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Old 01-24-2013, 05:23 PM
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I would be happy to show you around if you make it out this way.

I have a regular "abandoned factory tour" that I run for my out-of-town Pontiac or automotive enthusiast guests.

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You've said that in the past Kieth and dammit if I never take you up on it. I really want to. I absolutely love these old buildings and learning their past.

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Old 01-25-2013, 01:04 AM
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keith, you're going to have to start a sign-up sheet !

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I would be happy to show you around if you make it out this way.

I have a regular "abandoned factory tour" that I run for my out-of-town Pontiac or automotive enthusiast guests.

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I like hearing about places like this,but seeing it in person would be even better. Sign me up to for a tour If you ever do this.

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I would be happy to show you around if you make it out this way.

I have a regular "abandoned factory tour" that I run for my out-of-town Pontiac or automotive enthusiast guests.

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consider me signed up!

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Old 04-17-2013, 05:56 AM
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Hi, i am doing a little information story on my 71,000 original 65 tempest custom. I have talked to the 3 previous owners and used all web sources that i can think of to try and get some old photos and information on the dealership in New Iberia, Louisiana who ordered and sold this car. Thanks for any help.

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http://www.brownautomotive.com/ hit the ABOUT US link. We are the OLDEST family owned dealership in the country.
Very cool that the Dealership has been in the family that long. Too bad it is no longer a Pontiac Dealership.

Here are some pics at BROWN PONTIAC in 1988. Our club, the WOODWARD GTO TIGERS cruised down together from Detroit to Toledo in about 15 Pontiacs. Club was only a few months old at the time. As a Club, we would cruise to this show every year.

1) Note the BROWN sign in the back of the picture on the building. This 59 Catalina was very similar to my 1st car I had in 1965. Only difference was mine was a convertible. Same color, and same interior and it had a white conv top. Sure do miss that car!

2) Rear view of my 66 GTO Convertible at the show. Good shot of the BROWN PONTIAC sign in upper right and BROWN sign on the building just above the blue GTO hood.

3) You can see the PONTIAC sign in the upper left above this row of GTOs

4) My 66 with Redlines and Custom Wheel covers (Rally Is installed later). Not sure but that might be a young Dan Jensen in the background (Pure Stock Musclecar Drags co-founder and Club Member).

5) Bob Kennedy's original "FIREBALL ROBERTS SPECIAL". He drove this everywhere.

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Thank you,66gto Jim, for those pics and information on that Pontiac dealership. I was finally able to find a photo of that New Iberia dealership(Acadian pontiac) that ordered and sold this 65 tempest custom i now own. The photo is copyrighted from a personal collection in this towns library. It shows a 1951 chieftain conv. in the showroom window. Very cool.

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I would be happy to show you around if you make it out this way.

I have a regular "abandoned factory tour" that I run for my out-of-town Pontiac or automotive enthusiast guests.

K

Thanks Keith... My wife Patti were in Troy, MI. for a Tucker Car Club Convention. Keith came by after work on a Thursday and took us on his tour. We went through the Detroit area sites. By the time we got to Pontiac a huge storm rolled in . Keith was driving my 2003 Silverado SS. My truck kind of morphed into a boat as we were suddenly driving through nearly a foot of water. Eventually we made it to the Fisher Body Plant building, the last remaining original building of the Pontiac Complex. After that he drove us to his house. A power outage there cancelled my inspection of his classic cars. Because of the darkness the only way I saw his cars was by the flash of my camera. In closing all I want to say is, not only is Keith a great guy, but his wife and kids are terrific as well.

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My 67's Protecto-plate led me to drive down to Salem and take a look at the old Capital Chevrolet dealership building. The following is from a previous post.
Its about an hour drive when the traffic is good and the weather was great so it was nice drive. I had decided to visit the dealership where the truck had been sold when it was a shiny new model. I had looked up the address (photo 1) from the owners manual on the interweb and it looked like it was still there. I thought it would be cool to get pictures of the Burban next to the building if possible. Driving into Salem I passed the current version of Capital Chevrolet and I decided that if I could get a picture of the old building I would stop and get one of the current one too.
I found the address and got lucky enough to park next to the address number on the building. (Photo 2 circled) I had to get the pictures from across the street. Having to wait for the traffic to clear between the traffic lights turned this into about a 45 minute photo shoot. I don't know for sure but it looks to me as if the dealership was likely the whole block at some point. The address being in the middle of the block may have been the original location and as the business grew they took over the adjacent properties and built new buildings around the block. (Photo 3 & 4)
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More of Capital Chevrolet. I definitely prefer the Art Deco styling of the old corner building over the concrete tip up box styling of the current location.
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I was driving up to Oregon a few months ago and thought I would see if the dealership for my 68 was still standing. It was.
Erickson & James Pontiac, Buick and GMC of Yreka CA, a few miles south of the Oregon state line.
Built in the early 1920s it was originally a Standard Oil gas station with a garage that the locals stored their cars in during the winter. They started selling Buicks and GMC trucks and then Pontiacs. I think the dealership closed sometime between 69-75 still selling Standard Oil gas.

My dad was working in Yreka at the time (Surveyor for California Division of Highways, building I-5 during the late 60s.) He stopped to buy gas there and noticed the 68 GTO. Hid it from my mom for over a month before he brought it home. We lived a few hours south of Yreka in the Redding area.

Neither photos are mine. But the building hasn't changed since this photo was taken in 2009. I'm looking for the frames if anyone in the Pacific NW has one or two.
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I have a friend who owns a building that was a Durant dealer back in the day. It's dirty and cluttered from all the different businesses that have been there over the years... But, I found a picture from when it was the dealership and the "showroom" hasn't really changed. Same counter, same cash register, even the old piano still in the corner after all these years.

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Oh...that pic!!

I think it moved a little...

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