Jeff Perkins / Mn Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) Two invoices from a Dodge Brothers dealer in Lake Elmo MN. Edited November 28, 2022 by Jeff Perkins / Mn (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22touring Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Interesting! I wonder why the dealer gave Mr. Meyer a 15% discount off the advertised price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Maybe because he bought two a month apart? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Gregush Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 45 minutes ago, JACK M said: Maybe because he bought two a month apart? That might wash for the second one but why the first. Notice it says per contract, so maybe they were buying for a fleet or had other business dealings with the seller. Or who knows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I was thinking that he had contracted to buy two cars. Maybe with language that if he did not buy the second car, he would have to cough up the 15% on the first one. Might have even been a third or fourth car to earn that 15%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) In those years, vehicle wholesale price to the dealers could be as much as 25% depending on the model and accessories. Also, don't forget the person could have been friend of the dealer or a person that had other business dealings with that store. Also the company with the name at the top of the invoice could have been a distributor for Dodge vehicles and the vehicle is being sold to one of the dealers in the distributors area of responsibility. Think the Charles S Howard Buick Company in Calif/ owner of Seabiscuit race horse. He sold Buicks all over the west coast to smaller dealers. He was the factory wholesaler for Buick in the day. https://www.prewarbuick.com/features/charles_s_howard Edited November 28, 2022 by Larry Schramm (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Perkins / Mn Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 G.A. Meyer Mercantile was a long time fixture in the farm town era of Lake Elmo MN. Around 1973 the building burned down. At that time I was in college and working part time as a substitute rural letter carrier in town. The day after the fire myself and a coworker walked around the burn site and I found these two papers. No more. Old timers around town told me that Meyer sold cars years ago. I never researched the company and its history. I should do that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Sounds like he might of bought a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gossp Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 The newer of the two is about two weeks of production off of my car that was sold new in MN, wish you found that bill of sale! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now