PERFORMANCE DEALERSHIP Index

Story and photography copyright D. S. Brown

This index lists the performance dealerships that appear amongst the regular dealers in the DEALERSHIPS stories. The DEALERSHIPS stories are filed by Province or State, and then the city.

Dealerships that sponsored racing or relied on performance as their primary sales angle have taken on a legendary status amongst muscle car collectors. These dealerships frequently had a healthy performance parts department or created special dealership 'supercars'. Sometimes they teamed up with speed shops to create these cars in which case both dealer and independent shop are profiled.

Performance Dealers are listed below alphabetically by name. Under that list they are sorted by location and manufacturer. At the bottom of the page an index of cars lists all performance cars featured in the DEALERSHIPS section, even if they were found on 'regular' dealer lots.

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PERFORMANCE DEALERSHIPS LISTED ALPHABETICALLY BY NAME

1- JIM AIKEY FORD INC, Des Plaines, IL (196?-80)
2- BALDWIN CHEVROLET/ MOTION, Baldwin, NY
3- BERGER CHEVROLET, Grand Rapids, MI (1925)
4- GEORGE BLACK MOTORS LTD, Burnaby, BC (Ford 1965)
5- CONROY PONTIAC BUICK LTD (19**-71)
6- DANA CHEVROLET, Southgate, CA
7- FOGG MOTORS LTD New Westminster, BC (1927- 199*)
8- GIBB CHEVROLET, LaHarpe, IL
9- GORRIES CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE Toronto, ON
10- (MR. NORM'S) GRAND SPAULDING DODGE, Chicago, IL
11- DICK IRWIN CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE LTD North Vancouver, BC (1969-78)
12- JACOBSEN FORD MERCURY Sturgis, SD (1967)
13- KEY WEST FORD/ ROUSH, New Westminster, BC
14- KNAFEL PONTIAC, Akron, OH
15- MANDER CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE North Vancouver, BC (19**-69)
16- MUSSALLEM'S HANEY GARAGE LTD, Haney, BC (19**-2006)
17- NICKEY CHEVROLET, Chicago, IL (192*-1973)
18- ROYAL PONTIAC BUICK LTD West Vancouver, BC (1971-81)
19- TASCA FORD East Providence, RI
20- ACE WILSON'S ROYAL PONTIAC, Royal Oaks, MI (195*-1969) 
21- YENKO CHEVROLET, Canonsburg, PA

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PERFORMANCE DEALERSHIP Location Index

CANADA

BRITISH COLUMBIA-------------------------------

BURNABY, BC --
1- GEORGE BLACK MOTORS LTD (1965- Ford)

HANEY, BC --
1- MUSSALLEM'S HANEY GARAGE LTD (19**- 2006)

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC --
1- FOGG MOTORS LTD (1927- 9*)
2- KEY WEST FORD/ ROUSH

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC --
1- DICK IRWIN CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE LTD (1969-78)
2- MANDER CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE (19**-69)

WEST VANCOUVER, BC --
1- CONROY PONTIAC BUICK LTD (19**-71)
2- ROYAL PONTIAC BUICK LTD (1971-81)

ONTARIO----------------------------------------------------------

TORONTO, ON --
1- GORRIES CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE

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USA

CALIFORNIA--------------------------------------------------------

SOUTHGATE, CA --
1- DANA CHEVROLET

ILLINOIS------------------------------------------------------------

CHICAGO, IL --
1- MR. NORM'S GRAND SPAULDING DODGE
2- NICKEY CHEVROLET (192*-1973)

DES PLAINES, IL --
1- JIM AIKEY FORD INC. (196?-80)

LA HARPE, IL --
1- GIBB CHEVROLET

MICHIGAN------------------------------------------------------------

GRAND RAPIDS, MI --
1- BERGER CHEVROLET (1925)

ROYAL OAK, MI --
1- ACE WILSON'S ROYAL PONTIAC (195*-1969)

NEW YORK----------------------------------------------------------

BALDWIN, NY --
1- BALDWIN CHEVROLET/ MOTION

OHIO------------------------------------------------------------------

AKRON, OH --
1- KNAFEL PONTIAC

PENNSYLVANIA------------------------------------------------------

CANONSBURG, PA --
1- YENKO CHEVROLET

RHODE ISLAND-------------------------------------------------------

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI --
1- TASCA FORD

SOUTH DAKOTA------------------------------------------------------

STURGIS, SD --
1- JACOBSEN FORD MERCURY (1967)

