Just after opening a vintage car restoration business,

Phil Rouse became seriously ill.

Doctors had difficulty finding the cause.

But to forensic scientists, it looked like foul play.

It looked like foul play.

From the day he found an abandoned model a Ford,

in an old cotton warehouse, Phil Rouse knew that vintage automobiles would be his life.

For most of his career, Phil was a salesman.

In 1997, he quit to finally pursue his dream of starting an antique car restoration business.

He called it top quality, and it was housed in the garage near his home in Bartlett, Tennessee.

It was really excited about going into business.

That was his dream.

To no one's surprise, the shop was successful from the day it opened.

And with that success came the need to expand.

For capital, Phil turned to his best friend and next door neighbor Steve White,

who was anxious to invest in the business in exchange for part ownership.

Phil's good friend, Kimo Coelho, also joined the company.

As a matter of fact, everybody was happy with the way things were going.

Everybody was happy we got off to a good start.

It was Phil's knowledge, talent, and experience that made the company so successful.

When Phil Rouse became ill just two months after the shop opened, it was a serious blow.

If I got to where I didn't have any energy, and my stomach gave me a lot of trouble.

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