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.
STUDEBAKER – 1904 thru 1954 The Studebaker Corp.? Detroit, MI then 1954 thru 1966 Studebaker-Packard Corp. South Bend, IN
Baker & Baker, address unknown – ’10, ’11
Springfield Auto Sales Co. 416-424 S. 4th St. – ’12, ’13 (416-422), ’14
L. Lee Savage? 728-730 S. 5th St. (S. 5th St. & E. Lawrence Ave.) – ’15, ’16M
O. W. Hatcher Co. 709-711 E. Adams St. – ’16 (711), ’17, ’18
Robert E. Hatcher, Jr. & Co. 707-709 E. Adams St. – ’18, ’19, ’20 (709-711), ’21 (709-711), ’22, ’23, ’24, ’24M (709-711)
Lowell T. Sudduth Co. 305-309 S. 4th St. – ’24, ’25
Lowell T. Sudduth Co. 216-222 N. 7th St. – ’26
The Hoffman & Werk Co. 4th & Jefferson St. – ’26
Newman Bros. 314-316-318 E. Washington St. – ’26, ’27, ’28 (316), ’29, ’30, ’30M, ’31, ’31M,
Newman Bros. 410-412 S. 5th St. – ’31, ’31M, ’32, ’32M, ’33 (410), ’34, ’34M
Russell S. Lindburg 530 S. 5th St. – ’34, ’34M, ’38, ’38M, ’39, ’39M, ’40, ’40M
Russell S. Lindburg, Inc. 526-530 S. 5th St. – ’35 (530), ’35M (530), ’36 (530), ’36M (530), ’37 (530), ‘37M (530), ’38 (530), ’38M (530)
Lindburg Utilities 526-530 S. 5th St. – ’38 Lindburg’s
Lindburg’s 526-530 S. 5th St. – ’39, ’39M
Russell S. Lindburg. 530 S. 5th St. – ’39, ’40M
Lindburg, Inc. 530 S. 5th St. – ’40, ’41M
Lindburg Utilities, Inc. 530 S. 5th St. – ’41, ’42M, ?’42,
Lindburg Utilities, Inc. 209-211 E. Monroe St. – ’46, ’46M, ’47 (209), ’47M (209), ’48 (209), ’48M, ’49 (209), ’49M, ’50, ’50M
Lindburg’s 209-217 E. Monroe St. – ’51, ’51M
Lindburg’s 209-211 E. Monroe St. – ’51, ’51M, ’52, ’52M, ’53, ’53M, ’54, ’54M, ’55, ’55M
Monroe-Studebaker, Inc. 209 E. Monroe St. – ’55, ’55M, ’56, ’56M, ’57, ’57M
Monroe-Studebaker-Packard 209 E. Monroe St. – ’57, ’57M
G & C Motors, Inc. 230 South Grand Ave., E. – ’58, ’58M, ’59, ’59M
Giuffre Studebaker 208 E. Monroe St. – ’59, 60, ’60M, ’61, ’61M,?’62
Giuffre Buick Co. 1030 S. 31st St. (E. Cook St. & US By Pass 66) – ’60, ’61,?’62
Giuffre Buick-Lark 1030 S. 31st St. (E. Cook St. & US By Pass 66) – ’61, ’62, ’62M
MacArthur Motors, Inc. 2050 S. MacArthur Blvd. – ’63, NO 64
STUDEBAKER (ELECTRIC) – 1902-1911 The Studebaker Corp. then in 1911 thru 1912 Studebaker Manufacturing Co. South Bend, IN
Baker & Baker 218 E. Jefferson St. – ’09, ’10
Fred Wahls 545 S. Douglas Ave. – ’11, ’12
? Springfield Auto Sales ’13, ’14
STUTZ- 1911 thru 1934 Stutz Motor Co. Indianapolis, IN
Charles S. Mashburn 1425 S. 5th St. – ’12, ’13
Charles S. Mashburn 325 N. 6th St. – ’13M
Charles S. Mashburn 426 S. 4th St. – ’13, ’14M
Welch Bros. 728-730 S. 5th St. (S. 5th St. & E. Lawrence St.) – ’17, ’18, ’19, ’20, ’21, ’21M, ’23
Welch Bros. ’22
Lord & Wentz 116 E. Washington St. – ’24
Lord & Wentz, 4th & Jefferson – ’25
Stutz Sales and Service Abraham Lincoln Hotel – ’26
A. S. Marlow Downstairs Abraham Lincoln Hotel – ’26
John McHenry Abraham Lincoln Hotel – ’27
John? Henry Distributor Abe Lincoln Hotel – ’28,
J. McHenry 224 W. Edwards St. – ’29
SUBARU – 1954 thru current Subaru-Fugi Heavy Industries Ltd. Tokyo, Japan
Lincoln Land Motor Sales 909 S. 31st St. (By Pass 66 & Route 29) – ’70, ?’71,?’72
Campus Motors, Inc. 217 North Grand Ave. W. – ’73, ’73M, ’74, ’74M, NO 75
Huber Pontiac-Subaru, Inc. 1400 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’80, ’80M, ’81, ’81M, ’82, ’82M, ’83, ’83M, ’84, ’84M, ’85, ’85M, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90/1, ’91, ’91M, ’92
Royal Oaks Nissan-Subaru 701 S. Dirksen Pkwy. (E. Cook St. and S. Dirksen Pkwy.) – ’91, ’91M, ’92, ’92M
