Studebaker Dealers

[WCP]

Found a "PASSENGER CAR PRODUCTION ORDER - BODY SET" , INSTRUMENT PANEL COPY under the dash of the '64 Daytona HT, crumpled but in good condition. Line 99 indicates 9111 OLIN RENT A CAR INC and underneath SOLD RUSH. Was this firm a dealer? The sales order no. is 51169 and factory order no. is 53977 - dated 10-23-63. Destination SCARSDALE N Y.

[avantilover]

It likely means the car was sold to Olin Rent A Car and should be rushed there. The company were needing all the sales they could get so quick service was essential. In any case, by this time it was obvious to the board that Auto production was a losing proposition without spending cash they didn't want to spend on a new factory and likely a good boot up the butt of the lousy dealers.
It probably wouldn't have helped anyway, by the time your potential customer loses faith in your survival as an Automaker, you're stuffed.

[64V-K7]

Hmm, "Sold Rush" usually meant that the car was ordered by someone and to get it done and out the door. Since Olin probably had a dealer license to acquire rental cars, they probably ordered it. They may have gotten a good deal too...

[Lark8girl]

From the state of OKLAHOMA, history library,
Tulsa Quality Motor Co. 1012 S. Main, 1956
Ada Dotson & Son Motor Co. 229 E. Main 1956-1948
Emo "Si" Siler Motor Co. 202-204 E. Broadway 1950
Miami, OK., and Nesho, MO. Macy Motor Co. 1956

Lark VIII and I were visiting Oklahoma City when it was 105 F and the library was a place to cool off from the Hudson Club national Meet!

[1962larksedan]

FWIW (I'm sure you know this, Paul) ASC is still in business as a Mercedes-Benz dealership, and apparently is one of the largest in the area.

nate

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Is that the big M-B dealership on N Glebe Rd near Wilson Blvd in Arlington? I was born/raised in the DC area then left for Calif in 1978.

[64V-K7]

ASC is still on Glebe Road...

[64V-K7]

Anyone have any idea where Haas Motors was?

http://tinyurl.com/3j2ojek

[DEEPNHOCK]

J.B. Holloway Studebaker, mid 1930's, North Main.

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• Holloway Studebaker
• North Main
• Baytown
• Texas

[64V-K7]

Excellent, thanks!!!

[super wagonaire]

What dealerships were in Peoria, Ill.?

[64V-K7]

http://www.studebaker-info.org/Deale...dealersrj.html

[StudeRich]

Illinois Dealers

WOW! that is one really huge list of Illinois Dealers!

[64V-K7]

There are still many more to be accounted for (in total) ... I have a couple accomplices helping with the search, along with the returns from the forum. Just today, I scored info on Kircher Motors in Detroit. Never heard anyone mention this name since we started, but doing a google search, his name popped up in a Ski Magazine !!??!!...

[DEEPNHOCK]

Arizona Daily Star or Tucson Citizen archives.
Aug. 8, 1912
Between 30 and 40 automobiles have been sold in Tucson during July and to this date in August.
There are also a number of deals not yet completed which, if they are consummated, will swell the number to about 60 before the end of August.
The auto habit has struck Tucson and those who a year ago had not thought of purchasing are now the owners of some of the latest makes of machines.
Ronstadt & Co., who have the agency for the E.M.F. and Flanders, both Studebaker machines, also the Case car, have sold 32 cars since the first of January.
The Miller Auto. Co., agents for the Mitchell machine, reports six sales.
The newspaper also reported sales of Ford, Cadillac, Stoddard-Dayton, Stutz, Hudson and Packard vehicles.


Read more: http://azstarnet.com/special-section...#ixzz1UX8qJLqW

[64V-K7]

Thanks for the update....
A bit more sleuthing shows that Fred Ronstadt of the above mentioned Company was a competitor of Studebaker in wagon making...
see
http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/ronst.../ss31note.html