Tragically, Tavi passed away in 2016 on Mother’s Day. Tavi told George he was coming over, and when he didn’t show up, they thought he was running late. By 3 pm, George got the call that would shatter their lives. His friend told him that he needed to head over to his sister’s house right away because Tavi had passed. As George reflects on that day, you can tell how traumatizing that day was, and that’s when he said, “Since that day, the entire family has never celebrated another Mother’s Day.”
After his passing, George always remembered his brother Tavi talking about how he wanted to lowride his Buick. It was one of his dreams, and George was committed to making Tavi’s dream come true. “Tavi lives through me now,” says George. “At the time, I had other projects I was working on, but I had to finish what my brother started. It wasn’t easy, but it was definitely worth it.”
He started by having the Buick stripped down to bare metal and then had all blemishes and dings massaged out. It was then doused in four coats of Aztec Gold candy and layered with pinstriping and custom roof treatment.