tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post5818278211692416072..comments2024-02-22T05:19:44.086-06:00Comments on HOVER MOTOR COMPANY: Vintage car dealership photos from the 1950s, '60s, and '70s. The mother lodeCraig Hoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430806123631562495noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-4642126651629035902016-09-28T13:13:23.453-05:002016-09-28T13:13:23.453-05:00H.P. Smith Ford, Inc. Dealership opened for the 19...H.P. Smith Ford, Inc. Dealership opened for the 1961 Sales season. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-34911038664513168832016-07-07T07:58:51.801-05:002016-07-07T07:58:51.801-05:00Thank you for the time and efforts to make these a...Thank you for the time and efforts to make these available for all to {re} enjoy<br />P & CP & Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17244835828118190571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-6378069483176536472015-08-06T07:26:25.446-05:002015-08-06T07:26:25.446-05:00I worked in the Omaha Zone until 1980 before being...I worked in the Omaha Zone until 1980 before being transferred. I too have been in most of these dealerships. Now when traveling as I go through these towns I find it interesting how the facility is being used or is gone. A great collection, thanks for the memories. Glen WilliamsGlen Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-14357658383051659082015-03-01T15:35:15.296-06:002015-03-01T15:35:15.296-06:00Who remembers the car dealership on 50th L street ...Who remembers the car dealership on 50th L street in Omaha. Been closed for a long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-65928516007250016382015-01-17T12:11:49.753-06:002015-01-17T12:11:49.753-06:00Craig, Just this morning as I was looking at your...Craig, Just this morning as I was looking at your latest car show at the church in Nashville, I happened to see the info on the right side of the site about old Chevrolet dealership photos in the Omaha Zone. Now I realize how and why our paths in life crossed. You happened to ask about the two Grotewold Dealerships on the internet and I responded with some answers. I did notice one photo of our Lemars Grotewold Dealership in your collection. I'm sure I have mentioned that with our Larchwood and Lemars Dealershps, we were the largest Corvette Dealer in the Omaha Zone. Sometime I will send you an email about some unusual rememberances I have about our dealerships, such as our owning an SR1 Corvette, etc. These photos sure do bring up so many nostalgic memories of my Midwestern upbringing from 1935 thru 1973. It is really neat to see that you and your son are doing this together now. He will remember these unique times the rest of his life. I'll include these comments in your latest Hover Website comment section............Roger Grotewold Grotewold Chevrolet Oldsmobile Motor Company, Larchwood, Iowa 1/17/15Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-38677568261391013512013-03-19T17:31:57.084-05:002013-03-19T17:31:57.084-05:00More than one picture is of Bullock Chevrolet, no ...More than one picture is of Bullock Chevrolet, no longer a franchise dealer, in Grant Nebraska. Check out Google maps street view. Great pictures, thanks for sharing, if you have more I would like to see them. I own a shop that used to be a chevrolet dealer from 1947 to 1956, but have yet to find any pictures of when it was a dealership.Jake Suttonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-61203001603654442272013-01-20T06:45:35.946-06:002013-01-20T06:45:35.946-06:00Thanks for the memories. At a very young age my pa...Thanks for the memories. At a very young age my parents knew they would have a problem with me an cars.When I was 5yrs old I took my dads 51 chevy for a spin accross a open field where he was picking cotton.thankfully I couldn't reach the gas but afterwards I wanted to drive.Over the years I have owned over hundreds of cars.At age 18 I had 13 cars sitting in our yard at one time from a 47 chevy delux to a 69 caddie. I worked in a textile mill and had nothing else to spend my money on.My dad said he never knew what I'd bring home next.Even though the pictures are great and a lot of fond memories of the cars I have owned it's the memories they brought back of the times I had with my dad.Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-84885073459064795652012-10-29T16:57:46.939-05:002012-10-29T16:57:46.939-05:00Craig, any chance you sell reprints of these photo...Craig, any chance you sell reprints of these photos??Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10973241659482023428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-29752054901130547572012-04-02T11:35:06.158-05:002012-04-02T11:35:06.158-05:00I need help from someone in Connecticut with old C...I need help from someone in Connecticut with old Cadillac dealerships. I recently found this post and read about people who might know about these places. I purchased a crystal chandelier that was claimed to be in the oldest Cadillac dealership in Connecticut. Does anyone know what that might be or have any pictures of something to resemble this? I would appreciate any help I can get thank you SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-87463889342986164172012-01-15T19:30:15.005-06:002012-01-15T19:30:15.005-06:00Thank you for sharing these. I remember when I was...Thank you for sharing these. I remember when I was a young boy of about 16 or 17. We had ONE foreign car dealership in town and he only carried about 4 cars of each make which was limited to Aston Martins, MG's, and Jaguar XKE's. I would go there once a month to lust after them...they held such allure to me in my youth. I never owned one my entire life but your photo's reminded me of these simpler days and times and brought back many warm youthful dreams and memories...Thank you for sharing these with us and reminding some of us of our youthful dreams and longings...smileAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-38970756986684096022012-01-09T09:18:33.555-06:002012-01-09T09:18:33.555-06:00This is a fabulous collection of "Automotive ...This is a fabulous collection of "Automotive Art"! One that really caught my eye was the Chevrolet dealership where I worked as technician, service manager and parts manager. When I left my old hometown, I worked as Area Service Manager in the Omaha Zone before moving on to GM Service Technology Group. Thanks for posting the photos. I've been in most of these dealerships at one time or another. Wow!Doug Slacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-64875473861841636282011-12-17T00:56:22.925-06:002011-12-17T00:56:22.925-06:00Wow! How cool is that?!? Thanx for sharing. And I ...Wow! How cool is that?!? Thanx for sharing. And I wonder where that "display" 63 coupe is today...johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-72761563812516573582011-02-14T06:22:36.991-06:002011-02-14T06:22:36.991-06:00Craig: Thanks for taking the time to post these pi...Craig: Thanks for taking the time to post these pictures. They provide younger people a glimpse back to a time when America danced to a different drumbeat...when Announcement Day was HUGE...when Ford vs. Chevy was always in the news...when America's romance with the Automobile was vibrant and alive. Well Done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-48704912140629535972011-01-25T23:02:52.962-06:002011-01-25T23:02:52.962-06:00I am a little young to remember this era but I dig...I am a little young to remember this era but I dig old car pics and these are off the hook cool. Thanks for sharing.David Reedhttp://www.studio757blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-23997850507317348132011-01-24T15:05:30.218-06:002011-01-24T15:05:30.218-06:00Wow! I appreciate you taking the time to post the...Wow! I appreciate you taking the time to post these. Our world will never be this simple again. Too bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-60137052052469401472011-01-15T17:05:05.780-06:002011-01-15T17:05:05.780-06:00Thanks, folks! Glad you liked 'em!Thanks, folks! Glad you liked 'em!Craig Hoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430806123631562495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-51524576390322136092010-12-26T09:42:41.978-06:002010-12-26T09:42:41.978-06:00Pure poetry of the commonplace. Hope that doesn...Pure poetry of the commonplace. Hope that doesn't sound too profound. Reminds me a little of Fort Dodge, Iowa, in the Fifties. But nothing matches the picture of the Hover Motor Company. Best regards, Christianson, GermanyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-6916897953294782862010-12-19T11:19:51.614-06:002010-12-19T11:19:51.614-06:00Thanks for today's history lessonThanks for today's history lessonLarry Henryhttp://vintageozarks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522234108528953585.post-37156523167667246912010-12-19T10:56:30.303-06:002010-12-19T10:56:30.303-06:00These are great photos(!) on several levels. After...These are great photos(!) on several levels. After seeing several 'rotting away' series of pix I think its' important to remember that at one time the old cars were someones pride and joy.<br /> The old buildings are witness to a 'no nonsense' approach to selling and servicing cars. <br /> Thanks for taking the time to post these, They represent a time that has been, sadly, lost to us forever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com