Old Car Dealers in the Detroit Area

[shovelhead]

Never knew the name of the Olds dealer in Wayne, Forget to ask my Uncle. With so many used car lots in Wayne It.s hard to keep track of what was what.I have a picture of my dad trading in his 87 Buick for a 91 at John Rogin Buick in Wayne. If I would have known I would be interested in this kina stuff back then I'd have taken more pictures.

The Olds dealer was Hargrove Oldsmobile at least around 72-73. Sold out and I think became Bill Rowan Oldsmobile, but not sure. Had a friend that worked at Hargrove Olds about that time frame.

Heininger Chevrolet in Belleville was originally on Huron River Drive. I was "turned loose" in the back storage building on a parts hunting expedition in '72 when I was rebuilding my '54 Bel Air. I worked at Tennyson at the time, and got talking to the parts manager at Heininger after he called a couple of times to buy parts from us.

The stuff I was finding was amazing, accessory boxes for early 50's Chevys never opened. Found a complete set of all emblems/nameplates for my Chevy along with some suspension parts. Could not use the engine parts there as I swapped the 235 6 cylinder out for a 383 Chrysler V8. [[Hey, still doing stuff like that today) and was going to swap that out for a built 327 Chevrolet.

Hey, anybody remember the name of the Chevrolet dealer in South Lyon in the late 60's? Pontiac Trail north of Ten Mile Road, where Tenpenny Furniture is? Across from the South Lyon Hotel?