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Brown Pontiac, 5625 W. Central Ave.

Before Brown Pontiac, and the Central Avenue Strip, there were various residences, small businesses, and some woods between Reynolds and Holland-Sylvania. C.L. Bleckner lived at 5625 Central.

1949. Brown Pontiac location circled in white.
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Author retrotoledometroPosted on December 29, 2024December 30, 2024Categories Auto Sales, Car Dealerships

Fisher Leasing, 5744 W. Central Ave.

Formerly: F & L Gulf Service (c1957) Rudy’s Gulf Service (c1959) Wilcox Gulf Service Station (c1962) Fisher Leasing (c1977). Later became Brown Motor Sales and various others. Currently Auto Credit USA of Toledo.

Brown Motor Sales
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Author retrotoledometroPosted on September 10, 2024September 12, 2024Categories Auto Sales

Kahns’ Motors, 7048 W. Central

Formerly Kahns’ Foreign Cars, located on 2956 Dorr Street. Created in 1951 by brothers Habib and Nasr Kahn. Closed 1991.

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Author retrotoledometroPosted on September 2, 2024Categories Auto Sales, Car Dealerships

G & V Auto Sales

7537 W Central Ave.

G&V Auto Sales was owned and operated by George Ball.

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Author retrotoledometroPosted on August 10, 2024Categories Auto Sales, Used Cars

Lee Motor Sales, Inc.

6660 W. Central Ave.

Used car lot opened in November 1980 by Thaddeus Wegrzynowski (Ted Lee). Roach Motors (Bob Roach) and Budget Motors (Bob Schindler) also worked out of this location.

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Author retrotoledometroPosted on May 26, 2023September 20, 2024Categories Auto Sales, Used Cars

Ringle Auto Sales, 1210 Sylvania Ave.

Ringle Auto Sales, 1210 Sylvania Ave.

Opened 1968 by Richard “Dick” Ringle. Previous location 1378 Sylvania. Later location 1512 Sylvania.

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Author retrotoledometroPosted on September 18, 2022April 4, 2023Categories Auto Sales, Used Cars

Howard’s Motor Sales, 6517 Monroe St.

Howard’s Motor Sales, 6517 Monroe St.
Yearbook Image
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Author retrotoledometroPosted on September 17, 2022April 4, 2023Categories Auto Sales, Car Dealerships

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