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Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:15 am

janerick3 wrote: Blevins Motor Co. is listed in the VW dealer directory from late 1959, so it may have been traded in there.

Much appreciated! I'm still getting familiar with this site and your response got me digging a little more. Didn't realize this was here: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/usa_dealers_al.php

Thanks again!

Sun Sep 25, 2022 1:36 pm

toco bell and auto repair shop, possiably a amoco trans shop.

Fri Sep 30, 2022 5:47 am

https://abc7ny.com/linden-fire-car-dealership-nj-new-jersey/11179735/

Fri Sep 30, 2022 9:15 am

obus wrote: https://abc7ny.com/linden-fire-car-dealership-nj-new-jersey/11179735/

My theory is a plastic fuel filter in the engine compartment of a car parked there.

Fri Sep 30, 2022 7:36 pm

KTPhil wrote: obus wrote: https://abc7ny.com/linden-fire-car-dealership-nj-new-jersey/11179735/

My theory is a plastic fuel filter in the engine compartment of a car parked there.

I'm going with Arson

Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:26 pm

This is the old Don Sharp dealership that’s being knocked down, I met the contractor and he said he will let take a few shots of it with my car, we will see.

This is the same dealership that my mom and dad got their first bug there in the early 70’s and also where I got these cool bathroom signs.

Thu Jun 20, 2024 8:55 pm

It looks like a pretty solid building to knock down

Either way, cool signs

Thu Jun 20, 2024 9:48 pm

EverettB wrote: It looks like a pretty solid building to knock down

Either way, cool signs

It’s about a quarter mile from the beach and if they build up with condos or mixed use from what I’ve been told they will have ocean views, the property is worth way more than the structure.

Thu Jun 20, 2024 10:03 pm

44hotel wrote: Truman Volkswagen El Cajon Calif, it's now a Suzuki dealer. Bought my first VW there (used) a 1955 oval. 8) 8)

Currently a collision repair shop ... so keeping the automotive theme alive ...

https://www.collisionmasterssd.com/about.html

Mon Jun 24, 2024 8:56 pm

I was doing some research for Ghent VW dealership in Salinas California and found some ads from the local newspaper. The grand opening is from December 1965. The other is a bad copy of the dealership photo. I posted a picture of the dealership currently on page 11 of this subject.

Wed Jun 26, 2024 8:10 am

Not the best photo, but here is a Ghent dealer plate frame to match.

Wed Jun 26, 2024 4:28 pm

OldSchoolVW's wrote: 44hotel wrote: Truman Volkswagen El Cajon Calif, it's now a Suzuki dealer. Bought my first VW there (used) a 1955 oval. 8) 8)

Currently a collision repair shop ... so keeping the automotive theme alive ...

https://www.collisionmasterssd.com/about.html

The plate from my previous bus. Bought it in El Cajon back in ‘87 😎

Tue Jul 09, 2024 8:00 pm

Well here’s some updated pics of the old Don Sharp dealership being demolished, notice the old green paint in the mechanic area? I also liked how they saved the old beams, I’d guess the two large ones were 40’ footers.

Wed Jul 10, 2024 1:36 am

Sad how older buildings and flora have no value here… Shame

Wed Jul 10, 2024 6:34 am

Wouldn't it bee so cool if someone fixed up a old vw dealer to its former glory with cars and literature and everything.

Wed Jul 10, 2024 7:56 am

StripedRedBug wrote: Wouldn't it bee so cool if someone fixed up a old vw dealer to its former glory with cars and literature and everything.

Would love to see something like this. Sure to draw enthusiasts. If you built it, they will come. :D

Of course, corporate VWOA will deliver a buzzkill by filing a lawsuit. :roll:

Wed Jul 10, 2024 12:22 pm

Raymond B. Hoar VW in Saint Johnsbury, VT changed a few times over the years. It was Kelton VW, McCormick VW then McCormick Subaru in the 1990s. "They" bulldozed it flat. There's a Price Chopper supermarket there, now.

I drive past an old VW dealer on Route 23 driving from Davenport to Oneonta in New York. It was a small- ish operation. I'd like to pack it full of Bugs and Busses. 8)

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Fri Aug 09, 2024 4:19 pm

This is a photograph from 1956 with the Fikes Volkswagen Center in the background. The dealership was on Fremont Street in Monterey. I believe it was there from 1956 until 1961. What the building is now, a car wash and a flower shop next door.

Mon Aug 12, 2024 7:49 pm

Does anyone have any pictures of the gold split window that was on display at the old A J Pierson dealer in Orlando back in the day?

Sat Sep 07, 2024 9:38 am

Heres a video from the local VW dealership in Austin ca 1968.

https://texasarchive.org/2021_00244

Its an equipment rental place now.