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Roseland Pontiac / Chicago, IL
Roseland Pontiac has been in business for 102 years in the same location and owned by the same family. Of course I know there weren't Pontiac dealers 102 years ago. They started out selling Buicks and switched to Pontiac when they were introduced. They were months short of being a 100 year GM dealer when Pontiac was shut down. I stopped in there on their last day of business as a Pontiac Dealer. Ironically it was Halloween. It's still operating today as a used car dealer and an auto repair shop. The show room is a time capsule. On the website if you look at the Buick Dealer shot from the 20's and the pictures I took a couple of years ago you can see that the wall designs and even the floor pattern are still the same. Go to this website for more pictures.
http://www.oneownercollectorcar.com/...d-pontiac-1911
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Bill Nawrot (Wino Bill) 1972 GTO Hdtp One Owner, GTOAA "Concours Best Original" 2007, 2013, and 2019 Auto-Biography http://oneownercollectorcar.com/inde...to-bill-nawrot HPP Sept. 2014 https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1972...-gee-no-g-t-o/ YouTube MCACN 2014 http://youtu.be/1IPQVPevbxU 1967 GTO Conv |
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I find it odd that with Royal being such a huge part of Pontiac's racing program and how many cars were bought there, more people would have pictures to post from there.
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Bill Nawrot (Wino Bill) 1972 GTO Hdtp One Owner, GTOAA "Concours Best Original" 2007, 2013, and 2019 Auto-Biography http://oneownercollectorcar.com/inde...to-bill-nawrot HPP Sept. 2014 https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1972...-gee-no-g-t-o/ YouTube MCACN 2014 http://youtu.be/1IPQVPevbxU 1967 GTO Conv |
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Bill Nawrot (Wino Bill) 1972 GTO Hdtp One Owner, GTOAA "Concours Best Original" 2007, 2013, and 2019 Auto-Biography http://oneownercollectorcar.com/inde...to-bill-nawrot HPP Sept. 2014 https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1972...-gee-no-g-t-o/ YouTube MCACN 2014 http://youtu.be/1IPQVPevbxU 1967 GTO Conv |
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I am pretty sure this building once housed Pontiac dealer Willis Motor Company in North Canton, Ohio. I think the address is 202 W Maple. Building has since been torn down.
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This was the original Service Dept. Don't know when they tore it down, oddly they left the foundation and concrete floor. I remember a brand new brown 1959 Pontiac station wagon sitting just inside the garage door, the whole front clip was smashed from an accident. This is a 1931 phonebook listing for same dealership when it was Oakland/Pontiac.
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Bill Nawrot (Wino Bill) 1972 GTO Hdtp One Owner, GTOAA "Concours Best Original" 2007, 2013, and 2019 Auto-Biography http://oneownercollectorcar.com/inde...to-bill-nawrot HPP Sept. 2014 https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1972...-gee-no-g-t-o/ YouTube MCACN 2014 http://youtu.be/1IPQVPevbxU 1967 GTO Conv |
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Anyone have pics or info on Bill Barry Pontiac from Santa Anna CA? My GTO was sold there new in the 60's
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I don't know if anyone has mentioned it before but one of the best places to find info on old dealerships is your local library. I found that if you spend a little time and check the microfilms from old local newspapers you can find all kinds of cool ads and pictures.
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This is my Grandfather's former dealership, Even Motor Company, in Alton, Iowa. They were at this location from 1948 until 1980. I've always wanted to see a PHS from here. I hear it is currently a sports bar.
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those small dealerships always get my attention as I think about how cool it must have been to own a dealership / gas / service station like this. not trying to get nosey, but did he make a normal, above normal or great living out of it??? any idea how many cars a year he would sell?
if you could do it today, I would own a small dealership like this in a small town. |
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I would say he made a normal to above normal living out of it. They lived pretty simple lives, definitely not extravagant. My Gramdpa was also the town Fire Chief for 30 years, but idk if he even got paid for that. The dealership did employ his 5 sons at varying times, and probably all 5 at the same time. My Dad was a mechanic/service manager. I will find and post some of the Pontiac related items I have that he received. My Dad wound up being a Chevy-Olds dealer in a town of 9k in SE Colorado from '78-'85. I will say it was pretty cool being around there as a 10-16 year old, and getting paid to hang around cars.
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Good Bye Roseland Pontiac
After 104 years Roseland Pontiac on Chicago's south side is closing soon. Owned the entire time by the same family they were originally a Buick dealer. They were just short of 100 years when GM dropped them, since then they've been a used car and repair business.
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Bill Nawrot (Wino Bill) 1972 GTO Hdtp One Owner, GTOAA "Concours Best Original" 2007, 2013, and 2019 Auto-Biography http://oneownercollectorcar.com/inde...to-bill-nawrot HPP Sept. 2014 https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1972...-gee-no-g-t-o/ YouTube MCACN 2014 http://youtu.be/1IPQVPevbxU 1967 GTO Conv |
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I love these pictures- thanks all for posting! I know my bird was purchased in Maryland, I believe in College Park. I gotta track down the name of the dealership...
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Will Rivera '69 Firebird 400/461, 290+ E D-Ports, HR 230/236, 4l80E, 8.5 Rear, 3.55 gears ‘66 Lemans, 455, KRE D-Ports, TH350, 12 bolt 3.90 gears '69 LeMans Vert, 350, #47 heads: work in progress |
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Any info on it, like address etc? Too bad he didn't save any records from there. I would like to add it to my Dealer database.
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John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
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Dealer Search Zone 04 or Dealer 407 , or Standard Pontiac or switched to Suburban in 70's.
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John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
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202 Tenth Street Alton, IA 51003 712-756-4415 I'm still trying to come up with the dealer code |
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Thanks, dxeven!
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John Wallace - johnta1 Pontiac Power RULES !!! www.wallaceracing.com Winner of Top Class at Pontiac Nationals, 2004 Cordova Winner of Quick 16 At Ames 2004 Pontiac Tripower Nats KRE's MR-1 - 1st 5 second Pontiac block ever! "Every man has a right to his own opinion, but no man has a right to be wrong in his facts." "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." – Socrates |
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Seifert?
Got my PHS, car was slod by Seifert Pontiac Inc, Denver, CO
Cant see it mentioned in this thread |
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