More dealership nameplates, and window stickers too!

After our last post on dealership nameplates, our pal Gene Herman kept an eye out for more nameplates at the next show he went to, which was the Berkshire Charity Auto Show in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, where he spotted this unrestored ‘57 De Soto four-door wearing a badge from Thunderbird Motors, which at the time sold De Sotos and Plymouths. Gene did a little digging and said he believes (based on Road Kill on the Web’s De Soto dealer database – a resource we’re going to have to remember in the future) that Thunderbird Motors was based out of 888 S. Grand Avenue in Glendale, Arizona. Glendale must have fiddled with the street numbers and designations on Grand Avenue, because there no longer seems to be such a street as South Grand Avenue.

So we kept an eye out for more dealership nameplates at our most recent cruise-in, and came across the Myers Auto Service nameplate on the bosom of the 1964 Studebaker Wagonaire above. Whether they sold Studebakers exclusively or alongside other makes, we’re not sure, and no Myers Auto Service seems to exist today in Winooski, Vermont.

Then of all the 200 or so cars at the cruise-in, we didn’t come across another nameplate. We did, however, come across several people proudly displaying their vehicles’ window stickers, which we’ve included above. Window stickers are not only a great source of information about your particular car, but also a great source of information on dealerships.

So let’s start with the 1970 Nova, bought new at Orr Chevrolet Cadillac at 4545 State Line, Texarkana, Texas. And it would appear you can still buy a Chevrolet from Orr at that location.

Next up, the 1952 Chevrolet pickup, sold out of F.W. Spaulding & Sons at 67-77 State Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, to the Spencertown, New York, fire department. That location looks to be a rinky dink strip mall now, complete with hair salon, pet store and wireless outlet.

DePaula Chevrolet in Schenectady, New York, the dealer on the 1981 Camaro’s window sticker, is still there, but another piece of paperwork with the Camaro comes from W.H. Bumstead at 145 Congress Street, Troy, New York. That location is now the Capital District Educational Opportunity Center.

Finally, the 1951 Ford Custom Tudor displayed an invoice from the Garner-Muth Motor Company at 532 D Street, San Bernardino, California. Peering through the palms, we see that’s now Wordnet Productions, a Christian television network.

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