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I have noticed periodically some interest on this site in vintage cars.  This link will take you to a collection of neat old vintage photos of Ford dealerships.  Enjoy.  Bob

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bossmustang/sets/72157622945726489/show/

Pretty Cool!
Didn't realize so many dealerships were associated with gas companies and had service stations up front.
Saw a Stoner Junior (I think) up front of one and lots of cool Ford signs.

Very cool.

Very cool  :smile:.

very cool, thanks for posting.

Awesome pictures ! Even saw a Corvair in one of the pics. 1963 Corvair was my first car I had.

Some cool pictures in there.  Did not see Palmer Ford in Chelsea, MI- -up until this past year Michigan's oldest Ford dealer.   :down: Sadly they closed their doors this past summer after selling Ford products since 1911.  Another casualty of the downturn of the American Auto industry.  The guys at Palmer were straight shooters and some of the most honest sales and service guys in the business.  Thankfully, the service department is still open - - just unfortunate to lose such an important part of the community.

 :drinking: Tim :drinking:

I hate dealing with car salesmen - buying a car has to be one of my least favorite things to do. Maybe that is why I have owned 2 cars since 1986.

Tom

I'm definately with you there...

Car salesmen are up there with Solicitors and Real Estate Agents...

Best art of this reccesion is seeing all those estate agents having to sell their fancy cars...

Hollywood80, I like where you placed your Vendo 81. Can you repost the picture so I can get a better look.

It gives me an idea about for patio.

Thanks

With pleasure.  We really enjoy our outdoor space and the V81 adds that little touch of nostalgia that we so adore. Bob

Oh yeah! very nice. It does add a bit of nostalgia to your patio.

Thanks for posting these pictures.

And whats your address again??? Do you move it in at night?? :smile: J/K

That looks great sitting on the patio...

The Ford Dealership pics are very cool. I'm kind of partial as my first car was a 67 Mustang Fastback. There is a guy in Texas who took an old Car Dealership and turned it into a Nostalgia Museum. If you google search Roadside America Museum you will find it.
  Tom

I really enjoyed seeing the dealerships and I thought I'd share with you some pictures I found on the net  of what we guys on the other side of the Atlantic were up to about the same time...

http://www.oldclassiccar.co.uk/oldtingarage.htm

Very nice Dave!!
Like the globes and the Cigarette machine next to the pumps is a hoot.
Thanks.
Creighton

I used to think it was only we Americans who cherished classic cars and old filling station stuff.

Oh no.....Classic Cars here are a big thing... Petrol (gas) memorabillia is also very collectible this
side of the world.. A tadge smaller on the scale factor but still out there..

Soda, well I have to rely on stuff coming across from the US to bases etc for that. Having done a little research
it would seem that Coke chose their markets very carefully and decided to hit places like Germany and France
after the War rather than UK.

I think we may have had some trade sanctions in place at the time. The AMI jukes that came to the country
were arriving in bits and then being put togther in facotires her and re-labelled BAL - AMI to get around that.

Growing up in the 70's there were no soda vending machines that I can remember. Our tradition of the "corner shop"
meant we bought our drinks from groccers rather than machines.

I do on the other hand have a sizable collection of British chocolate (cadbury, very sore point)  wall hangers that were on every street cornerduring 50's & 60's.

Here endith the history lesson...

Dave