So far so good. This sounds like it should be a great thread.
Below are a couple of pics I took this millenium.
The Golden Mile vintage sign not long before they pulled it down; a real 1950s / early 60s sign:
Alex Irvine, but only the sign in the background with some new 2005 GMC medium duty trucks:
Alex Irvine moved the dealership from Scarborough to Markham soon after, then it closed down upon Alex's death.
Back in '69 they sold an Impala convertible with buckets & the LS1 427. I saw the car on e-Bay several years ago in Texas as an SS427.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada circa 1969. Taken on steps of City Hall looking north-west to Main Street with Bay Street to the left. Visible in the lot across the street is a relatively new 1967 Chevelle SS396 convertible in Nantucket Blue. The far left shows a new 1969 Firebird at the service entrance to the old Hamilton Motor Products dealer (Pontiac-Acadian-Beaumont-Buick-Cadillac-GMC):
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
My 70 Chevelle convertible was sold new at Howard Elliott Motors Ltd 241 Queen St East Brampton,On -I would love to find a trunk emblem -keep an eye out for one or any stuff from that dealership.
Keep on Cruising!
Dave
Re: Alex Irvine. It was on Lawrence near Midland to 2006. A neighbor worked for them and went with them when they went to Markham as a GMC dealer.
Heritage Ford is still on Kingston Road near Midland. I didn't realize how long they have been there. A Ford-Monarch dealer? Monarch as a unique Canadian brand was last seen in 1961. As a little kid I always wondered what that car with the crown in the grille was.
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67 Chevelle Malibu Sport Coupe, Oshawa-built 250 PG never disturbed.
In garage, 296 cid inline six & TH350...
Cam, Toronto.
I don't judge a man by how far he's fallen, but by how far back he bounces - Patton
My 70 Chevelle convertible was sold new at Howard Elliott Motors Ltd 241 Queen St East Brampton,On -I would love to find a trunk emblem -keep an eye out for one or any stuff from that dealership. Keep on Cruising! Dave
Thanks for sharing! I have quite a bit of information on Gorries Chevrolet. Did you know that it was originally a Ford dealership and A.D. Gorrie worked for Ford corporate?
Thanks for sharing! I have quite a bit of information on Gorries Chevrolet. Did you know that it was originally a Ford dealership and A.D. Gorrie worked for Ford corporate?
........did not know that..........do you have any Belmont stuff
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I know this is a GM thread, but there was a well-established Mopar dealership in east-end Toronto that was along Kingston Road (the old Highway 2). Jim Davidson Motors was a fixture since the 1940s. They had sold DeSotos and were a Dodge dealer. Not far from my house, they often had a selection of new Dodge Vipers on the lot, and several neighbors worked there back in the day.
One day in the fall of 2008, without warning they shut down after Daimler-Chrysler insisted the dealership get an expensive makeover. They said "no way" and shut down suddenly. I heard about it and grabbed my camera. Unfortunately the signs had already come down. The style of the dealership was real 1960-70s Chrysler reminiscent of Grand Spaulding.
agree, we should just change the thread to Dealerships of Toronto!
One of my hobbies is to collect photos of old dealerships from Toronto.
Glendale Ford (1635 Aveneur Rd) Buildings still exist.
Hogan Chevrolet-Oldsmobile when they moved to Scarborough. Their old location became Mainway Ford.
Birchdale Lincoln-Mercury located near Birchmount and Lawrence. It became Birchcliff Lincoln Mercury then Birchcliff Ford-Lincoln. Dealership franchise was bought out by Evans Ford-Lincoln and closed in 2001.
Gorrie's Ford opened in 1917. They became Oldsmobile dealers( with 4 locations) in 1921.
Wood Larkin Ford's service centre.
Gorrie's Chevrolet new GM showroom.
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I have pretty much every dealership in Toronto. Some photos of the dealerships are hard to find, but I have the ads of every dealership at the minimum.
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In 1956, Park Manor Ford opened for business in Toronto at Lawrence ave and Younge St. Park Manor sold British Ford as well as the full Ford line along with the Monarch line. In 1973, Ford terminated Park Manor's franchise agreement as they were moving to a new location, Richmond Hill. The dealer became Twin Hills Mercury, now known as Twin Hills Ford-Lincoln.
Parkwood Chev-Cadillac
Addison on Bay ( early 2000s photo taken from their website)
Northtown Ford
Reid & Mathew Motors, located in Toronto, opened in 1957. They were Canada's only exclusive British Ford dealership. There were located at 1196 Lakeshore Rd, Toronto, ON.
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Celebrating their 46th anniversary, Mount Pleasant AMC located in Toronto remodeled their showroom and building in 1970.
Want a Boss 302, Boss 429 or Shelby GT500? Head over to Wood-Larkin Ford! Note: All three cars in this ad are still out there. The Boss 429 was Grabber Orange and resides in the USA. The Shelby is currently on Autotrader in Newfoundland and one of their Boss 302s is still in Toronto!
Bob Bannerman Rambler--->AMC---> Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Formerly McIntosh Mercury, Gateway Mercury began business on Feb 14, 1967 and Al Soko was the President and founder. Not only did Gateway sell Mercurys but they sold English Fords as well. Gateway sold many Cobra Jet Cougars and Montegos as well as other 427 and 428 Mercurys. Younge Steeles Ford is currently located at the former Gateway location. In the early 90s Gateway moved to a different location and they ceased operations in 2006
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