Auto dealers in Springfield (Datsun through Hyundai)

Note: This is one in a five-part list of automobile brands sold in Springfield through mid-2014 and the dealers who sold them. The list is broken up because of the length of the full list.

The original list was compiled by Tom Fitch. As the reader will see, some information in these lists is incomplete or unable to be determined. In addition, some aspects of Fitch’s original categories (created in a Microsoft Word document) would not translate into SangamonLink’s format. Our apologies for any confusion that results. Our apologies also for our inability to carry over much of the graphics — including emblems for most of the auto models — in Fitch’s list. 

More information is available elsewhere on SangamonLink for a few entries:

*The history of the Springfield/Rayfield Motor Car Co. is provided in more detail here.

*Guy Mathis, Springfield’s first auto dealer, also was an accomplished photographer.

*As a woman, Edna Weaver, president of Capitol City Motors Inc., must have been a rarity among early local auto dealers.

DATSUN – 1932 thru 1984 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd Yokohama, Japan
Rail Splitters Motor Sales, Inc. 909 S. 31st. St. – ’68, ’68M, ’69,?’70
Rail Splitters Motor Sales Co., Inc. 1730 S. 31st. St. -?’71,
Berry Datsun, Inc. 2601 S. 6th St. – ’71, ’71M
Berry Motors 2615 S. 6th St. -?’71, ’73, ’74,
Berry Motors 2601 S. 6th St. – ’72, ’75
Berry Datsun, Inc. 2601 S. 6th St. – ’75, ’75M, ’76, ’76M, ’77, ’77M, ’78, ’78M, ’79, ’79M, ’80, ’80M
Berry Datsun, Inc. 2615 S. 6th St. – ’79, ’80, ’81
Royal Oaks Datsun, Inc. 701 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’82, ’82M, ’83, ’83M, ’84, ’84M, ’85, ’85M

DAVIS – 1908 thru 1928 George W. Davis Motor Car Co. Richmond, IN then 1929 thru 1929 Automotive Corp. of America
George Schnepp – 412 E. Adams St. – ’16, ’17M
George Schnepp – 418 E. Scarritt St. – ’17, ’18, 18M
Richardson and Barnes Auto Co. 416 S. 4th St. – ’20
J. B. Harris and George E. Koehn 315-317 E. Washington St. – ’22, ’23

DeSOTO – 1928 thru 1960 DeSoto Motor Corp. Division of Chrysler Corp. Detroit, MI
R. C. Schell Motor Co. 113-115 E. Washington St. – ’28
R. C. Schell Motor Co. A. Lincoln Hotel -?’28, ’29 (ALH)
R. C. Schell Motor Co. 113-115 E. Washington St. – ’29, ’30, ’30M, ’31, ’31M
R. C. Schell Motor Co. 324 N. 6th St. – ’31, ’31M, ’32, ’32M, ’33, ’33M, ’34, ’34M, ’35, ’35M
A B C Motors, Inc. 209 E. Monroe St. – ’35, ’35M, ’36, ’36M, ’37, ’37M
Sangamo Motor Sales Co., Inc. 421 E. Jefferson St. – ’37, ’38M
Sangamo Motor Sales Co., Inc. 324 N. 6th St. -? 410 S. 5th St ’38, ’38M ’39, ’39M, ’40, ’40M
Sangamo Motor Sales Co., Inc. – 410-412 S. 5th St ’37, ’38, ’38M, ’39, ’39M, ’40, ’40M
Advanced Motor Sales 119 N. 9th St. – ’41, ’42M
Modern Motors, Inc. 530 S. 5th Street – ’46, ’46M, ’47, ’47M, ’48, ’48M, ’49 (526-530), ’49M (526-530), ’50, ’50M, ’51, ’51M, ’52, ’52M, ’53, ’53M, ’54 (526-530), ’54M (526-530),’55, ’55M 526-530)
?’56, ’56M
Langenfeld Motor Sales 217 E. Monroe St. – ’56, ’56M, ’57, ’57M, ?’58,?’59,?’60
Sold 1961 model – Stopped selling November 30, 1960

De TAMBLE – 1908 thru 1913 DeTamble Motor Co. Anderson, IN
Capitol Auto Co. 424 S. 4th St. -? ’11,? ’12

DETROIT (Electric) – 1907 thru 1939? 1923 Anderson Electric Car Co. Detroit, MI, became Detroit Electric Car Co. in 1919
Dealer unknown – ’09
A. W. Sikking? & Co.? 116-118 N. 6th St. – ’10
Johnston-Hatcher Co. 626-628-630 E. Adams St. (S. 7th St. & E. Adams St.) – ’10, ’10M ’11
Springfield Auto Sales Co. 416, 418, 420, 422, 424 S. 4th St. – ’12, ’13 418-424, ’13M,
Basil W. Ogg – Springfield Auto Sales Co. 416-422 S. 4th St. – ’14
Van Duyn & Mathis 323 E. Monroe St. (S. 4th St & E. Monroe St.) – 14?M, 416-422 – ’14M, ’15
Basil W. Ogg 218-222 S. 4th St. – ’15
Anderson Electric Car Co. 216-220 S. 4th St. – ’15 (220), ’16 (220), ’16M (220), ’17 (220)
Anderson Electric Car Co. 526 S. 4th St. – ’17, ’18M
Dealer unknown – ’21
Moody Electric Service Co. 213-219 E. Capitol Ave. – ’23

