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oldvw57
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 Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2019 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| I used to have a postcard, but I can’t find it. Someday I will go through the local paper archives, Salinas Californian, to try and find some. I remember going to the dealership used car lot with my older brother when he was looking for his first car, in 1971. He found this 67 down the street at the Ford dealership used car lot. A woman traded it in for a new Pinto! |
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oldvw57
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| Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2019 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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I found this postcard for Albert Berry Motors in Houston Texas. I thought people would enjoy.
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mark tucker
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| Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2019 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| amco automatic trans shop/taco bell.... that orignal dealership moved across town and has been sold at least 4 times in the past 20 years with name changes.it was originally Burris motors. I havent a clue what it is this week....or next. |
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oldvw57
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| Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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Berkey Lee Volkswagen Albany, CA. Now a Subaru dealership.
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lonotch
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| Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2019 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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This is the old Don Sharp dealership in Oceanside, it was Smokey’s speed shop until 10 years ago, now it has multiple businesses in it now.
This is the dealership I found these bathroom signs at years ago when it was the speed shop and my friend worked there, the bubbleheads were filled with ink as you can see but I cleaned them up the best I could without causing too much damage.
I’ll get a better picture of the dealership since I’m moving very close to it.
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:09 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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Jack Meaney VW in Thousand Oaks, CA.
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wheel607
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| Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| 999 Oaks California |
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Fish
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Location: OB. It's beside the point.
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| Fish wrote: |
| That was a cool old oak tree. |
They said it was "in the way." How does a tree that was there before white men settled the area "get in the way"? It was there first!
Next they tried the "it's diseased and a safety threat" excuse. Nope, I took photos of the sawed off trunk and there was NO disease (actually unusual for one that age).
So it was greed, pure and simple.
I wonder if there were any dealer artifacts stuck in any of the buildings, in attics, closets, behind walls? We never got a chance to see. |
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67ctbug
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| Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 4:05 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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I don’t understand the point... what are they gonna do, build another shop? Ridiculous, just use what they have and preserve the history. New dealerships are ugly anyway, same design with different logos, no style anymore.
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| It was rezoned and then torn down to build apartments, including 11 low-rent units. The valley here has about 150,000 residents... do you think 11 units puts a dent in the so-called "housing shortage"? (which is fake anyway) |
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oldvw57
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Big Bill
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 6:38 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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This was a Dealer Ship in San Jose Calif. in the 60s.
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EverettB
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 12:37 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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Do you know which one?
I'll add the pic to the dealer pages here |
Squinting at the dealer license and the letters at the top of the frame, I would guess Rival Motors. |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:34 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| Fish wrote: |
| That was a cool old oak tree. |
It will grow back, maybe somewhere else, unlike that building.
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2020 3:46 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| Abscate wrote: |
| Fish wrote: |
| That was a cool old oak tree. |
It will grow back, maybe somewhere else, unlike that building. |
Yeah, but it will take about 350 years. Our society is not looking to last that long, either... |
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Big Bill
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 6:20 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| EverettB wrote: |
Do you know which one?
I'll add the pic to the dealer pages here |
I looked at the framed photo I have and it is Rival Motors San Jose,Calif. I got two different Ghia and two different sedan photos from a friend years ago both in the Lube bay and had them framed. Cant find the sedan photos anywhere  KTPhil was correct. |
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EverettB
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 10:58 am Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| Big Bill wrote: |
| EverettB wrote: |
Do you know which one?
I'll add the pic to the dealer pages here |
I looked at the framed photo I have and it is Rival Motors San Jose,Calif. I got two different Ghia and two different sedan photos from a friend years ago both in the Lube bay and had them framed. Cant find the sedan photos anywhere KTPhil was correct. |
Cool, I will add it
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pallettman
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| Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:23 pm Post subject: Re: Old VW dealerships, what are they now? |
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| We had a dealer in Pensacola, FL, Pinckney VW. My Dad bought a green 1968 Beetle Autostick. I bought a 1974 Sun Bug. It's still a VW Dealership, but it is now Pete Moore VW. But they won't service Air Cooled. They can't even balance a wide 5 wheel! |
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