Ford dealership 1928

Wish I had a pic of our home town Dealership, built entirely of RIVER ROCKS, it's still used as an independent Auto Repair. Chief worked there, part time.
Bill W.
 
Picture 3 shows the shop area, notice the oil on the floor, this was 1928 when the cars were new, this proves that they are supposed to leak...that take a load off my mind.
 
Brianfrench65 said:
A very wise gentleman told me that if a Model A is not leaking, there's likely no oil in it.
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Tip# 221: Discarded colonial braided oval rugs are GREAT oil catchers. Used one for over 3 years, & it works SUPERB:) Took 3 bags of KITTY LITTER to a club meeting, for Raffle Prizes, they were the FIRST prizes to get SNAPPED up:D
Once put HEAVY SHAG carpet on my creeper, for comfort, left it under a leaky Old Jaguar engine for the weekend, when I first laid on it, it went, "SQUISH":eek::eek::eek::eek:
Bill Black
 
Thanks for sharing the pic's. I wish I could find good online pic's of the Ford dealership in North Platte, Ne. built in 1928. It is currently a large furniture store. My Mom worked at the furniture store most of the years that she worked and my sister now works there. I have good memories of a few days that I spent at the store and rolling down the ramp going to the second story. I mainly remember the fun more than getting in trouble for doing it. Also would hide in the unused third story. Rod
 
I use a pan from an auto parts store, and put it in place with a old brake rod with a hook on one end. I use pampers with the plastic side in the pan. Roll it and throw it away about every 2 years.
 
Max Zable had the first Ford garage in Peace River Alberta ,I have never seen a picture of it but both my model As were sold by him, My 28 roadster I bought from his mechanic, that bought it new from him . My 1930 Fordor came from another garage in Berwyn AB Zable and Hefferlan that he owned also .One of his sons is still alive and his grandson owns a company ,Allbrite lighting in Calgary and Vancouver
 
thanks for the photos, pics of these old dealerships are fascinating.

the one pic showing the shop is funny in that the place looks like a mess, contrary to all the hyperbole on the Bulletins about a clean shop etc.
 
Apparently the dealership folded during the Depression. It is now a hardware store,although the facade has changed.

The shop with the Ts on one side and the As on the other is also interesting. I wonder what the chassis cowl was going to become?
 
It would be fun to get a phone book or yellow pages from about 1930 and see how many of the Ford dealers are still around, or at least the buildings still standing. Good idea for a Model A day trip to drive around and visit the old buildings.
 
Tom, I know of 5 within a 2 hr drive from here. Although one is a barn built of cottonwood lumber out in the middle of nowhere. Would be hard to look at it and tell that it was once a business of any sort. Rod
 
The picture attached is from the Ford Dealership in Delton, MI in 1937 right up the road from the Model A Museum at Gilmore. It still looks pretty much the same and has a Model A in the front window still.

Jerry
 

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all the old dealerships seem to have the tall gas pump out front on the sidewalk.....I wonder where the storage tank for the gas was located, surely they were not allowed to dig up a city street for that purpose.
 
Jerry Kzoo said:
The picture attached is from the Ford Dealership in Delton, MI in 1937 right up the road from the Model A Museum at Gilmore. It still looks pretty much the same and has a Model A in the front window still.

Jerry
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Are they still selling Fords?

Minnesota had a Ford dealership just like that, and it's been in the same family since it opened in the teens. A couple years ago Ford told them they had to build a new building or loose the franchise, so they folded. :mad:
 
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