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Member Posts: 27 | cheers for that ill do some research amazing info on this site... | ||
56D500boy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9899 Location: Lower Mainland BC | RDP - 2019-01-07 11:51 AM Dave , do you have these ads in a large size? You could get them from the The Akron Beacon Journal newspaper's internet site but required signing up for something. Might be free: https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/151205134/ | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9650 Location: So. Cal | This is the license plate surround & Valiant matchbook ad for Bank Motors in Los Angeles where my '56 Plymouth was purchased. (Bank Motors Plate Frame.jpg) (BankMotorsMatchBook.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Bank Motors Plate Frame.jpg (263KB - 464 downloads) BankMotorsMatchBook.jpg (98KB - 465 downloads) | ||
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Member Posts: 11 | Hello guys, looking for some pictures or something on a dealer named James F Waters In LA or James E Waters In LA. I know that it may be same company just named diffrently in diffrent regions of California. Thanks | ||
56D500boy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9899 Location: Lower Mainland BC | Torqkent - 2019-01-23 1:58 PM Hello guys, looking for some pictures or something on a dealer named James F Waters In LA or James E Waters In LA. I know that it may be same company just named diffrently in diffrent regions of California. Thanks Looks like James F. is your man: http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/w/waters/waters.htm http://www.qchron.com/qboro/i_have_often_walked/the-rise-and-fall-o... | ||
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13045 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | I just wonder how secret the second link is Dave?! 451: Unavailable for legal reasons We recognise you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore cannot grant you access at this time. For any issues, e-mail us at mailbox@qchron.com or call us at 718-205-8000. | ||
56D500boy |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9899 Location: Lower Mainland BC | wizard - 2019-01-23 3:41 PM I just wonder how secret the second link is Dave?! Queen's Chronicle Newspaper article: " James F. Waters was an early West Coast automobile dealer in San Francisco who decided to expand his operations and enter the New York City marketplace. In 1935, he started a business in Manhattan, with seven-passenger DeSoto automobiles converted into taxicabs complete with the Chrysler Corp. warranty. The city passed regulations in 1929 dictating any vehicle used for livery or taxi cab service must be able to carry five passengers in the rear and jump seats. Only Checker, DeSoto and Packard manufactured vehicles that size to meet these requirements. On June 1, 1940, Waters leased an entire block in Long Island City at 34th Street and 47th Avenue for the DeSoto taxicab operation. All across the city, people saw the vehicles, which had a retractable roof with a molded globe that read DeSoto Sky View. In 1953, the DeSoto Retailer magazine bragged that seven out of 10 cabs in the city belonged to the company. The vehicles each had an 18-foot-long, eight-passenger body with a six-cylinder engine, manual transmission and 139.5-inch wheelbase. The end came fast, shortly after Mayor Wagner came into office and the city outlawed the widely used, long wheelbase and set a new maximum of only 120 inches. Ford and Chevrolet were now allowed to enter New York City’s lucrative marketplace. In 1955 the Waters cabs ended their reign and his Long Island City operation closed. It quickly vanished and the city soon saw Ford, Plymouth and Chevy cabs everywhere." | ||
