Looking for a dealer badge.....anybody got one they are not using?
seventy2plus2 said
Sep 4, 2018
It was called Stampede Pontiac. I'm looking for a good one for a guy in Texas.
seventy2plus2 said
Sep 4, 2018
Here's what one from the 60's looks like:
This particular one is a little pitted, and is on a 67 Firebird from Fort Worth TX. I told the guy I'd see if I could find him a better one, but like anything else you never see them when you're looking for them.
Hmmm, it was always Stampede Pontiac Buick as a kid, same as the emblem on the '67 Firebird. The historical photo has a '57 Pontiac in front of the dealership, and the emblem you show looks to be from a '65, but tough to tell.
MoboMac said
Sep 5, 2018
It's called Stampede Motors......on the Oshawa docs.....so I'm gonna run with that......
MC said
Sep 5, 2018
Yeah, looks like the business reorganized over the years - a couple of the links refer to it as Stampede Pontiac Buick (1988) Ltd, indicating that there was some change in the business in 1988 (admittedly I don't know exactly how the rules work for this).
Also it looks like they called themselves Stampede GMC later on, likely to take advantage of the popularity of large trucks, especially during the 'oil years'...
I'm like you in that I always seem to default to the original name for the dealership, which sounds like it was Stampede Motors...
as pointed out, the dealership went through name changes.
I only knew it as either "Stampede Pontiac" or "Stampede Pontiac Buick GMC".
For a brief period in the late 1990's, one of my brothers friends worked there after hours cleaning up the offices and showroom - I still have a calendar from them that I grabbed from one of my visits. I think the property has sat unused largely since the GM bankruptcy fiasco of 2009/2010... As I seem to recall they shut their doors in 2010.
Attached is a google image of the property - which apparently the showroom/shop was demolished in recent years... (I don't venture downtown too often, and when I do all the stupid one way roads prevent me from meandering too far from any intended destination)
Stampede Motors / Stampede Pontiac Buick was on 17th Avenue SW just west of 14th Street for many years, as seen in the historic photos previously posted. They later (I'm guessing the mid 90's) moved to the lot across from Metro Ford on 9th Avenue SW, that was previously a Chrysler dealership (I can't remember which one, maybe Renfrew?). It's the 9th Avenue location seen in the Google map photo.
unruhjonny said
Sep 10, 2018
seventy2plus2 wrote:
Stampede Motors / Stampede Pontiac Buick was on 17th Avenue SW just west of 14th Street for many years, as seen in the historic photos previously posted. They later (I'm guessing the mid 90's) moved to the lot across from Metro Ford on 9th Avenue SW, that was previously a Chrysler dealership (I can't remember which one, maybe Renfrew?). It's the 9th Avenue location seen in the Google map photo.
no way was it mid 1990's - definitely before that.
Granted I am not that old, but I don't remember it being anywhere else.
If I had to guess, I'd say mid 1980's at the latest...
I would be VERY surprised if they hadn't moved well before the 1988 winter Olympics.
coltrain said
Sep 10, 2018
That picture with the photographer in the reflection looks to be my car. My build sheet says the car was ordered to Stampede Pontiac Buick in Calgary. 1969 Beaumont
Greaser said
Sep 10, 2018
unruhjonny wrote:
seventy2plus2 wrote:
Stampede Motors / Stampede Pontiac Buick was on 17th Avenue SW just west of 14th Street for many years, as seen in the historic photos previously posted. They later (I'm guessing the mid 90's) moved to the lot across from Metro Ford on 9th Avenue SW, that was previously a Chrysler dealership (I can't remember which one, maybe Renfrew?). It's the 9th Avenue location seen in the Google map photo.
no way was it mid 1990's - definitely before that.
Granted I am not that old, but I don't remember it being anywhere else.
If I had to guess, I'd say mid 1980's at the latest...
I would be VERY surprised if they hadn't moved well before the 1988 winter Olympics.
