MrEarl Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Ran across this blog and thought it interesting enough to share. Would be a good stop for a BDE drive http://carzhunt.blogspot.com/2014/08/bennett-buick-1921.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Very cool web site. Thanks Lamar for posting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUICK RACER Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Been there, done that, In 2014 BDE National Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Phillips Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Nice web site, and the Bennetts are fine folks, but I don't think their claim of being the oldest, continually operating Buick dealership is correct. Garber Buick in Saginaw, Michigan was one of the original Buick factory distributors, and has been operating as a Buick dealership for over 105 years. Covert Buick in Austin, Texas has been a Buick dealership for over 100 years, still owned and operated by the same family. Pete Phillips 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 My father was employed by Covert Buick in AUSTIN, TX. for years and years, after he sold his dealership. He was an award winning employee, valued by the Covert family, I visit the dealership several times. At that time the dealership was right downtown. Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 I like that picture of the Bennett building, must have been taken over 50 years ago. Bernie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 22 hours ago, Pete Phillips said: Nice web site, and the Bennetts are fine folks, but I don't think their claim of being the oldest, continually operating Buick dealership is correct. Garber Buick in Saginaw, Michigan was one of the original Buick factory distributors, and has been operating as a Buick dealership for over 105 years. Covert Buick in Austin, Texas has been a Buick dealership for over 100 years, still owned and operated by the same family. Pete Phillips My understanding is that Garber was actually signed as a Buick distributor by Billy Durant and was the last Buick distributor. It is still in operation and I believe by the family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Has anyone ever noticed that and good topic can the ruined by droning comments about some fairly trivial detail. I see it on forums and at car shows all the time. It does make those days when I sit alone in my yard with one or two of my old cars in the shade seem a lot nicer, though. We have a Garber store near Rochester, New York, for what it's worth. I've never been there. It just looks like another multi-brand carnival to me; a place where the only relationship between the salesman and the Garber family is that both are bipeds. Jim, who runs the Bennett store now, was brought home from the hospital in a new 1960 Buick with Bennett dealer plates on it. That counter in the picture is where they handed me the last NOS wood wheel horn bar from GM stock in 1981. In June the Finger Lakes Chapter of the BCA voted to continue sponsoring the Guy Bennett Senior Award at National meets. Guy Sr. used to be in the showroom every day right up to the turn of this century. My wife and I pulled up in front of the showroom around 1999 or so with a shiny blue Cadillac. Guy Sr. said "Nice looking car. That's a 1967. Where are you from." "Brockport." He replied "Oh. I have a car from Brockport in the back room." and he took us through the big wooden doors to see a nice '67 or '68 full size car with low miles. He got in a little trouble for going back there, but he liked showing off the cars. Stopping in today, there's a chance you might run into Guy Jr. He has been there just about every day since he got out of the service in time to start selling '53 Skylarks. I don't ride around that neck of the woods often enough. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 Well I sure hope I get up to visit someday if for nothing else but to see these two green beauties. And yea, would love to see the building itself. Nice 60 sittin in front. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted June 16, 2016 Author Share Posted June 16, 2016 On 6/14/2016 at 8:45 PM, BUICK RACER said: Been there, done that, In 2014 BDE National Tour Looks like a good time was had by all 'berta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 To get to the newer green one you gotta around squeeze a black one, watch your head on the hood, duck the ceiling hanging stuff, and snoop under the cover. Neat vent windows on the '54. Bernie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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