Al & Ed's Autosound and Galpin Auto Sports, Two Leading California Automotive Landmarks, Team Up to Customize Rides to the 'Xtreme' Across the Southland

Al & Ed's Autosound and Galpin Auto Sports, Two Leading California Automotive Landmarks, Team Up to Customize Rides to the 'Xtreme' Across the Southland

The Home of Extreme Car Audio Joins With the Nation's Hottest New Customizing Shop, to Create the Most Outrageous Tech-Infused Automobiles in America

VAN NUYS, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Al & Ed's Autosound, Southern California's largest mobile electronics specialist, is teaming-up with the premiere automotive customization center in the Southland -- Galpin Auto Sports (G.A.S.) -- to provide mobile electronics expertise and technology to car lovers throughout the Southland. As an official licensee of Al & Ed's Autosound, the Galpin Auto Sports customizing crew will have their experience matched by Al & Ed's Autosound's more than 50 years of automotive electronics experience in Southern California, and in turn, Al & Ed's Autosound will be the lead supplier for the nation's hottest new customizing shop.

"Galpin and Al & Ed's Autosound have been working for the drivers of Southern California for over 50 years. We applaud the opening of Galpin Auto Sports and are honored to be working with them," said Gabi Mashal, president of Al & Ed's Autosound. "Car customization is all about taking a run-of-the- mill car, and turning into a work of art that fits perfectly with the driver's personality -- something we have been perfecting for over a half a century."

As part of their partnership, Al & Ed's will supply G.A.S. with only the highest quality parts and equipment, ensuring that each car that enters the garage leaves as "Xtreme" as the customer wants it.

"Galpin Auto Sports is a result of the customizing that we've been doing for over the past five decades here at Galpin Motors," said Beau Boeckmann, president of Galpin Auto Sports and consulting producer for MTV's "Pimp My Ride." "We're excited to be partnering with Al & Ed's Autosound - a company that's been established as long as we've been Galpinizing(R). G.A.S. now has the relationships and resources of an Al & Ed's franchise matched with the trust and foundation of Galpin."

ABOUT AL & ED'S AUTOSOUND

Founded in 1954, Al & Ed's Autosound has grown to become the largest mobile electronics and communications specialist with more than 24 Southern California stores. As a recognized leader in the mobile electronics industry, Al & Ed's Autosound has been an instrumental partner in the pioneering of innovations such as FM radio for cars, cassette players for cars and the first car alarms, and is viewed within the mobile electronics industry as a barometer for the industry in Southern California. Additionally, the company is ranked as one of the top 500 franchising opportunities in the world, according to Entrepreneur Magazine. The Entrepreneur Magazine 2004 Franchise 500 rankings additionally ranked Al & Ed's as the #3 franchise in the "Miscellaneous Automotive Products and Services" category and 430th overall. For more information, visit http://www.al-eds.com/.

ABOUT GALPIN AUTO SPORTS

In 2006, the G.A.S. garage and crew were selected to be the new home and personalities of MTV's wildly popular show, "Pimp My Ride." Galpin Auto Sports, located at 15600 Roscoe Blvd. in Van Nuys, California, offers customizing and personalizing services on all new and pre-owned vehicles sold through its family of dealerships as well as any make or model vehicle you can find on the road, including collector and classic cars. Financing for customizing services can be included in the purchase price of the vehicle. For more information on Galpin Auto Sports' unique products and services, please contact G.A.S. general manager, Steve McCord (smccord@galpin.com) at (877)-GO-GAS-GO or visit the web site at www.galpinautosports.com. For media inquiries, please contact G.A.S. director of integrated marketing communications, D'nae Kingsley (dkingsley@galpin.com) at 818.778.2541.

Source: Al & Ed's Autosound

CONTACT: Lisa Townsend, ltownsend@ppmgcorp.com, or Matt Gold,
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Web site: http://www.al-eds.com/
http://www.galpinautosports.com/

NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information on the Al & Ed's Autosound's partnership with Galpin Auto Sports, please contact Lisa Townsend at ltownsend@ppmgcorp.com or (310) 556-4443.

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