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My '74 Ventura was purchased from Flannery and Sons Buick, Pontiac in Bad Axe, MI. I bought it as a used vehicle off the Flannery used car lot in 1977. They used a foil sticker on the trunk lid at that time. The sticker was not preserved in the car's restoration in the '90s. I do have a modern, plastic plate frame that I managed to obtain before the "Great Massacre" of '09. I believe that Flannerys have built a new dealership outside of Bad Axe, but their original store building is still standing in town.

My '67 GTO was originally delivered to Roster Pontiac in St. Paul, MN. The car was originally sold out of Arrow Pontiac, just a few miles down University Avenue, also in St. Paul. I have a really beat up Roster die-cast tag, but nothing from Arrow. Roster closed during the '80s. Last I heard, the building was used as a specialty car consignment salesroom and auto detailer. Arrow also built a new dealership and moved to Mendota Heights nearly twenty years ago. I think that the original building still stands on University Ave.

I should get some pics of the two original dealership buildings when I visit MN next month.