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Old 12-23-2017, 04:22 PM
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----I already mentioned the biggest Buick dealer in the world. Now on to "King Olds" which was supposed to be the biggest Olds dealer in the world. Located in Ft Lauderdale this dealer sold huge numbers of Oldsmobiles. I worked at a used car dealer in Ft. L for a couple of years that bought all the older trade-ins from King and was there almost every day. I bought a 69 442 from them new and a 69 98 convertible in 72 for some odd reason. Our dealership was named "Car City The Walking Mans Friend". A lot of good memories!.......Bill S
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----I already mentioned the biggest Buick dealer in the world. Now on to "King Olds" which was supposed to be the biggest Olds dealer in the world. Located in Ft Lauderdale this dealer sold huge numbers of Oldsmobiles. I worked at a used car dealer in Ft. L for a couple of years that bought all the older trade-ins from King and was there almost every day. I bought a 69 442 from them new and a 69 98 convertible in 72 for some odd reason. Our dealership was named "Car City The Walking Mans Friend". A lot of good memories!.......Bill S
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The Buddy Ingersoll '72 actually started life as Jim Waibel's '70 W-31
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