Based on the BBB link posted above I would say the dealership moved to 9th Avenue in 1988.
Stampede Motors / Stampede Pontiac Buick was on 17th Avenue SW just west of 14th Street for many years, as seen in the historic photos previously posted. They later (I'm guessing the mid 90's) moved to the lot across from Metro Ford on 9th Avenue SW, that was previously a Chrysler dealership (I can't remember which one, maybe Renfrew?). It's the 9th Avenue location seen in the Google map photo.
no way was it mid 1990's - definitely before that.
Granted I am not that old, but I don't remember it being anywhere else.
If I had to guess, I'd say mid 1980's at the latest...
I would be VERY surprised if they hadn't moved well before the 1988 winter Olympics.
Based on the BBB link posted above I would say most likely the dealership moved to 9th Avenue in 1988.
Looking for a dealer badge.....anybody got one they are not using?
Here's what one from the 60's looks like:
This particular one is a little pitted, and is on a 67 Firebird from Fort Worth TX. I told the guy I'd see if I could find him a better one, but like anything else you never see them when you're looking for them.
It was actually called Stampede Motors.......They sold Pontiac...AND Buick
-- Edited by MoboMac on Wednesday 5th of September 2018 01:48:22 PM
Probably depends on what era you're talking about.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/Calgary+Stampede+axed+will+continue+operate/1621047/story.html
https://411.ca/business/profile/6034281
https://www.bbb.org/ca/ab/calgary/profile/new-car-dealers/stampede-pontiac-buick-1988-ltd-0017-36092
It's called Stampede Motors......on the Oshawa docs.....so I'm gonna run with that......
Yeah, looks like the business reorganized over the years - a couple of the links refer to it as Stampede Pontiac Buick (1988) Ltd, indicating that there was some change in the business in 1988 (admittedly I don't know exactly how the rules work for this).
Also it looks like they called themselves Stampede GMC later on, likely to take advantage of the popularity of large trucks, especially during the 'oil years'...
I'm like you in that I always seem to default to the original name for the dealership, which sounds like it was Stampede Motors...
1970
it was prolly perceived....as being too narrow and old fashioned... of a word....for a modern dealership
Here's pics of 2 that I took of cruise nite cars in Calgary
I have 1 in my collection but for some reason don't appear to have a pic.
as pointed out, the dealership went through name changes.
I only knew it as either "Stampede Pontiac" or "Stampede Pontiac Buick GMC".
For a brief period in the late 1990's, one of my brothers friends worked there after hours cleaning up the offices and showroom - I still have a calendar from them that I grabbed from one of my visits.
I think the property has sat unused largely since the GM bankruptcy fiasco of 2009/2010... As I seem to recall they shut their doors in 2010.
Attached is a google image of the property - which apparently the showroom/shop was demolished in recent years... (I don't venture downtown too often, and when I do all the stupid one way roads prevent me from meandering too far from any intended destination)
no way was it mid 1990's - definitely before that.
Granted I am not that old, but I don't remember it being anywhere else.
If I had to guess, I'd say mid 1980's at the latest...
I would be VERY surprised if they hadn't moved well before the 1988 winter Olympics.
That picture with the photographer in the reflection looks to be my car. My build sheet says the car was ordered to Stampede Pontiac Buick in Calgary. 1969 Beaumont
Based on the BBB link posted above I would say the dealership moved to 9th Avenue in 1988.
https://www.bbb.org/ca/ab/calgary/profile/new-car-dealers/stampede-pontiac-buick-1988-ltd-0017-36092
Stampede Pontiac Buick (1988) Ltd.
1110 - 9 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1M1
Based on the BBB link posted above I would say most likely the dealership moved to 9th Avenue in 1988.
https://www.bbb.org/ca/ab/calgary/profile/new-car-dealers/stampede-pontiac-buick-1988-ltd-0017-36092
Stampede Pontiac Buick (1988) Ltd.
1110 - 9 Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 1M1