DETROITERDETROITER – 1912? ’15 thru 1917 Briggs-Detroiter Motor Car Co.  Detroit, MI
Van Duyn & Mathis 323 E. Monroe St. – ’12, ’13, ’13M

DIXIE? Flyer,? Tourist? 1916? Dixie Manufacturing Co. Vincennes, IN
Van Meter-Dixie Co. 809-811 E. Adams St. – ’19
Dealer unknown – ’20

DKW (? Mercedes-Benz) – 1928 thru 1966 Auto Union? GmbH, Ingolstadt, Düsseldorf, Germany
Rallye Motors, Ltd. 2050 S. MacArthur Blvd. – ’60, ’61, ’61M

DODGE – 1914 thru current Dodge Division of Chrysler Corp. Detroit, MI
O. W. Hatcher Co. 709-711 E. Adams St. – ’16 (711), ’17, ’18
Hatcher Co. 703-707 E. Adams St. – ’19, ’20, ’21, ’22 (703-705), ’23 (703-705), ’24 (703-705), ’20 (703-707) (705-707-709), ’21 (708-710)
Hatcher Co. 703-711 E. Adams St. – ’25 (703-705-711), ’26, ’27 (703-705), ’28, ’29 (703)
Hatcher Co. 711-713 E. Adams St. – ’28,
Hatcher-Joseph, Inc. 703-707 E. Adams St. – ’30, ’30M, ’31 (705), ’31M (705)
Hatcher-Joseph, Inc. 729 E. Jefferson St. (S. 8th St. & E. Monroe St.) – ’32, ’32M, ’33, ’33M
Hatcher-Joseph, Inc. 217-219 S. 7th St. – ’34, ’35
Hatcher-Joseph, Inc.? 214 S. 7th St. – ’36
Hatcher-Joseph, Inc. 217 S. 7th St. (S. 7th St. & E. Monroe St.) – ’35, ’35M, ’36, ’36M, ’37, ’37M, ’38, ’38M, ’39, ’39M, ’40M
Harold Prehn, Inc. 217-219 S. 7th St. (S. 7th St. & E. Monroe St.) – ’39, ’39M, ’40, ’40M, ’41, ’42, ’42M
Harold Prehn, Inc. 412 S. 4th St. -?’45, ’46, ’46M, ’47 (412-424), ’47M
Harold Prehn, Inc. 412-424 S. 4th St. – ’48, ’48M, ’49, ’49M, ’50, H. Prehn, ’50, ’50M, ’48 (412), ’51,’51M
Prehnco, Inc. 412-424 S. 4th St. – ’51 (412), ’52, ’52M (412)
R. E. Broe, Inc. 412-424 S. 4th St. – ’51 (412), ’52 (412), ’52M (412), ’53 (412), ’53M (412), ’54, ’54M (412), ’55, ’55M, ’56, ’56M, ’57, ’57M, ’58, ’58M, ’59 (412), ’59M, ’60 412), ’60M 412), ’61 (412), ’61M (412), ’62 (412)
Dodge City 412-424 S. 4th St. – ’61, ’61M, ’62, ’62M, ’63 (412), ’63M, ’64 (412), ’64M
Pendleton Dodge, Inc. 412 S. 4th St. – ’65, ’65M, ’66, ’66M, ’67, ’67M, ’68, ’68M, ’69, ’69M
Pendleton Dodge, Inc. S. 6th St. and E. Lawrence Ave. –  ’70,
Springfield Dodge Sales, Inc. 412 S. 4th St. – ’71, ’72, ’72M, ’73, ’73M
Springfield Dodge Sales, Inc. 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. –  ’73, ’73M, ’74, ’74M, ’75, ’75M, ’76, ’76M, ’77, ’77M, ’78, ’78M, ’79, ’79M, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87
Springfield Dodge 1601 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’81, ’81M, ’82, ’82M, ’84, ’84M
Springfield Dodge 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’80, ’80M, ’83, ’83M, ’85, ’85M, ’86, ’86M
Royal Parkway Dodge 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’87, ’87M
Royal Parkway Dodge-Jeep-Eagle, Inc. 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’88, ’88M, ’89, ’89M, ’90, ’90M, ’91, ’91M, ’92, ’92M, ’93, ’93M, ’94, ’94M
Rich Wagoner’s Performance Dodge 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’95, ’95M, ’96, ’96M
Performance Dodge 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’97, ’97M, ’98, ’98M, ’99, ’99M, ’00, ’01
Capitol Dodge 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’01, ’01M, ’02, ’02M, ’03, ’03M
O’Brien Dodge 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’03, ’03M
O’Briens Dodge of Springfield? 3801 W. Wabash Ave. – ’04
? O’Briens Auto Park 3801 Auto Park – ’05
O’Brien Dodge 3801 W. Wabash Ave. – ’04, ’04M, ’05, ’05M, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10
Green Dodge 3801 W. Wabash Ave. – ’06, ’06M, ’07, ’07M, ’11, ’11M

