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: CRIMSBY CGARAGE TWENTYâ€"FIF T ~ANNINERSARY VOL. LXIVâ€"No. 44â€"16 PAGES. Away vack in 1923 when neath them. Then followed a automobiles were just becomâ€" series of troubles, with both ing accepted as something men definitely agreed that that "was here to stay" two this "deal" was not going to Grimsby men joined forces stop them." At the top of the and opened a garage and serâ€" hill on the eastern boundary vice station in The Independâ€" of the town, the Gledhills ent Building, Main Street E. owned some property, which The realms of motor mechanâ€" at that time was a thriving ics were at that time just as peach orchard. . This was complicated as they appear toâ€" chosen as an ideal site for a day, but the men who started shop of their own, and a small tinkering around with these built.li':i( was hastily construcâ€" horseless carriages learned ed, Grimsby Garage was the hard wayâ€"by actually open for business again, wheâ€" experimenting and eventually ther their competitors liked it locating the troubles in the or not. Proving successful vehicles of that era. from the start, a showroom As new models and new inâ€" was added in 1928, and this novations came forth from the section proud! displayed the masterminds behind the auto rmduu of éenenl Motors industry, these two partners in Grimsby and district. The kept pace with the times and General Motors name has alâ€" naturally garnered every bit ways been associated with of information that it was Grimsby Garage, their relatâ€" pouiblewlenmahontmakiu ionship proving to be a most engines purr like kittens. Toâ€" satisfactory one for both parâ€" day they are still at it, and ties concerned. with over twentyâ€"five years of _ Then in 1980 the partners practical experience as well as found it necessary to conâ€" ;.he necessan, quflfled';m :mxct a lubrication section, ng requ in order so were added first class mechanics papers, to MML the serâ€" their story is one of success vice to the many hundreds of from the word go. friends and loyal customers However, let‘s go back to the two partners had as their April in 1923 when Howard clientele, Surviving the lean Inglehart and George Gledhill years of the early thirties, announced to one and all that Inglehart and CGledhill‘s exâ€" they were in business, ready pansion continued in 1935, to serve those who were intriâ€" when they opened a branch in gued by this new gadgetâ€"the Beamsville. Here the old H.G. automobile. __ ... CBP e m were e:'l'nplet In those days mechanics were not aided by the modern instruments of toâ€"day, but rather it was a case of a trainâ€" ed ear to pick out the faults of an engine. The two partners made a good impression and in three vears built up a YOrY good business, but in 1925 they got their first rap, when through some high fiying dealines, their headquarters warse houcht out from underâ€" were bought as the shimng NC ing. The heating i Stoker, The task extreme right, At ture, the office is ew Olds ; in the k of ins are thr« hoy More Thari A /Vew,spap'.él' to further increase the serâ€" Gledhill bought the buildi vice to the many hundreds of outright a little later on, n‘rm friends and loyal customers for a time Grimsby Garage the two partners had as their existed in the two centres. clientele. _ Surviving the lean Elmer Inglehart was the manâ€" ;eul:h ::t u“;d early _ thirties, ager of the Beamsville branch. n# CGledhill‘s exâ€" pansion continued in 1935, Expansion Program when they opened a branch in Formulated lh';msville. Here the oldp‘llt:-. rAl far h.ckhu 1‘:41 the idea & B. car barns were com 0 e present ly remodelled according to Gflmrue was formuâ€" stipulations of the two partâ€" lated in the minds of the partâ€" ners, with McCollâ€"Frontenac ners, and when this idea gradâ€" doing the work. Here again a ually became a reality, the long association with a comâ€" Beamsville branch was sold to pany proved to be a valuable George Sutherland. Almost asset. immediately a gigantic remodâ€" McCollâ€"Frontenac at that elling job began on the Grimsâ€" time had adopted a p:)lict\;'(i)f lt)'\l' g':’hdo&nw it is glnly now buving u rages in strategic that the s nea comâ€" oo o Coad" w h en ~this pleted. _ _ A the McCollâ€"Frontenac at, that time had adopted a poliev of buving up garages in strategic Incations. and when this Reamsville Branch onened, it vorvy definitely added someâ€" PV ntrant : C endt Frimghy Imdepeindt at it the tem was aune MJ "!+ tockroom, while in t} Grimsby Garage occupying a prominent place on Main Strewt east. This view of the garage gives some indication of the recent additions made. The left portion of the photo is a part of the mammoth new service department, where a staff of mechanies equipped with the most modern equipment available toâ€"day can take the best possible care of your autoâ€" mobile, truck or tractor. At the far right, the outside is the thimg to that Village‘s main street. However Inglehart and Gledhill bought the building outright a little later on, and for a time Grimsby Garage existed in the two centres, Elmer Inglehart was the manâ€" ager of the Beamsville branch. _ Although the rebuilding program actually started with OHé “w CRIMSBY, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 5th, y the 1AVIDY®N Higgins. Aths centre of thpic the tearing down of parts of the old building, and then commenced a lengthy session during which the whole scene changed, so that now Grimsby Garage is undoubtedly one of the most spacious and effiâ€" cient garages in the Niagara district. jible to even dream of having a shop such as they have toâ€" day, _A shop wherein the art of motor meechanies can be practiced at its peak, Like most sueccess stories, the climb has not been an easy one, but k hthlu case it is a well deseryâ€" 8 nwn;dmsor urvl:eh tohu..