Just thinking out loud but it's a wonder any car dealers survived to reopen after the war thru those years. I suppose the service departments were busy keeping the cars/trucks on the road.
I know the Chrysler/Plymouth dealer where I worked survived because it had multiple dealerships under one roof (John Deere tractors,New Holland equipment, seed corn, Maytag etc).
1957 Plymouth (Hemi, Dual Quads, A833 4 Speed 9 1/4 w 4.10) Sold
1937 Dodge Pickup (Hemi, 6X2 intake, 46RH, Dana 60 w 4.56) Sold
1968 Plymouth Valiant 2dr sedan (354 HEMI, 46RH w/4.30 gears)
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