Henry, I did not catch the part that the book does not have dealer zone codes... I am not sure how much help that would be to me. I would not worry about making copies at this time. I will remember that you have this info if I ever come up with the need to research a partial dealer name... Thanks...
Henry, Please copy the book and send it my way. I will pay for copying and postage or if it easier for you scan the pages and burn them to a CD. Send it to Mark Macoubrie PO Box 1283 Louisburg KS 66053. Thanks Mark
hi mark i am not a computer person, the only way i could burn a cd is to pour gas on it and put a match to it. ( joke ) only thing i know to do is, take this booklet to the library and xerox all the pages. it wont be pretty but it will be effective. i am willing to do that, but it may take me a while to do 96 pages. like i say, it does not have dealer codes. henry
the book Henry, you could take that book to lots of different Cyber/computer places, pay them to scan it and put it on disks, list them here and sell them. Start out with 10 or so, I think you could do OK for your time Dean
You greatly helped me with this information Henry, in my 4-year search for the actual selling dealership. THANK YOU :TU:
dean i will look into that, thanks for the suggestion. hi marco glad to help, you've done so much for the buick community that i still owe you one. henry
Regarding Temple Motor Company, I drive by it frequently. Think it was named for the GW Masonic Memorial at Diagonal Road in Alexandria. Moved to a bigger location nearby about 15 years ago.
Harry, If possilble, could you stop at Temple Motor Company's current location someday, when you have time and pick me up ANY literature they might have on display in their showroom?? Anything you can get from either of the locations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
mark m i now have one xerox copy of the book. if you want to send me a pm with your address, i will mail this to you. henry
Henry,How about Len Pollack Buick around Gary Indiana.My dad worked there around 71-72 and I have a flyer with my dads picture like he was working on a car on the 2 pages.It is a great sentimental item to me now since it has Buicks on it and that my dad passed away 2 years ago. Thanks,Pat
Thanks Henry. Maybe this weekend I''ll try to scan the flyer and post it if anyone would care to see it.I just found this a year ago and made me realize just how much I miss my dad.It was kind of a wierd thing to find as if maybe he was trying to tell me something.We both were Buick guys and this makes it more special. Pat
please do post it, i would like to see the flyer. i believe in messages from beyond. so sorry to hear of your loss. glad to help. henry
Duane, Cecil Lawson was the name of the Buick & Cadillac dealer on the north side of west Cache Road in Lawton, OK. It was a relatively small volume Buick dealer up through the '70's. Right across Cache road was a really big dealership... Eddie Cordes (Mopar & AMC), & directly west was Weldon Cox Pontiac (took delivery of my 1st new TransAm at Weldon Cox). I grew up within bicycle distance of these dealerships, & my dad was in dealer relations for GMAC, so was often in the local GM dealerships with him. By far the volume musclecar new car dealer in Lawton (& probably all of OK, Dodge wise) was Cordes. Gobbs of GI's stationed at FortSill bought Coronets, SuperBees, Darts, Chargers, etc from Cordes. The whole city was swarming with cheap Mopars. :3gears: Roger
roger was that mopar dealership a place that had a bad fire years ago ? i used to know a guy that hauled nos mopar parts from there to sell at carlsile. thinking its the same one. just curious thanks henry
Henry what can you tell me about Al Parker Buick co. 2215 Milan Street Houston Texas. Also i would like to get a copy of that book once i have a copy i can store it in a file on my high speed copier at work and when people request a copie all proceeds go to JW. Buy the way your car is making awesome progress i was beed blasting your frame this past weekend. I just purchased a 70 gs 455 convert. And i was woundering if you would have the chrome trim peice that goes on the hood .
Henry, Hello... Have not lived in Lawton since '80, but seem to remember hearing of a fire, but not 100% sure which "Mopar" dealer. If the parts were Dodge & AMC, had to be Cordes. If they were Plymouth & big Chrysler, would have been from Milo Gordon. Up till aprox 6 years ago, used to get through Lawton on a near monthly basis, & there were still gobs of performance era Mopars setting on driveways in front of little houses north of Cache Road. Car mix wise in the late '60's-mid 70's, being a big Army town, cheap & affordable performance was more "in vogue" in that localle, than loaded out GS's, 442's, & GTO's. On the street, even in the Mopar ranks, one seldom ran across more expensive performance cars, say 440 'Cuda's or 440 Challengers. One good buddy's dad did have a '68 Hemi Roadrunner, & Cordes had at least 4 winged Chargers late in the '70 year, can remember 'em setting on the lot for a long time & everyone made fun of their looks p: Roger
randy glad to hear about the frame, thanks. jw called me this morning, so i did know already. all the book shows is the old address of Al Parker Buick Co. po box 212 Houston TX. 77002 no other info. when i copied the book, the xerox machine really took its toll, i dont think i can put it thru that again. i just mailed my only copy to mark. maybe we can get a second copy from that copy. he knows how to do things with computers that i dont. roger very interesting, thanks for sharing that. i am thinking it was cordes, not sure. thanks henry
