Columbia Dodge Photo

[69DAYTONASE]

Columbia Dodge Photo    Columbia, Missouri

Does anybody have a photo to post of this dealership ?   Gene ?

The only thing I have been told about the dealership is that it was only in business for a short time and the owner was the son of a wealthy resident and he paid cash to Chrysler to get the latest hot muscle cars and that he would "demo" them at the local dragstrip. In business 67-71?

[tan top]

 this place ?  .....  

[Ghoste]

Nice photo, certainly some interesting cars on the lot.

[DonC1]

Reminds me of the dealership Kowalski passes by in Vanishing Point.

[69DAYTONASE]

That photo is the Columbia Dodge in New Westminster, BC Canada from 1970.....

[hemigeno]

I don't honestly remember the name of the Dodge dealer in Columbia, MO during my college days.  I'm pretty sure there was one, on the north end of town... but it was not Joe Machens (the current dealership's name, they were/are the big Ford guys in town).  My Daytona's original selling dealership also went out of business, sometime in the early '70s.

Maybe Dave B. (nascarxx29) will unearth some old newspaper ads for your car from the Columbia Tribune?  (hint, hint)

[69DAYTONASE]

All I know is that it was called Columbia Dodge.........that is also the name that appears on the shipping list.

[nascarxx29]

Shiplist info see what I can find 405182   89   mo      Columbia Dodge, Columbia, Mo   8/24/1969

[nascarxx29]

1970 scat pack dealer list mo shows no Colombia dodge   http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/scat/scat-pack-dealers.html

[nascarxx29]

Dealership search no Columbia dodge.The F6 rolled Daytona showed Hatfield Recon center PA.From the owners family it came from Reedmans Pa .Shiplist not always reliable    http://maxwedge.com/dealerships/index.php

[6bblgt]

dealer # 59183
Columbia Dodge, Inc.
1st & Walnut
Columbia, MO 65201

Here's the four corners of 1st & Walnut GOOGLE "street view" - WAG it's the current Salvation Army store.

Time to get out the phone and make some calls! 

[6bblgt]

Here's the satellite view of the 1st & Walnut intersection.

I have an '88 "dealer directory" & there are 3 stores in Columbia, MO:
Dodge City Motors 314-474-7400
University Chrysler Center 314-443-0481
Cornell Motors, Inc. 314-449-3991

[6bblgt]

 

[nascarxx29]

Another possible search isn't Missouri one of the few states with DMV title search archives that go back to the 60s- and up.Where you can get every past owner and the first issue title from manufacture statement of origin AKA MSO.By sending in a vin trace

[stripedelete]

It might be a longshot, but, you could call the local newspaper.   Maybe they don't purge "file photos".

[hemigeno]

isn't Missouri one of the few states with DMV title search archives that go back to the 60s- and up

Yes, and no.

I was able to get information on my car, but in order to do so I had to hire a Jefferson City, MO Private Investigator.  Thankfully, he was a car guy and didn't charge me an arm and a leg.  Who knows what it took to get someone to extract the information out of the State's computer system, but it was still present 10 years ago.  If you call the DMV and ask whomever answers the phone to do the same search, the answer would be "No."  Perhaps followed by laughter.  Public servants, they are not.  

The single page computer printout I received had just a couple of Daytonas listed (including 3--Daytona's F5), as well as a few other '69 XS Chargers (R/T's) which were titled in Missouri from 1968 through 1981.  Unfortunately, the VIN range on that single sheet doesn't cover Kevin's VIN so I'm not any help with his car.  If anyone does make an inquiry through a PI, don't bother searching for XX29.  Missouri recorded all their titles under the Daytona's MSO VIN, which began with XS despite what the dash plate reads.

[69DAYTONASE]

Well, this is better than NYS DMV who only keep records 10 years back

Really though, some outstanding information & photos. I was told it was a small dealership...I guess it was if that is the same building! My understanding is that the guy that owned the dealership was only interested in selling high performance muscle aka "Mr. Norm", and that he got Hemi's, six packs, winged cars, R/T's, and even though he was a Dodge dealer he had plymouth muscle as well. Maybe because he paid cash?

[69bronzeT5]

this place ?  .....  

That building is no longer a Dodge dealer- but it's still being occupied as a used car dealer. Columbia Dodge shut down sometime in the late '90s and moved to Richmond B.C where it still operates. I still remember when my grandpa traded in his K-Car and bought a brand new 1995 Stratus from the New Westminster location pictured


Makes me wonder how many cars in that picture are still local and kicking around

[nascarxx29]

I did locate some 69 Daytonas that sold IN MO .But no Columbia dodge    http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,60054.0.html

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,76975.0.html

[nascarxx29]

As blue daytonas go in ad description .Not in MO though   http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=950&dat=19720818&id=LUpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uVcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3047,1046288

[69DAYTONASE]

"Rally Blue" ? LOL must be a super rare optional color from '69 LOL.......ah, dealer embelishment!

[PettyMower]

Look near the bottom and you'll see: Columbia Dod / Columbia, MO

http://s37.photobucket.com/user/75414/media/shipment_zps08ed24e2.jpg.html?o=0

[nascarxx29]

I sent him that page .Couldn't find actual newspaper ads for that dealer

[PettyMower]

I searched the newspaper ads for days....found nothing from that time-frame.