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Expert Posts: 1819 Location: Vancouver, BC | Two other restrictions on the New York cabs of that era - Trunk was sealed. Some writers have said that was due to restrictions on alcohol during prohibition. The front seat had just a seat for the driver, with a platform where the front passengers would have been. The platform was for the luggage, etc. that normally would have gone in the trunk. Chrysler had finalized work on a LWB 1955 DeSoto cab - body was to be shared with the Crown Imperial, as in past years. The Engineering people even declared the first serial number for the 1955 DeSoto S22 Taxi. The 1954 DeSoto Taxi S20, 139½" wheelbase, saw production of 2,005 units. But the announcement from New York City to cancel the LWB cabs caused Chrysler and Checker to end production. Checker closed their plant for almost two years as they worked on developing a new cab on a 120" wheelbase, which was ready to go in 1956. And lasted to the end of production in 1981. Packard abandoned the LWB taxi field in 1948. GM was involved briefly in the late 1930's by taking a Chevrolet sedan and extending the body. It was sold as the General Cab. DeSoto would go back to the taxi business in January, 1957, with the introduction of the DeSoto Firesweep cab with a Dodge Coronet flathead six in the Firesweep body. With the introduction of the DeSoto Firesweep taxi, the engine serial number prefix changed from D72- to KDS6-. A total of 139 6 cylinder taxis were built for 1957. DeSoto announced the taxi based on a 6 cylinder Firesweep in 1958 and 1959, but no production numbers are known. Edited by Chrycoman 2019-01-23 10:00 PM | ||
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Expert Posts: 1819 Location: Vancouver, BC | By the way, the Queen's Chronicle is published in Glendale, New York. | ||
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Board Moderator & Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 13045 Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | 56D500boy - 2019-01-23 11:12 PM wizard - 2019-01-23 3:41 PM I just wonder how secret the second link is Dave?! Queen's Chronicle Newspaper article: " James F. Waters was an early West Coast automobile dealer in San Francisco who decided to expand his operations and enter the New York City marketplace. In 1935, he started a business in Manhattan, with seven-passenger DeSoto automobiles converted into taxicabs complete with the Chrysler Corp. warranty. The city passed regulations in 1929 dictating any vehicle used for livery or taxi cab service must be able to carry five passengers in the rear and jump seats. Only Checker, DeSoto and Packard manufactured vehicles that size to meet these requirements. On June 1, 1940, Waters leased an entire block in Long Island City at 34th Street and 47th Avenue for the DeSoto taxicab operation. All across the city, people saw the vehicles, which had a retractable roof with a molded globe that read DeSoto Sky View. In 1953, the DeSoto Retailer magazine bragged that seven out of 10 cabs in the city belonged to the company. The vehicles each had an 18-foot-long, eight-passenger body with a six-cylinder engine, manual transmission and 139.5-inch wheelbase. The end came fast, shortly after Mayor Wagner came into office and the city outlawed the widely used, long wheelbase and set a new maximum of only 120 inches. Ford and Chevrolet were now allowed to enter New York City’s lucrative marketplace. In 1955 the Waters cabs ended their reign and his Long Island City operation closed. It quickly vanished and the city soon saw Ford, Plymouth and Chevy cabs everywhere." Thanks' Dave, hope you don't get any problem sharing that to Europe | ||
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Member Posts: 11 | Thanks for the info guys! Was like i suspected then but cool to have that website | ||