- people 0 s area, who have \gxpru_ud their faith in the The lh'or is a model of efâ€" ficiency with many hundreds of feet of floor space, comâ€" plete with all the latest deâ€" vices with which the staff of trained mechanies can comâ€" petently carry out their work of repairing the most minor difficulty or a major overhaul. One of the features of the new Grimsby Garage is the beautiâ€" ful show room and adjacent stockroom. The showroom is a place of beauty wherein new model cars are artistically disâ€" played for the prospective cusâ€" tomer. A modern stockroom is in itself a most efficient unit, and is designed to make the job of finding even the smalâ€" lest part a simple one, Two new departments have also been added, these being the undercoating and paint shop. Both equipped with the latest apparatus, these departments are an exclusive department with the Grimsby Garage toâ€" As Howard Inglehart and George Gl«dhill look back over some twentyâ€"six vears in the garage business, they certainâ€" ly can recall many many times when it hardly seemed feasâ€" lble to even dream of having a shop such as they have toâ€" Grimsby Garage through their patronage year after vear, mp" 9 V a + A Community Service same, but inside is one of the most beautiful showrooms in the Niagara Peninsula, Here the products of General Motors are perfectly displayed, while adjoining the showroom is a most complete stockroom, where any part can be located in nothing flat, thanks to a modern filing ’,\'ntem installed durâ€" ing the recent alterations. ‘There‘s a new definition for new! It‘s "Futuramic" the new word they had to create to name the most beautiful motor car ever creâ€" ated. Yes, Futuramic stands for ultraâ€"advanced _ design, Oldamoâ€" bile‘s design for every magnificent model in the entire 1949 line. For the past twentyâ€"five years it has been our privilege to serve many of you whenever motoring problems arose. During this time your patronage has been one of the most valued posâ€" sessions that any business could possibly hope for. Dear Customer: Now as we celebrate jointly the opening of a new and more efficient Grimsby Garage and our twentyâ€"fifth anniversary, we feel that this is a most opportune time to express our thanks for your valued patronage, and to extend an invitation to visit us at our new modern headquarters. A'llllg with our new service depvartment and ehnwwarnims L} erminfihinineifcald heudacs where the famous General Motors products have added several new tlepartments in orde need. Grimsby Garage is now coating to all mukes of cars, ; paint department, Also installe ancer, openmng, we time, If you have not i have not visited Grimsby Garage extend a cordial invitation to vou It was just natural for Oldsmoâ€" hile to provide the really big autoâ€" motive news of 1949. For Oldsmoâ€" bile has a habit of being fArst with important advancements. After all, Olds is the most experienced motor car builder of the entire continent â€"the only one with more than half a century of experience behind it. 8o when Oldsmobile designers and engineers set to work on enâ€" tirely new models, they knew this new Oldsmobile had to beâ€"not just is now prepared to give modern unds cars, and is equipped with a body a installed is the famous Beam wheal h w Per Year, service department and showrooms rs products are on display, we mnts in order to serve your every -.-.â€".â€".â€".â€"._..._‘ $3.00 In U.S.A., Sc Per Cop7 6. INGLEHART, W. GLEBDHILL, I‘ml but so outstanding@ly superâ€" | lative that even regular Oldsmobile buyers would be impressed and would say at once, ‘"Yes, that‘s fine enough to live up to Oldsmobile‘s highest standard." 8o the Futurâ€" Inmlc Oldsmobiles for 1949 were created. ‘l ‘These are great cars. Beautiful, | yes . . . with an overall impression ‘of fleet, flowing smartness that‘s abvious evo? as a powerful new | Futuramic ffashes past you on the ‘highway. And beautiful, too, in every last detail inside and out. \‘That beauty of detail you‘ll come ‘to know more and more as you own your Futuramic Oldsmobile, | enjoving it increasingly month by month. But Oldsmobile‘s makers were not ratisfied to produce a car that would be merely better looking than its competitors. They insisted that no single point should be sacâ€" rificed to style. In fact, they deâ€" manded that such features as perâ€" formance, economy, roominess and convenience should not only be reâ€" tained but improved! And so, when | you step inside a sleek new Futurâ€" amic Oldsmobile you‘ll find yourâ€" ‘ulf in a far roomier car. To your ‘-mum. you‘ll find it much easier 'lo get in and out of. To your | amazement you‘ll find it‘s an easier more delightful car to drive than you expected, even from Oldsmoâ€" ‘Then, when you‘ve seen it‘s superb beauty, enjoyed its extra roominess and convenience, experiâ€" enced the ‘"new thrill" of driving it, you‘ll begin to realize why only a new word, Futuramic, could desâ€" cribe Oldsmobile for 1949. Grimsby, Ontario, v mouetn underâ€" with a body and Beam wheel balâ€" 1 '.â€"...â€".â€"4