DORRIS – 19?? thru 1926 Dorris Motor Car Co. St. Louis, MO then Dorris Motors Corp.
Dealer unknown – ’13

DORT – 1915 thru 1924 Dort Motor Car Co. Flint, MI
Hudson Sales Co. 213-219 E. Capitol Ave. – ’18
Morris-McLoney Co. 213-219 E. Capitol St. – ’19, (213-219, 209-215)
Clouser-Derry Co. 114 N. 6th St. – ’20, ’20M
Wienold Motor Sales Co. 712-714 E. Adams St. – ’21

DURANT -???? 1921 thru 1926 and 1928 thru 1932 The Durant Motors Co. Muncie, IN? 1922-1928
Joe Schafer’s Motor Co. 241 N. 1st St. – ’22
Illini Motor Co. 219 E. Monroe St. – ’23
Illini Motor Co. 526-530 S. 5th St. – ’23 (530), ’24, ’24M
Illini Motor Co. 530 S. 5th St. – ’25, ’26,?’27, ’28
Banner Motor Co. 724-726 E. Monroe St. – ’28
Durant Sales & Service 719 E. Jefferson St. – ’29
Durant Motor Sales 207-209 E. Washington St. – ’30, ’30M
Durant Sales & Service 719 E. Jefferson St. – ’30, ’30M
Durant Sales & Service 216-222 N. 7th St. – ’30, ’31 (216)

EAGLE – 1988 thru 199_ Eagle Division of Chrysler Motor Corp. Detroit, MI
Springfield Dodge Sales, Inc. 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’80
Springfield AMC-Jeep-Renault 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85 ’86, ’87, ’88
Royal Parkway Jeep-Eagle 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’88, ’88M, ’89, ’90/1, ’92, ’93
Royal Parkway Dodge, Inc. 701? 601 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’89, ’90/1,? ’92,? ’93
Royal Parkway Dodge-Jeep-Eagle, Inc. 1600 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’91, ’91M, ’92, ’92M, ’93, ’93M, ’94, 94M
Landmark Chrysler-Plymouth-Jeep-Eagle, Inc. 1900 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’95, ’95M, ’96, ’96M, ’97, ’97M, ’98, ’98M

EARL- 1921 thru 1923 Earl Motors, Inc. Jackson, MI
W. J. Millar, address unknown – ’22
Hilmer Motor Sales Co. 721 North Grand Ave., E. – ’22, ’22M, ’23

EDSEL – 1957 thru 1959 (58 thru 60 model) Ford Motor Co. Louisville, KY & Somerville, MA
G & C Edsel, Inc. 230 South Grand Ave. E. – ’57, ’58, ’58M
C & G Motors, Inc. 230 South Grand Ave. E. – ’58, ’58M,’59, ’59M
?60, ’60M

ELCAR – 1915 thru 1922 Elkhart Carriage & Motor Car Co. Elkhart, IN and 1922 thru 1931 Elcar Motor Co.
Washington Auto Sales Co. 210-212 E. Washington St. – ’18
C. W. Whitehurst 629-631 E. Adams St. (S. 7th St. & E. Adams St.) – ’19 (629), ’20, ’21 (631), ’22 (631)

ELGIN – period and manufacturer unknown
C. R. Brandon 326 S. 6th St. – ’18, ’19
Elgin Motor Sales Co. 114 N. 6th St. – ’20
Ben O. Clouser 114 N. 6th St. – ’20

emfE.M.F. – 1909 thru 1912 Everitt-Metzger-Flanders Co Detroit, MI then Studebaker-Packard Co. South Bend, IN
C. R. Talbott 416 S. 4th St. – ’09
Johnston & Hatcher Co. 626-628-630 E. Adams St. (S. 7th St. & E. Adams St.) – ’10, ’10M
The Auto Inn 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’11, ’12M
E.M.F. & Flanders Sales Co. 104-106-108 E. Washington St. – ’11? M
Springfield Auto Sales Co. 416-418-420-422-424 S. 4th St. – ’12
Dealer unknown – ’12M

EMPIRE period and date unknown
Empire Sales Co. 210-212 S. 4th St. – ’15, ’16M
G. D. Smith 413 S. 4th St. – ’15

ENGLISH FORD – period and manufacturer unknown
C & G Motors, Inc. 230 South Grand Ave. E. – ’58, ’58M, ’59, ’59M
H & J Riley, Inc. Lincoln-Mercury 728 S. 5th St. – ’60, ’60M, ’61

