Sad- up till the 80's there were about 150 employees between the 3 car dealers there- the Ford dealer, the Cadillac dealer and the Triumph/Fiat/Volvo/Subaru dealer.
The Cadillac dealer building might sit empty awhile until sold/leased for what the owner wants. Dealer was owned by Sonic group, a national company. Though it has been obvious since Sonic bought Massey that they were putting very little into inventory or maintenance- they were not even trying to keep up or improve that place. BTW- they also own that block with the former drive-in, the church behind it, and the former supermarket on 7 Mile.
The Ford dealer closing was kind of surprising, their boom years of the 70's long gone, but they still had a good business going. The owner probably did not have the cash reserves to get through some lean times and took a 'buy out' from the nearby Ford dealers.
The Import dealer- well they moved to Commerce Twp./Walled Lake area. It has been a buy here pay here used car dealership and motorcycle dealer since, has not been 'thriving'. Interesting- a recent owner [[used cars and Kawasaki) has been Richard Olson Jr- his father owned Olson Olds.
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