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who remembers: Advance speed & marine? jim savage

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by 5w32, Feb 20, 2010.

  1. 5w32
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    looking for more information about Advance speed and marine, photos of the shops, cars and owners sponsored by the shop ,looking for more contact info on: Jim Savage - he managed the Pomona store about 1968-70

    6 Advance stores were :
    -holt ave in west Pomona n side of st. ,small retail outlet. No shop, closed in 69-70
    -w Covina on Vincent
    -Covina on hacienda blvd
    -la puente
    -Azusa
    -el Monte

    Advance went out of business in 75-76

    cars Sponsored:
    - brown henry j ,20% setback- 427 side oiler w/ c6, ran high 9s low 10s
    - 68-69 hemi Roadrunner shortened 2 ft
    - 40 studebaker champ coupe g***er
    - there were more! ..................any photos?

    Rick King did sales and has 55t-bird w/ 871 blown BBC
    and lives in chino,calif .....he found the photo of the shirt for me...awesome!

    Bill Wheeler and Joel Mattes were the two owners of Advance

    Jim Savage was manager of the Pomona store on holt ave
     

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    found this info in the old pomona phone books
     

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    the stude might have been sponsored by the store in w. pomona , it was at 1225 west holt ave . Jim Savage was the manager of the store .....does anyone know how to contact him now?
     
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    still looking for more info........
     
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    i signed up on that board and started a search thread for jim savage, but no luck yet...any other ideas?
     
  7. Larry T
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    You might post a note over on Byron's G***er Madness. There's a lost and found section.
    Larry T
     
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    still have not found Jim Savage, anyone else have info?
     
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    somebody must remember Advance or jim savage....... how about Sandy Roberson, he worked there as well .....contact info for him?
     
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    Sandy Robertson
     
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    Is he any relation to denny Savage, if so he can be found on yellowbullet.com
     
  13. 5w32
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    i dont believe so.......
     
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    still looking for info? anyone? lets find jim savage! somebody out there must know him.....
     
  15. 5w32
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    still looking , apparently he lives in idaho , ?????????????
     
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    i have made contact!!!!
     
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