ERSKINE – 1927? 1926 thru 1930 Studebaker Corp. South Bend, IN
Newman Bros. 314-318 E. Washington St. – ’27, ’28 (316), ’29, ’29M, ’30, ’30M,

ESSEX – 1919? 1918 thru 1932? 1933 Essex Motors Detroit, MI? Hudson Motor Car Co. Detroit, MI
Morris-McLoney 213-219 E. Capitol Ave. – ’19
Overland Brodhead Co. 413-419, 422-424 S. 4th St. – ’19
Brodhead Motor Sales Co. 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’19, ’20
Triangle Motors Co. 315 S. 4th St. – ’20
Triangle Motor Sales Co. 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’20, ’21, ’22
Roy T. Jefferson 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’22, ’23
Central Motor Sales Co. 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’23, ’24, ’24M, ’25 (413), ’26, ’27
Albert Reisch Motor Co. 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’27, ’28
Albert Reisch Motor Co. 300 E. Capitol Ave. – ’28
Albert Reisch Motor Co. 729 E. Jefferson St. (S. 8th St. and E. Jefferson St.) – ’28, ’29
H. J. Black Motors 324 N. 6th St. – ’29
Standard Motor Service Co. 223 E. Monroe St. – ’30, ’30M, ’31, ’31M, ’32, ’33 (219)
Capitol Motors, Inc. 217-219 S. 7th St. – ’31, ’31M
McKenzie-Nash Co. 213-217 E. Adams St. – ’32, ’32M, ’33, ’33M

EVERITT – 1909 thru 1912 E.M.F. Motor Car Co. then Metzger Motor Car Co. Detroit MI
Van Duyn & Mathis S. 4th St. and E. Monroe St. – ’11/12

F-I-A-T – Fiat Auto Co. Poughkeepsie, NY
City Garage S. 4th St. and E. Jackson St. – ’10

FIAT – 1899 thru current Fiat Auto S.P.A. Corso Morconi 10, Torino, Italy
Springfield Imports, Inc. 2855 Rochester Rd. – ’69, ’69M, ’70, ’70M, ?’71
Campus Motors 217 North Grand Ave., W. – ’72, ’72M, ’73, ’73M, ’74, ’74M
Gresham Hembrough 802 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’75
Gilbert Imports, Inc. 701 S. Dirksen Pkwy. ’76, ’76M, ’77, ’77M
Gilbert Imports, Inc. 711 S. Dirksen Pkwy. ’78, ’79, ’80
Landmark Fiat 2331 Prairie Crossing Dr. ’12, ’12M, ’13, ’13M, ’14, ’14M

firestoneFIRESTONE-COLUMBUS – 1907 thru 1915 The Columbus Buggy Co. Columbus, OH
Myers, Van Duyn & Mathis? 316 S. 6th St. – ’09
Van Duyn & Mathis? 323 E. Monroe St. – ’11,  4th & Monroe? 12
Van Duyn & Mathis ______________________ – ’20

FLANDERS – 1910 thru 1912? Everitt-Metzger-Flanders Co. Detroit, MI? Flanders Motor Co. Detroit, MI
E.M.F. & Flanders Sales Co. 104-106-108 E. Washington St. – ’11? M
The Auto Inn 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’11, ’12M
Springfield Auto Sales Co. 416-418-420-422-424 S. 4th St. – ’12, ’12M

FLINT – 1923 thru 1927 Durant Motors Co. of Michigan Flint, MI? Flint Motor Car Co. Flint, MI
Illini Motor Co. 530 S. 5th St. – ’25 (526-530), ’26