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DEALERSHIPS BY MANUFACTURER

GENERAL MOTORS

 1- DICK IRWIN CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE LTD North Vancouver, BC (1969-78)

2- MANDER CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE North Vancouver, BC (19**-69)

3- ROYAL PONTIAC BUICK LTD West Vancouver, BC (1971-81)

CHEV --

1- BALDWIN CHEVROLET/ MOTION, Baldwin, NY

2- BERGER CHEVROLET, Grand Rapids, MI (1925)

3- DANA CHEVROLET, Southgate, CA

4- GIBB CHEVROLET, LaHarpe, IL

5- GORRIES CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE Toronto, ON

6- NICKEY CHEVROLET, Chicago, IL (192*-1973)

7- YENKO CHEVROLET, Canonsburg, PA

PONTIAC --

1- CONROY PONTIAC BUICK LTD (19**-71)

2- KNAFEL PONTIAC, Akron, OH

3- MUSSALLEM'S HANEY GARAGE LTD, Haney, BC (19**-2006)

4- ACE WILSON'S ROYAL PONTIAC, Royal Oaks, MI (195*-1969)

OLDSMOBILE --

BUICK --

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CHRYSLER

1- (MR. NORM'S) GRAND SPAULDING DODGE, Chicago, IL

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FORD

1- FOGG MOTORS LTD New Westminster, BC (1927- 199*)

2- JACOBSEN FORD MERCURY Sturgis, SD (1967)

3- KEY WEST FORD/ ROUSH, New Westminster, BC

4- TASCA FORD East Providence, RI

MERCURY

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INDIVIDUAL CARS LISTING- Some of these cars appeared on famed performance dealer lots, others on 'regular' dealership lots.

GM
CHEVROLET
1- 1967 Camaro 'Super Hugger 427' (illustration)- Mander Chev Olds- North Vancouver, BC
2- 1967 Chevelle SS 396- Jack O'Donnell Chevrolet Inc- Midlothian, IL
3- 1967 Chevelle SS 396- Sunrise Chevrolet- Midlothian, IL
4- 1968 Corvette 427- Long Chevrolet Inc- Lake Forest, IL
5- 2011 Camaro 2SS- Bill Pierre Ford, Chev, Moneymart- Lake City, WA

PONTIAC
1- 1963 Tempest Wagon (A/FX Factory Experimental)- Ace Wilson's Royal Pontiac- Royal Oaks, MI
2- 1963 Catalina 421 (Superstock illustration)- Ace Wilson's Royal Pontiac- Royal Oaks, MI
3- 1965 GTO (illustration)- Kole Pontiac- Oak Lawn, IL
4- 1966 GTO (illustration)- Kole Pontiac- Oak Lawn, IL
5- 1966 Bonneville (illustration)- Kole Pontiac- Oak Lawn, IL
6- 1979 Firebird Trans Am 10th Anniversary- Kitterman Motor Co, Inc- Corydon, IN

OLDSMOBILE
1- 198- Cutlass FE3- Mussallem's Haney Garage Ltd- Haney, BC

BUICK
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FORD
1- 1966 Mustang (illustration)- Dominion Motors- Winnipeg, MN/ Vancouver, BC
2- 1968 Mustang (illustration)- Dave Buck Ford Sales Ltd- North Vancouver, BC
3- 2010 Mustang GT SMC Dealer Special- Jacobsen Ford Mercury- Sturgis, SD
4- 2011 Mustang Roush 5XR Grabber Blue- Key West Ford- New Westminster, BC
5- 2012 Mustang GT- Bill Pierre Ford- Lake City, WA
6- 2012 Mustang GT- Brown Brothers Ford Lincoln- Vancouver, BC
7- 2012 Mustang Boss 302- Brown Brothers Ford Lincoln- Vancouver, BC
8- 2012 Mustang Boss 302- Key West Ford- New Westminster, BC
9- 2012 Mustang Roush Stage 3 black/ grey- Key West Ford- New Westminster, BC
10- 2012 Mustang Roush Stage 3 black/ green- Key West Ford- New Westminster, BC
11- 2012 Mustang Shelby GT500- Bill Pierre Ford- Lake City, WA

MERCURY
1- 1964 Park Lane Marauder- Dick Clippard Inc- Jackson, TN

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PLYMOUTH

DODGE
1- 1967 Charger (illustration)- Levand Auto Center- Tracy, CA
2- 2010 Challenger SRT8- Bill Pierre Ford, Chev, Moneymart- Lake City, WA
3- 2012 Challenger R/T- Rairdon's Chrysler- Bellingham, WA