Charlie's Foreign Car

Since its inception on Valentine's Day 1978, Charlie's Foreign Car Service has grown to become an award-winning cornerstone of the downtown Encinitas business district. Encinitas native Charlie Sougias turned his passion for foreign cars into a career soon after graduating from San Dieguito High School, where he was the auto mechanic of choice for several of his teachers. At age 20, he opened Charlie's Foreign Car Service on the corner of H and Second streets, formerly Vern Painter's Garage.