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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Moriarity, Aug 30, 2020.

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    This dealership still exists today in the same location and building. (Although it was remodeled in 1965)
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  5. Deuces
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    Anybody got pictures of the BOB FORD dealership on Michigan Ave in Dearborn?????.....
     
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    Les Bacon and Son's Ford. Hermosa Beach, California.
    1958-BACON1-thunderbirds at car lot.jpg 1958-BACON2-the car lot.jpg 1962-Les Bacon and Sons Ford-1953 Customline in movie Smog.jpg
     
  7. F-ONE
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    from Alabama

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    Fuller Brothers Ford Cullman AL(1920s)....
    It was revealed in the tornado of 2011. Even longtime residents didn't know it was there.
     
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    There was a thread on here about this with pictures of the Ford dealership
     
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    from Chino, CA

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    Far-away picture, Vista Chevrolet in Chino, Ca
     
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    Thanks!...
     
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    Longview, Washington circa 1925-30:
    Ford
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    Olds (this building is now a driving school and a pub)
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    Nash
    LPL_Longview_Room_(Nash).jpg

    Buick
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    I didn't see any pics of the Chev, Dodge or Hudson dealers.
     
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    All that was left of Ball Motors in Rosebug, Oregon after the blast of 59.
     
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    When I was a kid this was a small dealership in my hometown of Guilford, CT that sold new ( french ) foreign cars for years. 2 car showroom in back.
    Guilford Motor Co.

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    Tri-State Ford Co (1948 Nov).jpg

    Tri-State Ford Co
    Riverside and Sycamore, Evansville Indiana. To the Photographer's back, feet away, is the Ohio river.

    Photo Credit, http://historicevansville.com/
     
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    Although not a popular car, I've always loved the tiny cars, here's a little on the Crosley.


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  22. Did anyone else notice the lakes pipes?

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  23. Jalopy Joker
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    looks like the guy without shirt leaning against the other Bird did
     
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    And chrome head light doors..
     
  25. Oneonta Sales Oneonta NY about 35 miles west of me

    In one year in the 1930s, the agency handled nearly 1,500 Ford units of cars, trucks, and tractors
    , and was the largest Firestone account in the world. The business totaled more than a million dollars in sales.

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    In the late 1960s
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    Today note you can read Ford on the chimney
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    For more history of Oneonta Sales
    http://www.oneontahistory.org/oneontasales.htm
     
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    I thought the everyday incorrect use of an apostrophe began in the last 20 years. I stand corrected. Sorry - great photo though!
     
  27. ...........Good eye!:)
     
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