FORD – 1903 thru current Ford Motor Co. Dearborn, MI
The R. Haas Electric And Manufacturing Co. 300-302-307-309 E. Monroe St. – ’07, ’08, ’08M
The R. Haas Electric And Manufacturing Co. 305-307 E. Monroe St. (S. 3rd St. & E. Monroe St.) – ’09, ’10, ’10? M
A. B. Johnston 626-628-630 E. Adams St. (S. 7th St. & E. Adams St.) – ’10? M, ’11, ’11M, ’12M
A. B. Johnston 709-711 E. Adams St. –  ’13 (711-713), ’14, ’14M, ’15M
Johnston Hatcher Co. 709-711 E. Adams St. – ’14
Jennings Auto Sales Co. 428 S. 4th St. – ’15? 426, ’16 (424-426)
Jennings Auto Sales Co. 928-930 E. Adams St. (S. 10th St. & E. Adams St.) – ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19, ’20
Jennings Auto Sales Co. 429-431 S. 4th St. (4th & Jackson) – ’20, ’21, ’22, ’23, ’24 (427-431), ’25 (427-431), ’26 (427-431), ’27 (427-431), ’28 (427-431), ’28M (427-431), ’29, ’30, ’30M, ’31, ’31M, ’32, ’32M
Moseley Motor Co. 216-222 N. 7th St. – ’23, ’24, ’24M, ’25
Moseley Motor Co. 210-212-214 E. Monroe St. (S. 2nd St. & E. Monroe St. – ’25, ’26, ’27
? 227-243 ’28, ’29 S. 4th St. & E. Jackson St. – ’28, ’30,
Jennings Auto Sales Co. S. 7th St. and E. Monroe St. – ’32, ’32M
? Jennings Auto Sales Co. 217 S. 7th St. – ’33
Glisson Motor Co. 427-431 S. 4th St. (S. 4th St. & E. Jackson St.) – ’33, ’33M, ’34, ’34M, ’35, ’35M, ’36, ’36M, ’37, ’37M, ’38, ’38M, ’39, ’39M, ’40, ’40M
Capital City Motors, Inc. 431 S. 4th St. (S. 4th St. & E. Jackson St.) – ’41, ’41M, ’42, ’42M, ’45,?’46, ’46M,?’47, ’48, ’48M, ’49, ’49M, ’50, ’50M, ’51, ’51M, ’52, ’52M, ’53, ’53M, ’54, ’54M, ’55, ’55M
Drone Ford Sales Co. 431 S. 4th St. (S. 4th St. & E. Jackson St.) – ’55, ’55M, ’56, ’56M, ’57, ’57M
Henderson Ford, Inc. 431 S. 4th St. (S. 4th St. & E. Jackson St.) – ’57, ’57M
Henderson Ford, Inc. 729 E. Jefferson St. (N. 8th St. & E. Jefferson St.) – ’57, ’57M,’58, ’58M, ’59, ’59M, ’60, ’60M, ’61, ’61M, ’62, ’62M, ’63, ’63M, ’64, ’64M
Whitaker Ford, Inc. 729 E. Jefferson St. (N. 8th St. & E. Jefferson St.) – ’64, ’64M
Whitaker Ford, Inc. 1800 S. Dirksen Pkwy. (By Pass 66 & Old Rochester Road) – ’64, ’65, ’65M, ’66, ’66M
Suburban Ford, Inc. 1800 S. Dirksen Pkwy. (By Pass 66 & Old Rochester Road) – ’67, ’67M, ’68, ’68M, ’69, ’69M
Krigbaum Ford, Inc. 1800 S. Dirksen Pkwy. (By Pass 66 & Old Rochester Road) – ’69, ’70, ’71M, ’71, ’71M, ’72, ’72M, ’73, ’73M, ’74, ’74M
Grant-Hopper Ford, Inc. 1800 S. Dirksen Pkwy. (By Pass 66 & Old Rochester Road) – ’75, ’75M,
Landmark Ford, Inc. 1800 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’76, ’76M, ’77, ’77M, ’78, ’78M, ’79, ’79M, ’80, ’80M,? (World of Cars)? ’81,? ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’85M, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89,
Landmark Ford-BMW 1800 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’83, ’83M
Landmark World Of Cars 1800 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’80, ’80M, ’81, ’81M, ’82, ’82M, ’84, ’84M
? Landmark World Of Cars 1800 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’90/1, ’92, ’93
Landmark Ford, Inc. 1800 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’86, ’86M, ’87, ’87M, ’89, ’89M, ’90, ’90M, ’91, ’91M, ’92, ’92M, ’93, ’93M, ’94, ’94M, ’95, ’95M, ’96, ’96M, ’97, ’97M, ’98, ’98M, ’99, ’99M
Landmark Ford Chrysler Plymouth 1800 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’88, ’88M, ’95, ’96, ’97, 98, ’99, ’00
’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’99, ’00
Landmark Ford, Inc. 2401 Prairie Crossing Dr. – ’00, ’00M, ’01, ’01M, ’02, ’02M, ’03, ’03M, ’04, ’04M, ’05, ’05M, ’06, ’06M, ’07, ’07M, ’08, ’08M, ’09, ’09M, ’10, ’10M, ’11, ’11M, ’12, ’12M, ’13, ’13M, ’14, ’14M

FRANKLIN – 1902? 1901thru 1934 H. H. Franklin Mfg. Co. Syracuse, NY
City Garage 106 E. Washington St. -? ’15
The R. Haas Electric And Manufacturing Co. 305-307 E. Monroe St. – ’17,?18, ’19, ’20, ?’21
Constant & Groves 528-530 S. 5th St. – ’22 (530), ’23 (530), ?’24
Baker & Owen 526 S. 5th St. – ’25
Illini Motor Co. 526 S. 5th St. – ’26
Illini Motor Co. 526-530 S. 5th St. – ’27 (530), ’28 (530), ’28M (530), ’29 (530), ’30, ’30M
Illini Motor Co. 701-709 S. 5th St. – ’30? (530),?’31, (701-711 S. 5th St.)

