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Old pictures of Ford dealerships

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Here is a link to a flickr account with some pretty cool vintage pictures of Ford dealerships.

I'm not on much any more so sorry if this has already been posted.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bossmustan ... 945726489/
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2nd page, 5th row down, 3rd from left, Phillips Ford. Became Ravotti Ford in the late 60's. Ravotti family closed up a few years ago. Building is now being used as a restoration shop. It's about 15 miles from me.
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thats alot of pictures.
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That's AWESOME! I love old "store"fronts and have been trying to track down pics of the dealership my truck came from.

Anyone, Spaniol Motors Inc., Liberal KS???????

Did you see this guy's group? http://www.flickr.com/groups/888457@N25/ 57-72 Ford Trucks
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Can almost guarantee that my Grandfather visited this one:
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But this one's my favorite! Look at the Chero'!
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And this one's about fifteen miles from where I now live!
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Now I'm drooling! Look at all the Ford muscle cars here:
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Thanks for sharing, got it bookmarked for sure! :thup:
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8), Checking out these photos is like going back in time, I really enjoyed checking out those pics! Right click...Bookmark :thup: :lol:.
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Those are some really kool pics.. I spent about an hour downloading for screen savers. :lol:
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I bought a new Fiesta from Mock's in Grants Pass,Oregon,in 1979.

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now i gotta question for everyone...now i know you can go through the vin thing but does anyone else have a stamp from the original dealer ship on the truck like mine does...also odd mine is from my hometown and current town..
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Not a ford dealership, but they did sell 'em
http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%2010 ... 200069.pdf

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