Car dealerships from the past
Fascinating stuff! What any of us wouldn’t do to be transported back in time to one of these showrooms right this moment? Some of these bring back memories of our youth (if not the cars themselves, then their settings), as we’re sure they do for many of you who are of a certain age.
Truly a bygone era.
Michaelson Volvo, Renault, Peugeot (Baltimore, MD):
Escondido Datsun (Escondido, CA):
Madison Smith Naturally (Nashville, TN):
Thos S. Kenny Motors (St. Louis, MO):
Wilton Imported Car Center (Wilton, CT):
Garden Grove Subaru (Garden Grove, CA):
Bob Smith BMW, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo (Canoga Park, CA):
Odell Matthews Plymouth-Simca (!) (Winston-Salem, NC):
Max of Switzerland Imported Cars (Scottsdale, AZ):
Imported Cars of Westport (Westport, CT):
Davella Motors (Meriden, CT):
Moro Motors, Ltd. (Hempstead, NY):
Ken Keegan Imported Cars (Los Gatos, CA):
US Car Imports (Los Angeles, CA):
Midwest Sports Car Center (Omaha, NE):
Motoring Con Brio 
absolutly cutes pictures….
Laurent said this on October 26, 2011 at 2:13 am
One more:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3242/3130783068_fd6202a997.jpg?v=0
Kuroneko said this on October 26, 2011 at 3:30 am
it’s interesting how those places looks today?
Ivanov said this on October 26, 2011 at 4:05 am
you could search for the business name and location in google maps. if it still exists, you could see what it looks like by clicking street view.
motoringconbrio said this on October 26, 2011 at 1:19 pm
I think I just died…..
Kisii said this on October 26, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Is that a Vega that I see in the Thos S. Kenny Motors (St. Louis, MO), pic? That sitting there certainly didn’t help!
Mike P said this on October 26, 2011 at 8:39 pm
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Old dealers « straightdopeness said this on October 27, 2011 at 12:11 pm
the US Car Imports location is now a High School athletic track
dave said this on October 27, 2011 at 3:59 pm
and sure enough! i had to see it for myself:
http://g.co/maps/657hx
looks like the building in the background remains.
motoringconbrio said this on October 27, 2011 at 6:49 pm
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Concesionarios de coches del pasado - 8000vueltas.com said this on October 27, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Awesome pics, I reposted them on 8000vueltas 😉
¡Absolutely love MCB!
Delarosa said this on October 27, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Dear God, that Saab 99 with a vinyl top! I remember some of the small, single- or double-marque import dealers…most went OOB by the late 70s. I think it was the popularity of Japanese cars that killed them.
Peter said this on October 28, 2011 at 2:40 pm
I’ve collected ‘Dealer Logos’ for years found this site while lookiong for ‘Michaelson Volvo’ a Baltimore dealership that sold a lot of Volvos. I even have a couple of the Emblems they put on the back of SOLD Volvos!
The location is now a storage facility.
Mickey M\artinez said this on September 5, 2012 at 9:25 am
My filckr account showing some of the emblems I have had since the 1970’s
recently found that i have a ‘HUDSON’ dealer emblem from New York as well as Studebaker dealers from Maryland.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=one_set72157631551672532
Mickey M\artinez said this on January 14, 2013 at 12:52 pm
“Of a certain age”
Great post though – love looking at the vintage dealerships.
brennerl said this on March 4, 2013 at 10:26 am
Of a ‘Certain Age’ Yes! I can remember some of the Old cars dealers and the emblems that I have from them. Just Imagining kind of models of cars they were on. Muscle cars, Vintage cars, Rare cars – by today’s standards! My first car was a 1955 Ford Convertible, but I don’t recall seeing an emblem on the deck lid.
Mickey Martinez said this on March 4, 2013 at 8:49 pm