FRAZER – 1946 thru 1951 Kaiser-Frazer Co. Detroit, MI
Edwards Motor Sales, Inc. 119 N. 9th St. – ’46, ’46M, ’47, ’47M, ’48, ’48M, ’49M (119-123)

GARDNER – 1920 thru 1931 Gardner Motor Co. St. Louis, MO
C. R. Brandon Co. 326-330 S. 6th St. (S. 6th St. & E Capitol Ave.) – ’20, ’21, ’22
C. R. Brandon 724 E. Monroe St. – ’23, ’24,? ’24M, ’25,? ’25M, ’26, ’27
C. R. Brandon 920 W. Laurel St. – ’28, ’29

GENERAL -? 1903 thru? 1904? General Automobile & Manufacturing Co. Cleveland, OH
The Auto Inn 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’10

GEO – Geo Div. of General Motors Corp.
Friendly Chevrolet-Geo, Inc. 2627 Stevenson Dr. – ’89, ’90/1, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’94M, ’95, ’95M, ’96, ’96M, ’97, ’97M

GLIDE – 1903 thru 1920 The Barthalomew Co. Peoria, IL
Harry T. Loper 223 S. 5th St. – ’10, ’10M

GMC – 1930 thru 1941
Werner Motor Co. 2981 Singer Ave. – ’83, ’83M, ’86, ’86M, ’87, ’87M
Trucking Centers, Inc. 833 Commercial Ave. – ’91, ’91M
Trucking Centers, Inc. 2981 Singer Ave. – ’91, ’92, ’92M, ’93, ’93M, ’94, ’94M, ’95, ’95M
S&K Pontiac-GMC Truck-Subaru, Inc. 1400 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’94, ’94M, ’95, ’95M, ’96, ’96M, ’97, ’97M
S & K Pontiac-GMC, Inc. 1400 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’98, ’98M, ’99, ’99M, ’00, ’00M, ’01, ’01M, ’02, ’02M, ’03, ’03M, ’04, ’04M, ’05, ’05M, ’06, ’06M, ’07, ’07M, ’08, ’08M, ’09, ’09M, ’10, ’10M
S & K Buick GMC 1400 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’11, ’11M, ’12, ’12M,’13, ’13M, ’14, ’14M

GRAHAM – 1927 thru 1940 Graham-Paige Motor Co. Detroit, MI and Stockton, CA
Standard Motor Service Co. 223 E. Monroe St. – ’28, ’29, ’30
Central Motor Sales 712-714 E. Adams St. – ’31, ’31M, ’32 (712), ’32M (712)
MacDonald Auto Sales 208 N. 6th St. – ’33, ’33M, ?’34
George M. Smith Motor Sales 321 S. 4th St. – ’35, ’35M, ’36, ’36M
Abraham Lincoln Garage 321 S. 4th St. -?’36
Motor Inn 307-309 S. 4th St. – ’37, ’37M, ’38, ’38M
Advance Motor Sales 119 N. 9th St. – ’37, ’37M
Advance Motor Sales 307-309 S. 4th St. – ’37
Graham Motor Sales 307-309 S. 4th St. – ’37
Advance Motor Sales 119-121 N. 9th St. – ’38M
Motor Inn 411 S. 4th St. – ’37, ’38M

GRANT SIX – 1913 thru 1922 Grant Motor Co. Findlay, OH
Constant & Groves 534-536 S. 5th St. – ’16, ’17M

GRAY – 1920 thru 1925 Gray Motor Co. Detroit, MI
Moody Electric Service Co. 213-219 E. Capitol Ave. – ’23
R. Haas Electric & Manufacturing Co. 305-307 E. Monroe St. – ’23, ’24

HAL – period and manufacturer unknown
Harry Newman-Stratton Co. 406 E. Monroe St. – ’17

HAYNES – 1905 thru 1924 Haynes Automobile Co. Kokomo, IN
Dr. Munson address unknown – ’10, ’10M ’11
Springfield Auto Sales Co. 416-418-420-422-424 S. 4th St. – ’12, ’12M
H. D. Fletcher, address unknown – ’13
’14? Springfield Haynes Auto Co. 3rd Floor Leland Annex
’15? J. Earl Bell
O. W. Hatcher Co. 709-711 E. Adams St. – ’16 (711)
Charles Bradley 326-328 S. 6th St. – ’17
O. W. Hatcher Co. 709-711 E. Adams St. – ’18
? Morton Harris  – ’19
Abe Barker Co. 329-331 E. Jefferson St. (N. 4th St. & E. Jefferson St.) – ’20, 20M, ’21 (329)
Central Garage 204-214 N. 7th St. – ’22
Lord, Wentz & Barker 213-215 E. Adams St. – ’22
Lord & Wentz 116 E. Washington St. – ’24,? ’24M

HCS – 1920 thru 1925 H. C. S. Motor Co. Indianapolis, IN
Lord & Wentz 116 E. Washington St. – ’24,

HENDERSON – 1912 thru 1914 Henderson Motor Car Co. Indianapolis, IN
Ajax Motor Sales Co. 315 S. 4th St. – ’12, ’13, ’13M, ’14M

HENRY J – 1950 thru 1955 (1951 thru 1954 model) Kaiser-Frazer Motor Co. Detroit, MI -? Willow Run, MI
Melrose Motors 720 E. Adams St. – ’50, ’51
Bartlett-Beckert, Inc. 720-728 E. Adams St. – ’51, ’52, ’52M, ’53, ’53M

