usedcars

love the colors

Nice collection of vee-dubs!

I had one like this only it was a =412= model..it was yellow and turned 0ut to be stolen in Florida and brought it to Chicago where they sold it to me for $1400.00 five year later.....I was going to get in trouble...but I had proof that it was'nt me......I got lucky and got my money back!!Th. for the photos....

Thanks for adding this photo to the Vintage Volkswagen Dealerships group!

Its interesting to see this line of “duds” in VWs transistion from the highly successful Beetle to the successful Rabbit. VW had a hard time pushing those 412s out the door while competing with the modern Audi sourced Dasher. These are unsold 1974 models as these was no 412 for 1975. Both these models soured people on VWs and sent them into Japanese showrooms never to return. Even today VW enthusiasts stay away from these models.

Up the Dubs....

Streetview

Niall McAuley I see the missing Lions head is back in place.

If that's a Ford Corsair outside Walden's and it's 1964, then that car is brand-new - they were launched the previous year. I can't make out what's inside the showroom, but it's probably another Corsair.

I remember TV aerials everywhere.

Still around:
www.more-skinnyusedcars.com

A little more info, courtesy Flickr user Debora Drower:

"The dealership started out as Moreschini Used Cars -- but people couldn't pronounce it. They changed to the more phonetic name -- and came up with this character. The sign dates to 1949."

It was not there in 2012 yet: www.google.ch/maps/@38.3088262,-104.6424304,3a,60y,57.79h...

S. also www.roadarch.com/sca/extension3.html This photo was taken at W 13th St / N Santa Fe Ave: Streetview 2015

Yes, it looks like they moved the business and the sign to Kachina Rd., maybe as late as this year: www.yelp.com/biz_photos/more-skinny-used-cars-pueblo?sele...