RDP |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | its a FL era thread , but why not J. F. Waters - non FL era pics (J F Waters (1).JPG) (J F Waters (2).JPG) (J F Waters (3).jpg) (J F Waters (4).jpg) (J F Waters (5).jpg) Attachments ---------------- J F Waters (1).JPG (103KB - 468 downloads) J F Waters (2).JPG (162KB - 462 downloads) J F Waters (3).jpg (247KB - 459 downloads) J F Waters (4).jpg (252KB - 473 downloads) J F Waters (5).jpg (249KB - 470 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Garden State Motors, 3400 Black Horse Pike, Collingswood, NJ Gate City Motor Co., Greensboro, NC Gates (???-Gates Bros, Wendell, ID-???) (Garden State Motors (1).jpg) (Garden State Motors (2).jpg) (Gate City Motor Co.JPG) (Gates (1).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Garden State Motors (1).jpg (70KB - 490 downloads) Garden State Motors (2).jpg (440KB - 466 downloads) Gate City Motor Co.JPG (88KB - 462 downloads) Gates (1).jpg (173KB - 449 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Geo. Byers Sons (Geo Byers Sons (1).jpg) (Geo Byers Sons (2).JPG) (Geo Byers Sons (3).JPG) (Geo Byers Sons (4).JPG) (Geo Byers Sons (10).JPG) (Geo Byers Sons (11).JPG) Attachments ---------------- Geo Byers Sons (1).jpg (103KB - 468 downloads) Geo Byers Sons (2).JPG (96KB - 457 downloads) Geo Byers Sons (3).JPG (119KB - 458 downloads) Geo Byers Sons (4).JPG (79KB - 455 downloads) Geo Byers Sons (10).JPG (69KB - 457 downloads) Geo Byers Sons (11).JPG (62KB - 453 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Byers anniversary brochure (Geo Byers Sons - brochure (1).jpg) (Geo Byers Sons - brochure (2).jpg) (Geo Byers Sons - brochure (3).jpg) (Geo Byers Sons - brochure (4).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Geo Byers Sons - brochure (1).jpg (372KB - 450 downloads) Geo Byers Sons - brochure (2).jpg (270KB - 452 downloads) Geo Byers Sons - brochure (3).jpg (224KB - 460 downloads) Geo Byers Sons - brochure (4).jpg (254KB - 453 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | . (Geo Byers Sons - brochure (5).jpg) (Geo Byers Sons - brochure (6).jpg) (Geo Byers Sons - brochure (7).jpg) (Geo Byers Sons - brochure (8).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Geo Byers Sons - brochure (5).jpg (237KB - 448 downloads) Geo Byers Sons - brochure (6).jpg (249KB - 466 downloads) Geo Byers Sons - brochure (7).jpg (268KB - 457 downloads) Geo Byers Sons - brochure (8).jpg (271KB - 443 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | . (Geo Byers Sons - brochure (9).jpg) (Geo Byers Sons - brochure (10).jpg) (Geo Byers Sons - brochure (11).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Geo Byers Sons - brochure (9).jpg (270KB - 441 downloads) Geo Byers Sons - brochure (10).jpg (198KB - 443 downloads) Geo Byers Sons - brochure (11).jpg (266KB - 456 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | General Auto Sales , Newport News, VA Gilbertson Motors, Gilman Motor Company, W. 27th St., Scottsbluff, NE (General Auto Sales (2).JPG) (Gilbertson Motors.JPG) (Gilmans (1).jpg) Attachments ---------------- General Auto Sales (2).JPG (72KB - 435 downloads) Gilbertson Motors.JPG (350KB - 451 downloads) Gilmans (1).jpg (60KB - 457 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Gillespie-Blumer Motors, 802 E. Washington Ave, Madison, WI Glen T Smith Glenn Walker Grosse Point, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI (Gillespie - Blumer Motors (1).JPG) (Gillespie - Blumer Motors (2).jpg) (Glen T Smith (1).JPG) (Glenn Walker (1).JPG) Attachments ---------------- Gillespie - Blumer Motors (1).JPG (177KB - 425 downloads) Gillespie - Blumer Motors (2).jpg (55KB - 420 downloads) Glen T Smith (1).JPG (49KB - 419 downloads) Glenn Walker (1).JPG (92KB - 419 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Goodwin Brothers, 444-450 East Main, Lexington, KY Great Lakes Motor Corp., Buffalo, NY Greiner Motor Co, Towson Ave, Fort Smith (Goodwin Brothers (5).jpg) (Great Lakes Motor Corp (2).jpg) (Greiner Motor Co (1).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Goodwin Brothers (5).jpg (240KB - 435 downloads) Great Lakes Motor Corp (2).jpg (256KB - 414 downloads) Greiner Motor Co (1).jpg (393KB - 407 downloads) | ||
