Indianapolis' Polley Auto Service at East 30th Street and North Arlington Avenue was a former Cities Service gasoline station converted to a general auto repair shop specializing in Studebakers. (It might have been Sinclair, but IIRC, it had been Cities Service.) Former Studebaker Dealer Paul Childers "fronted" his #1 mechanic, Harry(?) Polley, to set up the business servicing Studebakers in the Indianapolis area after Studebaker quit making cars.
Polley Auto Service also had a Used Car Dealer license, so they would get mailers from the different wholesale auto auctions in the area. One such auction, Dealers Indianapolis Auto Auction, was located about where the east leg of Interstate 465 around Indianapolis intersected U.S. 40 (East Washington Street) heading out of Indianapolis proper.
I acquired this mailer (only part of it shown here so it can be read) from Dealers Auction to Polley, postmarked August 1, 1969. (Remember, you can place your cursor on top of the image and press control and + at the same time to enlarge it for easier reading):
Note that, at the July 30, 1969 auction, what had to be a 5-year old Studebaker Daytona 2-door hardtop sold for $170! But that was not the cheapest car sold...in fact, the $170 paid for the Daytona was more money than a 1963 Oldsmobile 88 4-door for $145, a 1963 Dodge 2-door hardtop for $140, or the 1963 Chevrolet 4-door that sold for $135.
Imagine that, a Studebaker selling for more than an Oldsmobile, a Dodge, or a Chevrolet! 'Must've been that the Stude was a 1964 model, whereas the others were 1963s. (At least the lone Studebaker was not the cheapest car at the auction five model years out!)
BP
Polley Auto Service also had a Used Car Dealer license, so they would get mailers from the different wholesale auto auctions in the area. One such auction, Dealers Indianapolis Auto Auction, was located about where the east leg of Interstate 465 around Indianapolis intersected U.S. 40 (East Washington Street) heading out of Indianapolis proper.
I acquired this mailer (only part of it shown here so it can be read) from Dealers Auction to Polley, postmarked August 1, 1969. (Remember, you can place your cursor on top of the image and press control and + at the same time to enlarge it for easier reading):
Note that, at the July 30, 1969 auction, what had to be a 5-year old Studebaker Daytona 2-door hardtop sold for $170! But that was not the cheapest car sold...in fact, the $170 paid for the Daytona was more money than a 1963 Oldsmobile 88 4-door for $145, a 1963 Dodge 2-door hardtop for $140, or the 1963 Chevrolet 4-door that sold for $135.
Imagine that, a Studebaker selling for more than an Oldsmobile, a Dodge, or a Chevrolet! 'Must've been that the Stude was a 1964 model, whereas the others were 1963s. (At least the lone Studebaker was not the cheapest car at the auction five model years out!)
BP
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