Once again this year, Brown Bear Car Wash cleaned thousands of cars during their annual Free Car Wash Day.

The line at Brown Bear in Ballard during last week’s Free Car Wash Day.

Last week during the sixth annual Free Car Wash Day, they washed a total of 26,523 cars at their 20 tunnel locations. “Brown Bear founder and owner Vic Odermat said each location averaged 111 washes per hour over a 12-hour period with no mechanical failures,” the press release states. That brings the six-year total to 132,163.

“The pace was fast and furious and it’s a tribute to our team that we were able to serve so many customers,” said Odermat. “It’s our way of saying thank you to the communities we serve, and hopefully we introduced new customers to the kind of service and value we deliver year round.”

Brown Bear Car Wash is celebrating its 54th anniversary today with free car washes at all of its “tunnel wash” locations, including the one at 1800 15th Ave W.

Swing by any time between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for a free “Bear Essential” wash. And a word to the wise, try to get there as early as possible, as the lines get notoriously long on Free Car Wash Day every year.

For other Brown Bear automated “tunnel wash” locations in the area, visit www.brownbear.com.

Brown Bear Car Wash is celebrating its 54th anniversary with free car washes next Thursday, August 25.

Hours for “Free Car Wash Day,” a special one-day offer, are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Brown Bear will be giving away free “Bear Essential” car washes at all of their automated “tunnel wash” locations in the Puget Sound area.

Queen Anne residents can get their freebie at the Brown Bear located at 1800 15th Ave W. It’s probably a good idea to get there sooner rather than later, as the lines get pretty long.

Over the last five years, Brown Bear has washed 105,640 vehicles during its annual “free car wash day” to celebrate the company’s founding.

For other locations of Brown Bear’s automated “tunnel wash” locations in the Puget Sound area, please visit www.brownbear.com.