Vintage dealerships

Unfortunately, these things happened

 

Bummer.

 

Overhead view taken in the early-1950s of “Smiling” Lew Abrams used car lot in the Friendship neighborhood northeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The car dealer apparently handled only post-war-late-model used cars and had an interesting selection of automobiles offered for sale at the time.

The location given by the source is 4712 Baum Boulevard in Friendship. The bottom of the picture containing an accident has been cropped from the view; the bus parked on the far-left-bottom of the scene may have been involved in it.



Photograph by Paul Santos courtesy of the University of Pittsburgh Library.

 

1960 Corvette child’s car and a mother with her children in it posing in front of one of the showroom’s side windows at White Chevrolet located in or around the Greenville, North Carolina area.


Courtesy of The Old Motor

 

This picture contains three 1956 Chevrolet’s on the showroom floor at White Chevrolet located in or around the Greenville, North Carolina area. Even though White Chevrolet was housed in a modern building, it was laid out the old-fashioned way. Just behind the convertible in the middle of the image is the parts room which is also visible through the side window in the lead photo. Note the used car lot in the background.


Courtesy of The Old Motor.

 

In 1968, I had a chance to buy a '56 Convertible like that. It was 12 years old, but in great shape with recent paint to boot. The asking price? $295. I didn't buy it because it was a 235-6 with a Powerglide Trans. As a young kid, I needed a V-8 and a Manual Trans, lol. (I still had my '58 Nomad with a 348 3-Speed at the time in my garage). What would that Convertible be worth today?

 

If it stayed in reasonably good condition? A whole lot of lettuce.

 

I was thinking over your story, while I was watching this video