HERFF-BROOKS – 1915? 1914 thru 1916 Herff-Brooks Corporation Richmond (Indianapolis), IN
Baker & Baker 2nd & Jefferson St. – ’14
Baker & Baker 218 E. Jefferson St. – ’15

HILLMAN – 1945 thru 1976 Chrysler UK Ltd., Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Farney Motor Sales 1512 E. Jefferson St. – ’48
French, Inc. 200-214 N. Rutledge St. (W. Jefferson St. & N. Rutledge St.) – ’58, ’58M
Rallye Motors, Ltd. 2050 S. MacArthur Blvd. – ’60, ’60M

HONDA – 1962 thru current Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan
Illini Motor Co. 1829 Stevenson Dr. – ’74, ’74M, ’75, ’76, ’76M, ’77, ’78, ’79, ’79M
Honda of Illinois 1829 Stevenson Dr. – ’80, ’80M
Honda of Illinois 3101 Stanton ’80, ’81, ’81M, ’82, ’82M, ’83, ’83M, ’84, ’84M, ’85, ’85M, ’86, ’86M, ’87, ’87M, ’88, ’88M, ’89, ’89M, ’90, ’90M, ’91, ’91M, ’92, ’92M, ’93, ’93M, ’94, ’94M, ’95, ’95M, ’96, ’96M, ’97, ’97M, ’98, ’98M, ’99, ’99M, ’00, ’00M
Honda of Illinois – 2500 Prairie Crossing Dr. – ’00, ’00M, ’01, ’01M, ’02, ’02M, ’03, ’03M, ’04, ’04M, ’05, ’05M, ’06, ’06M, ’07, ’07M, ’08, ’08M, ’09, ’09M, ’10, 10M,’11, ’11M, ’12, ’12M, ’13, ’13M, ’14, ’14M

HOWARD – 1912 thru 1914 Howard Motor Car Co. Connersville, IN ’13-’14 Lexington-Howard Co.
The R. Haas Electric And Manufacturing Co. 305 E. Monroe St. – ’13, ’14 (305-307), ’14M

HUDSON – 1909 thru 1957 Hudson Motor Car Co. Detroit, MI Merged with Nash in 1954 to become American Motors
Dealer unknown – ’09
Johnston-Hatcher Co. 626-628-630 E. Adams St. (S. 7th St. & E. Adams St.) – ’10, ’10M
O. W. Hatcher & Co. 709-711 E. Adams St. – ’10M
Capitol Auto Co. 424-426 S. 4th St.? 627 E. Adams St. (7th & Adams – ’11? M also (424)
Capitol Auto Co. 424-426 S. 4th St. – ’11, ’11M, ’12, ’12M
J. Stewart Allen? Capitol Auto Co. 106-108 E. Washington St. – ’13
Capitol Auto Co. 424-426 S. 4th St. – ’13
Capitol Auto Co. 205 N. 4th St. – ’13, ’14? M
Glenn D. Smith 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’14
The Auto Inn 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’14, ’15, ’15M
The Ingram Motor Car Co. 315 S. 4th St. – ’14
Thomas W. Allen 205 N. 4th St. – ’14, ’14M
Thomas W. Allen 312 E. Washington St. – ’14
Hudson Sales Co. 428 S. 4th St. – ’15, ’16M
Hudson Sales Co. 219 E. Capitol Ave. – ’15, ’16 (213-219), ’16M, ’17 (213-219), ’18 (213-219) ’16 Poffenberger & Morris
Morris-McLoney 213-219 E. Capitol Ave. – ’19
Overland Brodhead Co. 413-419, 422-424 S. 4th St. – ’19
Brodhead Motor Sales Co. 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’19, ’20
Triangle Motor Sales Co. 315 S. 4th St. – ’20
Triangle Motor Sales Co. 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’20, ’21, ’22
Roy T. Jefferson 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’22, ’23 (413)
Central Motor Sales Co. 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’23, ’24,? ’24M, ’25, ’26, ’27
Albert Reisch Motor Co. 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’27, ’28
Albert Reisch Motor Co. 300 E. Capitol Ave. – ’28
Albert Reisch Motor Co. 729 E. Jefferson St. (S. 8th St. and E. Jefferson St.) – ’28, ’29
H. J. Black Motors 324 N. 6th St. – ’29
Standard Motor Service Co. 223 E. Monroe St. – ’30, ’30M, ’31, ’31M
Capitol Motors, Inc. 217-219 S. 7th St. – ’31, ’31M
McKenzie-Nash Co. 213-217 E. Adams St. – ’32, ’32M, ’33, ’33M
McKenzie Motor Sales Co. 213-217 E. Adams St. – ’34, ’34M, ’35 (213), ’35M (213)
Uptown Garage Sales & Service Co., Inc. 311 E. Jefferson St. (N. 4th St. & E. Jefferson St. – ’35, ’36, ’36M, ’37, ’37M
Thornton Motor Sales, Inc. 1022 S. Pasfield St. – ’37, ’37M, ’38, ’38M
Advance Motor Sales 119-121 N. 9th St. – ’38 (119), ’38M (119), ’39 (119), ’39M (119), ’40, ’40M (119), ’41 (119), ’41M, ’42M (119)
Shy Motor Sales 215 S. 3rd St. – ’41, ’42, ’42M, ?’45
Claude Wilson Motors 217-219 S. 7th St. (S. 7th St. & E. Monroe St.) – ’46 (217), ’46M (217), ’47 (217), ’47M, ’48, ’48M, ’49M
Farney Motor Sales 1512 E. Jefferson St. (N. 15th St. & E. Jefferson St.) – ’49, ’50M
Edwards Motor Sales 119 N. 9th St. – ’51, ’51M
Top Dollar Motor Sales 119 N. 9th St. – ’52, ’52M, ’53, ’53M
Harry Smith Motor Sales 121 N. 1st St. – ’54, ’54M, ’55, ’55M, ’56, ’56M, ’57, ’57M

