BC NORTH VANCOUVER dealers

Story and photography copyright D. S. Brown.

Cam Clark Ford Lincoln Ltd
Dave Buck Ford Sales Ltd
Park Shore BMW
Ridgemont Chrysler Ltd
Ritchie Motors Ltd

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CAM CLARK FORD LINCOLN LTD

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DAVE BUCK FORD SALES  LTD  (1963-200*)

Story and photographs copyright D. S. Brown except newspaper ad

Dave Buck Ford Sales Ltd was formed Jan. 7, 1963 with a good location right on Marine Drive in North Vancouver, BC. Company president Dave Buck died in 1986. His wife Marlene Buck took over presidency because she wanted to keep the business in the family. She kept the 95 employee dealership running successfully and drew some attention because she was a female running a dealership. She used this fact as an advantage by emphasizing more attention focused on the wife of potential buyers and of course, femaie singe buyers. Dave Buck Ford closed up shop around 2002. The dealership sat abandoned for several years afterwards.

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PARK SHORE BMW North Vancouver, BC (1976)

This dealership traces back to 1976. It is currently located at 835 Automall Drive in North Vancouver, BC. This waterfront area of North Vancouver is not densely populated and is home to several large home hardware chain stores as well as a huge number of car lots. The dealer is part of a group of dealers situated in an area called the North Shore Auto Mall. This is probably the largest group of dealerships in the Lower Mainland area.

To read a story about a car purchased new from Park Shore BMW, look at the story in the GAS LOGS section of this site under 2005 BMW 325xi.

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RIDGEMONT CHRYSLER LTD was located at 1177 Marine in North Vancouver, BC during the 1960s. The name was changed to Ridgemont Chrysler (1963) Ltd on July 17, 1963. This corporation was dissolved Dec 16, 1980.

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RITCHIE MOTORS LTD was a Mercury Lincoln dealer located at 1160 Marine Drive in North Vancouver, BC during the 1960s and 1970s. Originally named Ritchie Motor Sales Ltd as the decade changed to the 1970s the name was shortened to Ritchie Motors Ltd.