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Location: North Australia | My Imperial came from the Leonard Eli dealership which was in Redwood City. I cannot find any info on this dealer, all I have is the number plate surround and the print on the cars paperwork. Can any one help me find more info? Steve. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | 60 Imp - 2019-06-02 3:53 PM My Imperial came from the Leonard Eli dealership which was in Redwood City. I cannot find any info on this dealer, all I have is the number plate surround and the print on the cars paperwork. Can any one help me find more info? Steve. Steve, do you know the dealer code number? Edited by RDP 2019-06-02 1:42 PM (Leonard Ely (2).jpg) (Leonard Ely (3).JPG) (ely59.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Leonard Ely (2).jpg (265KB - 401 downloads) Leonard Ely (3).JPG (123KB - 426 downloads) ely59.JPG (30KB - 432 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Griffith Motors, 2770 N. Speer Blvd., Denver, CO Guy Moothart 1112 N. Long Beach Blvd., Compton, CA Guy Pine, 6819 Johnson Drive, Mission, KS (Griffith Motors (1).JPG) (Guy Moothart (1).jpg) (Guy Pine (1).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Griffith Motors (1).JPG (158KB - 393 downloads) Guy Moothart (1).jpg (22KB - 385 downloads) Guy Pine (1).jpg (431KB - 389 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | H. E. Baher Inc. , Alhambra, CA (H E Baher (1).JPG) (H E Baher (2).jpg) (H E Baher (3).jpg) (H E Baher (4).jpg) Attachments ---------------- H E Baher (1).JPG (211KB - 386 downloads) H E Baher (2).jpg (232KB - 406 downloads) H E Baher (3).jpg (213KB - 395 downloads) H E Baher (4).jpg (194KB - 387 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | . (H E Baher (5).jpg) (H E Baher (6).jpg) (H E Baher (7).jpg) (H E Baher (8).jpg) Attachments ---------------- H E Baher (5).jpg (380KB - 382 downloads) H E Baher (6).jpg (237KB - 376 downloads) H E Baher (7).jpg (213KB - 378 downloads) H E Baher (8).jpg (222KB - 391 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 2308 Location: The Bat Cave, Fairborn, OH | George Byers and Sons is still doing business in Columbus. They no longer sell Plymouths or De Sotos, but they sell Chrysler, Dodge, RAM trucks, and Jeeps. They also sell a wide range of world cars as well, such as VW, Porche, Jaguar, Mazda, Kia, etc. During the 60s and 70s they had a lock on the fleet of taxicabs that worked out of Columbus. United Transportation, a firm that I worked for when I was in college, had fleets of 1968 Plymouth Fury I and 1972 Plymouth Fury I cabs which they had contracted with George Byers to provide. Edited by 58 DESOTOS RULE 2019-07-15 5:00 PM | ||
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Veteran Posts: 189 Location: Northern Illinois | Wow!!! such great history in photos!! any info on Liberty Motors INC. in Birmingham Alabama? that's where my 55 dodge custom royal was shipped and presumably sold. | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | hondaman1974 - 2019-07-19 3:09 AM any info on Liberty Motors INC. in Birmingham Alabama? nobody nothing? I have only Liberty Motor Co, Spokane, WA (Liberty Motor Co (1).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Liberty Motor Co (1).jpg (351KB - 384 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | H. E. Wagner Motor Sales Hale Zupan Inc., 13815 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH Hampton Motors, 2024 Main Street, Columbia, SC (H E Wagner Motor Sales.jpg) (Hale Zupan.jpg) (Hampton Motors (1).jpg) Attachments ---------------- H E Wagner Motor Sales.jpg (246KB - 389 downloads) Hale Zupan.jpg (85KB - 384 downloads) Hampton Motors (1).jpg (121KB - 375 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9899 Location: Lower Mainland BC | A couple of Fookerangs from Facebook. Dicker? I barely know her. Edited by 56D500boy 2019-10-02 7:31 PM (DougDickerFookerang.jpg) (JDByriderFookerang.jpg) Attachments ---------------- DougDickerFookerang.jpg (48KB - 362 downloads) JDByriderFookerang.jpg (85KB - 352 downloads) | ||
