The story
From three cars to forty-two, the long way.
2014. Theo Vance starts the company out of a rented unit in the north of the city with a 2009 Honda Civic, a 2011 Volkswagen Passat, and his own ten-year-old Saab 9-3. The first booking is for the Saab. The renter sends it back a day late with an apologetic note and a bottle of red wine.
The wine becomes a habit. Most regulars who rent from Northbrook will, at some point, return the car with something for the office shelf — a postcard, a bottle, a pair of driving gloves that didn't fit them. The shelf is now almost full.
2017. The first business-class car joins the book — a five-year-old BMW 3 Series, bought at auction. Theo's brother Anders comes on as a mechanic. The fleet reaches ten cars and the company moves into a larger workshop with three bays and a proper washbay.
2021. The first premium car arrives — a 2019 Porsche Cayenne, sourced from a regular customer who was upgrading and wanted his car to go to someone who would look after it. We did. It is still in the fleet.
Today. Forty-two cars across three tiers, six people on the team, one workshop, four mechanics, and one washbay that knows every car by its registration plate. The shelf of returned gifts has spilled onto a second shelf. The Saab is still in the fleet.
