Re: Steve "Big" 's 68 Camaro
 

Neat frame Big, what time frame do you think that frame was from ?

Mike

Re: Steve "Big" 's 68 Camaro
 

Tag was raised and is now the Location of the Clay Center in Charleston. All that remains is a radio jingle w/ Lloyd Bridges...

http://www.mywvhome.com/seventies/roger_dean2.mp3


BIG

Re: Steve "Big" 's 68 Camaro
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: m22mike</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Neat frame Big, what time frame do you think that frame was from ?

Mike </div></div>


Guessing 53 to 57...??


BIG

Re: Steve "Big" 's 68 Camaro
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: mockingbird812</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nice score Big!!!!!! </div></div>

Thanks Sam!


Here is some modern era Dean stuff. The West Palm dealer was a sponsor for the Gator Nats and also sponsored a TA/FC for Bartone.


Here is a Crew shirt and a Die cast FC, They know High Performance!


https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...crew_shirt.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics..._funny_car.jpg

Re: Steve "Big" 's 68 Camaro
 

Nice!! The dealership memorabilia tells the story [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

Re: Steve "Big" 's 68 Camaro
 

Met Tony Bartone at ProStart Race Cars. The Funny Car was there for some updates while Kurt had my Super Comp Z-34 Lumina on the jig being built. Funny guy!

Re: Steve "Big" 's 68 Camaro
 

----When did Dean have his dealership in Athens (my old college town, Ohio U., from 66 thru 69)???......Bill S

Re: Steve "Big" 's 68 Camaro
 

Not sure when the whole Ford thing went away...but it did. He was in Charleston, and West Palm with Chevrolet in 65.

Surprising because he made a lot of money thru financing since he owned the finance company. His Linc-Merc dealers did really well.

BIG

Re: Steve "Big" 's 68 Camaro
 

Bill, I can't believe the amount of Dealers you remember. Your mind is a steel trap!

Here is a pair of shots from Athens. The first is the building prior to opening day, this was taken in 1946. The second was after taken in 1947.

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...thens_1946.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...dean_wagon.jpg

Re: Steve "Big" 's 68 Camaro
 

Here's where I think it gets interesting...

Dean opened a new Dealer in Columbus in 1955 with a price tag of a Million dollars...Huge. Then, I found a ad for his Ohio Chevrolet dealership in 1956....I think it was the Columbus location??? What happened to Ford?

https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...55_million.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...s_paper_ad.jpg