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Veteran Posts: 298 Location: Kalispell, MT USA | 56D500boy - 2019-10-02 5:28 PM A couple of Fookerangs from Facebook. Dicker? I barely know her. Rick Dickers, The Incredibles... (rick dickers.jpg) Attachments ---------------- rick dickers.jpg (3KB - 361 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Harger-Haldeman , South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA (Harger Haldeman (1).jpg) (Harger Haldeman (2).JPG) (Harger Haldeman (2).JPG) (Harger Haldeman (9).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Harger Haldeman (1).jpg (76KB - 371 downloads) Harger Haldeman (2).JPG (73KB - 366 downloads) Harger Haldeman (2).JPG (73KB - 362 downloads) Harger Haldeman (9).jpg (154KB - 373 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Kusic Motor Sales, 4040 Main St., Weirton, WV Apollo 61 - 2019-11-10 6:55 AM Video of vintage downtown parade going past a Chrysler dealer. https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=1961+parade&&view=detail&mid=DD... (Kusic Motor Sales (1).jpg) (Kusic Motor Sales (2).jpg) (Kusic Motor Sales (3).jpg) (Kusic Motor Sales (4).jpg) (Kusic Motor Sales (5).jpg) (Kusic Motor Sales (6).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Kusic Motor Sales (1).jpg (171KB - 371 downloads) Kusic Motor Sales (2).jpg (152KB - 354 downloads) Kusic Motor Sales (3).jpg (161KB - 367 downloads) Kusic Motor Sales (4).jpg (144KB - 348 downloads) Kusic Motor Sales (5).jpg (153KB - 368 downloads) Kusic Motor Sales (6).jpg (159KB - 347 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Harner Motor, Center St., Tharptown, PA Harold L. McAdam, Heuvelton Rd., Ogdensburg, NY (Harner Motor.JPG) (Harold L McAdam (1).jpg) (Harold L McAdam (2).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Harner Motor.JPG (261KB - 352 downloads) Harold L McAdam (1).jpg (424KB - 361 downloads) Harold L McAdam (2).jpg (223KB - 363 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7206 Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | This photo is of Victoria Dodge DeSoto, 1061 Yates Street, Victoria, BC Canada. My hometown, I still live here. In 1961 this dealer became Pacific Chrysler and in 1963 became Ensign Chrysler Plymouth. Several years ago it became Harris Victoria Dodge Chrysler Jeep. (bottom photo). It's now slated to be torn down for redevelopment. Edited by imopar380 2019-11-11 3:36 PM (Victoria_Dodge_DeSoto_1960.jpg) (Harris_Victoria.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Victoria_Dodge_DeSoto_1960.jpg (45KB - 360 downloads) Harris_Victoria.jpg (15KB - 350 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Harry Heiman Inc. Harry J. Fox Motors (Harry Heiman.JPG) (Harry J Fox Motors.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Harry Heiman.JPG (91KB - 346 downloads) Harry J Fox Motors.jpg (485KB - 351 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Harry Sommers Chrysler-Plymouth, Atlanta, GA (Harry Sommers (1).jpg) (Harry Sommers (2).jpg) (Harry Sommers (3).jpg) (Harry Sommers (4).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Harry Sommers (1).jpg (81KB - 330 downloads) Harry Sommers (2).jpg (84KB - 334 downloads) Harry Sommers (3).jpg (198KB - 349 downloads) Harry Sommers (4).jpg (72KB - 348 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Harry Van Gorp, Palm Springs, CA Hawley Motors, Manson City, IA Helmer Motor Sales, 98 Center Street, Massena, NY (Harry Van Gorp (1).JPG) (Hawley Motors.JPG) (Helmer Motor Sales.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Harry Van Gorp (1).JPG (71KB - 333 downloads) Hawley Motors.JPG (105KB - 342 downloads) Helmer Motor Sales.JPG (126KB - 355 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Healey Motor, South Market St., San Jose, CA - 1958 dealership fire (Healey Motor (1).jpg) (Healey Motor (2).jpg) (Healey Motor (3).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Healey Motor (1).jpg (141KB - 325 downloads) Healey Motor (2).jpg (82KB - 375 downloads) Healey Motor (3).jpg (91KB - 333 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 929 Location: Finger Lakes NY | my Wifes 57 sport sub came from healey any chance you would sell those slides? | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | fast59desoto - 2020-02-25 3:14 PM my Wifes 57 sport sub came from healey any chance you would sell those slides? I only have these jpg images, that's all. Sorry. | ||
