Vintage dealerships

The new car buyer's first stop would have been the wheel shop. Dealers knew that and didn't try to push the more expensive wheelcovers and upgraded tires onto the buyer.

 

Ford Campers!

 

Book 'em Danno! Oh wait...............One Adam-12 requesting code 7 at In-N-Out...........One Adam- 12, negative code 7 continue patrol................211 in progress at Sunset and Northwestern, handle code 2!

 

What Stripe Package is on the Gremlin in the Showroom? I don't remember seeing that version before. Reference post #873

 

It looks like some home-made Spanish furniture venier copy sticker stuff

 

Carlisle-Porter Continental-Lincoln-Mercury-Edsel located in Clearwater, Florida.

 

This image of Carlisle-Porter Lincoln-Mercury-Comet via Electrospark is dated to November of 1960 which was after Edsel production had ended and the new Mercury Comet model was added.
Courtesy of The Old Motor.

 

This late 1953 image of George Duffy’s Chrysler-Plymouth facility via Alden Jewell, was located at 7919 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. The new 1954 models are in the showroom and the left over 1953s are in the process of being cleared out.


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Earl J. Lance’s Packard-Kaiser-Henry J agency photo via Alden Jewell was located at 165 Cleveland Street in Elyria, Ohio 1955. According to Alden, after the demise of both automakers, Lange obtained a Buick franchise.


Courtesy of The Old Motor.

 

Dave Cole’s Pontiac dealership image via Alden Jewell was located on Admiral Wilson Boulevard, at the Airport Overpass, in Camden, New Jersey in 1959 when this photo was taken.


Courtesy of The Old Motor.