CELEBRATING 60 YEARS · 1966 — 2026
Buckley's Auto Care isn't a chain. It isn't a franchise. It's a Delaware family that has spent six decades earning the trust of its neighbors, one car at a time.
AAA Approved
Auto Repair Facility
NAPA Auto Care Center
Nationwide network
ASE Certified
Master technicians
3-Year / 36,000-Mile
Nationwide warranty
Family & Veteran Owned
Three generations
60 Years in Delaware
Since 1966
OUR STORY
On July 6, 1966, Gene Buckley fulfilled his desire to serve his community by opening the garage doors for the first time. He drew on his experience in automotive repair earned during his championship racing days, and on the business skills he’d sharpened as a regional manager for the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. He quickly established a thriving local business.
Gene Buckley never rested on his accomplishments. He continually improved his automotive skills and made sure every customer walked away feeling respected and heard. He poured himself into his customers and his community, earning recognition from major oil-company honors for outstanding achievement to formal accolades as a community leader.
From 1966 through the summer of 2006, we operated from our original location on Maryland Avenue. When the right opportunity came along, we moved our business, family, and team to a new home at 1604 E Newport Pike. The new location offers more than five service bays, a half-acre lot, and easy access from I-95 — making it convenient for drivers across Newport, Elsmere, Pike Creek, Hockessin, New Castle, Newark, and Wilmington.
Years later, we expanded south, opening our Millsboro location to bring the same family-owned, family-run Buckley’s standard to Sussex County. Today, the shop is led by Greg Buckley — carrying on his father’s mission with the same care, the same honesty, and the same belief that doing right by people is what makes a business last.
SIX DECADES IN DELAWARE
1966
On July 6, 1966, Gene Buckley fulfilled a lifelong dream: open a garage where his neighbors could trust the work and the people behind it. He brought championship-racing experience and his Firestone Tire & Rubber Company management background to a single-bay shop on Maryland Avenue in Wilmington — and never looked back.
1966 — 2006
For four decades, Buckley's grew customer by customer. Gene built a reputation across northern Delaware for the same things we live by today: efficient, reliable, cost-effective service. Awards followed — from oil-company recognition for outstanding achievement to community leadership honors — but the relationships always mattered most.
2006
When the right opportunity came, we took it. Buckley's relocated to 1604 E Newport Pike — a half-acre lot with five-plus bays, conveniently positioned between I-95 and Route 141. The new shop made it easier than ever for drivers across New Castle County to bring us their cars.
2020s
We opened our Millsboro location at 28858 Harmons Hill Road to bring the same family-owned, AAA-approved Buckley's experience to Sussex County. Same family. Same standards. Same nationwide warranty. Just closer to home for the southern Delaware drivers we'd been serving for years.
2026
Today, three generations of Delaware families have trusted Buckley's with their vehicles. We're a NAPA Auto Care Center, a AAA Approved Auto Repair facility, family-owned and veteran-owned — and as committed as ever to the founding promise: while faces, names, and people may change, the way we treat our customers never will.
“While faces, names, and people may change,
the way we treat our customers never will.”
— THE BUCKLEY FAMILY PROMISE
SIXTY YEARS IS A BIG NUMBER
The way we know how — by doing right by you. Look for special anniversary offers throughout 2026, plus a few extra surprises for our loyalty rewards members.
TWO LOCATIONS · ONE STANDARD
NEW CASTLE COUNTY · DE
1604 E Newport Pike
Wilmington, DE 19804
Mon–Fri · 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Our flagship Wilmington shop has been the heart of Buckley's Auto Care since we moved into this 1/2-acre lot in 2006. Conveniently positioned near the I-95 / Route 141 interchange, we're an easy stop for drivers across northern New Castle County.
SUSSEX COUNTY · DE
28858 Harmons Hill Rd
Millsboro, DE 19966
Mon–Fri · 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Our Millsboro location brings the same family-owned, AAA-approved Buckley's experience to drivers across Sussex County. Tucked just off Route 5 and Harmons Hill Road, we're a quick stop for the beach communities, retirement neighborhoods, and small fleets that call southern Delaware home.