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Veteran Posts: 298 Location: Kalispell, MT USA | IMAGE EDIT VERSION | ||
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Veteran Posts: 298 Location: Kalispell, MT USA | IMAGE EDIT VERSION (imageedit_1_5921590540.jpg) Attachments ---------------- imageedit_1_5921590540.jpg (132KB - 335 downloads) | ||
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Expert Posts: 1223 Location: Ramona, CA | My 300F came from Roy Burnett Motors in Portland, Oregon. The building is still there as the headquarters for Pendleton Woolen Mills. My 1960 New Yorker Town & Country came from Max Barish Inc. at 4th and La Brea in Los Angeles. That building is gone and I couldn't find much info on the dealership. Here is the history I put together on Roy Burnett, Inc. - https://www.300f.com/8403150442_burnett.htm (burnett_01t.jpg) (plateframea.jpg) (002a.jpg) (barish_frame_a.jpg) Attachments ---------------- burnett_01t.jpg (62KB - 329 downloads) plateframea.jpg (69KB - 328 downloads) 002a.jpg (112KB - 336 downloads) barish_frame_a.jpg (25KB - 326 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Thanks Norm, it looks much better now. Thanks for sharing Nick. 1957 Burnett ad and Barrish promo playing cards (Roy Burnett Motors (1).jpg) (Max Barish (5).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Roy Burnett Motors (1).jpg (246KB - 336 downloads) Max Barish (5).jpg (134KB - 335 downloads) | ||
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New User Posts: 1 | My DeSoto is from the Hub Motor Co. in Lubbock, TX. Does anyone have any information on it? Thank you! | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9899 Location: Lower Mainland BC | classiccar.olyn - 2020-03-19 2:33 PM My DeSoto is from the Hub Motor Co. in Lubbock, TX. Does anyone have any information on it? Thank you! Carolyn: I real quick look turned up: https://desoto.org/community/discussion/1955-desoto-fireflite-red-an... Hub Motor certainly advertised the 1955 Desoto a lot: Looks like they were at 901 Avenue H in Lubbock. I think Avenue H got renamed to Buddy (all of my love, all of my kisses) Holly Avenue. Here is what 901 looks like now: https://www.google.com/maps/place/901+Buddy+Holly+Ave,+Lubbock,+TX+7... (901BuddyHollyAvenueLubbockTexas.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 901BuddyHollyAvenueLubbockTexas.jpg (116KB - 352 downloads) | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1048 Location: PL / EU | Hil. Probert, Larkspur, CA Holbert Motor Co . (Hil Probert (1).JPG) (Hil Probert (2).JPG) (Holbert Motor Co (1).jpg) Attachments ---------------- Hil Probert (1).JPG (69KB - 334 downloads) Hil Probert (2).JPG (62KB - 313 downloads) Holbert Motor Co (1).jpg (74KB - 323 downloads) | ||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 466 Location: Southwest VA | Here's a couple items from my hometown Forwardlook dealer, Bastian Motors, which burned down in 1961 and did not reopen. The dark circles showing through the Desoto key chain is from someone pressing a car's cigarette lighter to the back of it, melting the plastic. I think it's cool that the key chain (from 1952-53) mimics the shape of a hemi combustion chamber. (1952-53 Desoto Hemi Keychain.jpg) (1956 business card.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 1952-53 Desoto Hemi Keychain.jpg (166KB - 323 downloads) 1956 business card.jpg (148KB - 334 downloads) | ||
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Regular Posts: 65 | Great thread and interesting info! Anyone notice the Art Frost underhood photo (page 1), showing a 57 Flite w/o hood insulation and appearing to have vacuum windshield washers? In contrast, the page 2 photo of AC Elkins shows a 58 Flite with hood insulation and a foot washer pump. Received the FCA build cards for my 57's. The Flite came from #89041 Polk dealership in Alexandria Va. The Dome came from #36947 Bob Bauer in San Diego Calif. Great service. | ||
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