Old Dealership pictures

[JChlupsa]

Found these on the web. Pictures of New Car storage at the now closed Aloha Motors in Honolulu.

[Kim_Howie]

Must have been a big dealership. That's a lot of cars.

[Don_Lightfoot]

Great pictures Jeff. I would say the Island dealers probably had to order inventory in bulk to save on those shipping charges.

I love the third picture, looks like that dude is pointing and saying "Where did that car go"

[Bill Pritchard]

Looks like those must have been taken in the late fall of 61, as there are a few 61's but mostly 62's. Pretty efficient storage system, where you can warehouse a lot of cars on minimal real estate. Makes it a bit tough for consumers to browse the inventory, though

[JChlupsa]

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Great pictures Jeff. I would say the Island dealers probably had to order inventory in bulk to save on those shipping charges.

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Shipping to/from the mainland today is about a grand.

I had an older neighbor who was a org owner of a 66 SS Nova and he showed me paperwork for the car where shipping was 50 cents from Long Beach CA. He worked for the shipping company at the time. I tried to get the car from him since he was 90 but he promised it to his great grandson who wrapped it around a pole 2 months later


Also Aloha Motors was the largest GM Dealership in Hawaii at the time. A few L78s and COPOs are said to have sold out of there along with one car I keep looking for to prove it urban legend or not That one is said to be a dealer trade

[BJCHEV396]

Great pics.Thanks for sharing.

[JK98SS]

So I am assuming it was late 1961. Neat pictures.

[old5.0]

Love the 61 Biscayne in the first pic.

[JRSully]

Ahhh,The heyday of 60's 'sell'em as fast as you can build'em"

[htweelz]

Now if only Home Depot or Lowes looked like that!!