HUDSON TERRAPLANE
Uptown Garage Sales & Service Co. S. 4th St. and E. Jefferson St. – ’36, 36M, ’37
Auto Inn 307-309 S. 4th St. – ’39, ’39M

hupmobileHUPMOBILE – 1909 thru 1940 Hupp Motor Car Co. Detroit, MI
Springfield Garage Co. 106-108 E. Washington St. – ’10, ’11,? ’12, ’13, ’14
Capitol Auto Co. 106-108 E. Washington St. – ’12
Harold P. Bisch 110 N. 6th St. – ’15, ’16M
Constant & Groves, 6th & Capitol – ’16, ’17
Constant & Groves 534-536 S. 5th Street – ’17, ’17M, ’18
W. D. Booth 121 N. 4th St. – ’18
W. D. Booth Auto Co. 219-223 E. Monroe St. – ’19, ’20, ’20M
Edmands-Thompson Auto Co., Inc. 219-223 E. Monroe St. – ’20, ’21
Standard Motor Service Co. 219-223 E. Monroe St. – ’21 (223), ’22
Constant & Groves 530 S. 5th St. – ’22, ’22M, ’23
Wienold Motor Sales 722-724 E. Adams St. – ’23
Wienold Motor Sales Co. 712-714 E. Adams St. – ’23, ’24, ‘? 24M, ’25, ’26, ’27, ’28, ’28M, ’29, ’29M
Wienold Motor Sales 729-?731 E. Jefferson St. (S. 8th St. & E. Jefferson St.) – ’29, ’30 (731, ’30M (731)(8th & Jefferson), ’31 (731) (8th & Monroe), ’31M (731) (8th & Monroe)
Wienold Motor Sales, 7th & Monroe Sts. – ’32, ’32M
Wienold Motor Sales 709 E. Adams St. – ’32, ’33, ’34 (711), ’34M (711)
Wienold Motor Sales 708 E. Adams St. – ’35, ’35M, ’36, ’36M,?’37
Superior Hupp Sales Co. 315 E. Adams St. – ’38, ’38M

HUPP-YEATS ELECTRIC – 1910-1919 RHC Corp. from 1910-1912 then Hupp Yeats Electric Car Co. Detroit, Mi
O. W. Hatcher 709-711 E. Adams St. – ’11

HYUNDAI – 1983 thru current Hyundai Motor Co. Seoul, Korea
Green On Dirksen Volkswagen, Porsche-Audi 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’89
Green On Dirksen 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’91, ’91M, ’92, ’92M, ’93, ’93M, ’94, ’94M, ’95, ’95M, ’96, ’96M, ’97, ’97M, ’98, ’98M
Green On Dirksen Hyundai 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’90/1, ’99, ’00, ’01
Green Hyundai 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’02. ’03, ’04
O’Briens Auto Park 3801 Auto Park – ’05
Green Hyundai 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’05,’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10, ’11, ’11M, ’12, ’12M, ’13, ’13M, ’14, ’14Mschs logo (2)

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4 Responses to Auto dealers in Springfield (Datsun through Hyundai)

  1. James Kammueller says:

    Hello:
    I’m trying to locate a photo of the former Pendleton Dodge car dealership located at 412 s. 4th St. in Springfield as it existed in the later 1960’s through the early 1970’s. Thank you!

  2. Sarah J Rust says:

    HAYNES – 1905 thru 1924 Haynes Automobile Co. Kokomo, IN
    Dr. Munson address unknown – ’10, ’10M ’11. The Dr listed here has to be my great-grandfather Dr. H. O Munson, from Rushville, IL. He died in 1956.

  3. Elizabeth says:

    Dr. Munson’s obit makes no mention of him owning any car dealership.

  4. Elizabeth says:

    A February 6, 1910 ad lists the Haynes dealership as Munson & Happer with an address of 320 S. 5th.

    A July 1st 1910 ad lists the address as 320 1/2 S. 5th and as “The Haynes Auto Company Not Incorporated.”

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