Not only do women in the field often feel like an “only” in their work environment, but also females often feel unwelcome and discouraged from entering the field in the first place.Īs a way of addressing that gender gap, Lateiner started an all-female car restoration she called the Chevy Montage. But even celebrity status has not shielded Lateiner from the bias and gender inequities she and other women have experienced as female mechanics and automotive professionals. ![]() As the co-host of the MotorTrend+ original TV series All Girls Garage since 2012, she’s also a star in her field. Veteran automotive industry expert Bogi Lateiner is a dealer-trained BMW technician and entrepreneur, having owned an award-winning boutique repair shop for many years. The fact that everyone working on this car restoration is female-a woman or a chaperoned girl-may still seem a little unusual to some people, and that is a big reason why Girl Gang Garage exists in the first place. ![]() Engine work, welding, grinding, painting, and polishing are all part of this large collaborative effort that has taken many months to transform a more than 60-year-old husk into a modern marvel. At a busy autoshop in Phoenix, Arizona, feverish work on a vintage car re-build presses on ahead of a deadline for a large automotive convention.
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