Chris Dover is the third generation to lead Dover Cylinder Head Service, a fourth-generation family business serving the automotive industry in Upstate South Carolina.

In Episode 82 of Sunday Afternoon Smokes, Chris joins me for a wide-ranging conversation about growing up in the Upstate, watching Greenville and Pickens County change, learning the family business from his father, and eventually taking the reins himself. We get into cylinder heads and engine rebuilding, how the automotive industry has changed, the value of old-school craftsmanship, and why Chris believes doing right by the customer matters more than squeezing every dollar out of a job.

We also talk cigars, Chris's passion for woodturning, the wooden whiskey glasses he may be making for the SAS lounge, and the work his church supports in Kenya, Tanzania, and Romania—including the experiences in Romania that changed his perspective on life back home in America.

An unhurried conversation about family, craftsmanship, faith, business, and leaving something worth passing down.

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Watch on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/35YBcsafQnE8lXHQCP9EU7?si=1519ae7df138463d

Listen on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sunday-afternoon-smokes/id1781284736?i=1000786812722