The Curwin Sisters Essex
The Curwin sisters lived in a big home on the east side of highway 8, just outside Goderich. I believe these two maidens were named...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Mar 9
- 3 min
Boys and their Willy’s Jeeps
Willy’s 4 wheel drive Jeeps were the darlings of WWII. They were fairly plentiful in the 1950’s and I wanted to be an owner. I got one,...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Feb 25
- 3 min
Oh, to own a ’57 Chevy Convertible!
My wife and I took our usual fall trip up to Barrie for the flea Market and car show. This was in September of 1989. We were staying at a...
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Nicola Allen
- Feb 18
- 5 min
The Agricultural Side of McGee Motors
Reg. McGee was born in 1891 to a large family on a 50 acre plot of land on the North East corner of what was to become Port Albert...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Feb 4
- 3 min
Independent Makes New Car Dealers of Goderich:
AMC Dealers of Goderich: Reg. McGee & Sons – Rambler – 1958-1962, Newgate Street Bluewater Truck Sales (Carlyle Bannister) Rambler...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Feb 4
- 1 min
Chrysler Product Dealers of Goderich:
I have collected names and makes of cars sold in Goderich over many years. I have tried to establish approximate dates and street...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Feb 4
- 1 min
Ford Product Dealers In Goderich:
I will now attempt to give you a list of the Ford Product dealers of Goderich. In the early days it appears that dealers would switch...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Feb 4
- 2 min
General Motors Dealers of Goderich:
The Goderich Garage (John G. Kuntz) 1912- This could be the First Dealership in Goderich. They sold the McLaughlin Car on Kingston...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Feb 4
- 2 min
The Import New Car Dealers of Goderich (In alphabetical order of Car Make)
Anglia/Cortina/Prefect - Goderich Motors Ltd. 1959-1965 – 35 South Street Austin – Rouse Auto Electric – 1949-1955 – Kingston Street...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Jan 4
- 3 min
The DeSoto Airflow
The Chrysler and DeSoto Airfow cars were an extremely different car. Carl Breer, a Chrysler engineer was driving down the highway one day...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Nov 23, 2021
- 3 min
That "Art Deco" Dealership
Reg. McGee knew he had a problem. But, after suffering through the depression at his small garage near the foot of Hamilton Street, and...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Nov 12, 2021
- 3 min
Sunoco AND Shell
When my father Reg. started up in the garage business on Hamilton Street he had Shell gas pumps. Ross Scott from Brucefield was the new...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
The Switch
J.W. McGee received the Plymouth-Chrysler dealership franchise in 1928. In 1929 his brother Reg., our father expressed interest in buying...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Port Albert Airport
Situated 10 miles North of Goderich on Highway 21 sat Port Albert Airport which was owned by the U.K. and was a training base for Airmen...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
The Chrysler Roadster
The year is 1960 and I was about to get married in August. However, I heard that a 1927 Chrysler Roadster, bought new by a Mrs. Greenaway...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Oct 5, 2021
- 1 min
My First interest in Antique Cars
It is 1952 and my father had just taken in a 1948 Oldsmobile on trade. This was expensive inventory in those years but Reg. knew of an...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
Tow Truck Operator
In 1946, with the war now over, Chrysler has a large surplus of Dodge 4 wheel drive Powerwagons. They were made available to their...
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kenmcgeebooks
- Sep 29, 2021
- 1 min
A GTO with No Radio!
I have so many stories I could tell from my 55 Years at our Family Dealership that I think a lot of people would find interesting… With...
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