, and after his discharge he studied body and fender work at the Wolverine Trade School. In 1954 Mike was discharged from the service, and Larry convinced Mike to also study bodywork and paint theory under his GI Bill. The brothers began to work in their father's one-car garage after hours, shaving trim, filling holes, and doing regular repairs. Larry's burgeoning family prompted him to buy a house, and the brothers quickly reestablished the shop in its two-car garage. At one point they realized the work coming in was enough to sustain a full-time endeavor, so in 1957 they quit their day jobs and concentrated on growing their business. In 1957 Mike and Larry opened up the Alexander Brothers Custom Shop on Northwestern
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