S&K Pontiac-Subaru, Inc. 1400 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’92, ’93, ’93M, ’94
S&K Pontiac-GMC Truck-Subaru, Inc. 1400 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’94, ’94M, ’95, ’95M, ’96, ’96M, ’97, ’97M
’98, ’99, ’00, ’01
Capitol Subaru – ’02
O’Brien Subaru 909 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’03, ’03M
O’Brien Subaru 3861 W. Wabash Ave. – ’04, ’04M, ’05, ’05M
O’Briens Auto Park? 3801 W. Wabash Ave. – ’05M, ’06M, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10
Green Subaru 3801 W. Wabash Ave. – ’06, ’06M, ’07, ’07M, ’08, ’08M, ’09, ’09M, ’10, ’10M, ’11, ’11M, ’12, ’12M, ’13, ’13M, ’14, ’14M
SUNBEAM – period and manufacturer undetermined
Rallye Motors Ltd. 2050 S. MacArthur Blvd. – ’60, ’60M
SUZUKI – 1964 thru current Suzuki Motor Co. Ltd. Hananatsu, Japan
Capital Chrysler Plymouth 612 S. 31st St. – ’73
Green on Dirksen 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’87, ’87M, ’88, ’88M, ’89, ’89M, ’90, ’90M, ’91, ’91M, ’93, ’93M, ’97, ’97M
Green Suzuki, Inc. 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’90/1, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’99, ’00, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’04
Landmark Suzuki 2331 Prairie Crossing Dr. – ’04, ’04M
Landmark Chrysler-Jeep-Suzuki 2331 Prairie Crossing Dr. – ’05, ’05M, ’06, ’06M, ’07, ’07M, ’08, ’08M, ’09, ’09M, ’10, ’10M, ’11, ’11M, ’12, ’12M, ’13, ’13M, ’14, ’14M
TERRAPLANE – 1932 thru 1938 Called Essex-Terraplane in 1932 Hudson Motor Co. Detroit, MI
Uptown Garage Sales & Service 311-? 331 E. Jefferson St. -?’35, ’36, ’37? 4th & Jefferson
Thornton Motors? (Motor Sales), Inc. 1022 S. Pasfield St. – 36, 37
Advance Motor Sales 119-121 N. 9th St. – ’38
TOYOTA – 1937 thru current Toyota Motor Co. Aichi, Japan
Pendleton’s, Inc. S. 6th St. & E. Lawrence Ave. – ’69,
Pendleton Dodge S. 4th St. & E. Jackson Ave. – ’70, ’70M
Pendleton Motors, Inc. 3009 Singer Ave. – ’70, ’71, ’71M, ’72, ’72M, ’73, ’73M, ’74, ’74M, ’75, ’75M, ’76, ’76M, ’77, ’77M, ’78, ’78M, ’79, ’79M, ’80, ’80M, ’81, ’81M, ’82, ’82M
Green Toyota, Inc. 3009 Singer Ave. – ’83, ’84, ’84M, ’85, ’85M, ’86, ’86M, ’87, ’88, ’88M, ’89, ’89M, ’91, ’91M, ’94, ’94M, ’95, ’95M
Green Toyota, Inc. 912 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’88, ’88M, ’89, ’90/1, ’91, ’91M, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’99
Green Toyota, Inc. 3009 Singer Ave. – ’97, ’97M
Green on Dirksen – ’98, ’98M
Green Toyota 3901 W. Wabash Ave. – ’98, ’98M, ’99, ’99M, ’00, ’00M, ’01, ’01M, ’02, ’02M,?’03,?’04, ’05, ’05M, ’06, ’06M, ’07, ’07M, ’08, ’08M, ’09, ’09M, ’10, ’10M
Green Toyota-Scion-Volkswagen-Audi 3901 W. Wabash Ave. – ’11, ’11M, ’12, ’12M, ’13, ’13M, ’14, ’14M
TRIUMPH – 1921 thru? 1984 Triumph Motor Co. Ltd. Warwickshire, England
Rallye Motors Ltd. 2050 S. MacArthur Blvd. – ’58, ’58M, ’59, ’59M, ’60, ’60M, ’61, ’61M
Bypass Motors, Bypass 66 & Route 29 – ’61, ’61M,?’62, ’62M
International Auto Garage 1020 E. Edwards St. – ’62, ’62M, ’63, ’63M
International Motors 1020 E. Edwards St. – ’62, ’62M, ’63
Checker Flag US 36 & 54. – ’64,?’65
Continental Auto Sales 216 S. 8th St. – ’66, ’67, ’68, ’69,?’70
Berry Datsun, Inc.? 2601 S. 6th St. – ’71, ’71M
Berry Motors 2615 S. 6th St. – ’71, ’72, ’73,?’74,?’75,
Pendleton Motors, Inc. 3009 Singer Ave. – ’76, ’76M, ’77, ’78, ’79, ’80, ’80M,?’81
TUCKER – None sold
Sagle Tucker Sales & Service 224 N. 6th St. – ’48
VAUXHALL – (British manufacturer)
Capitol Pontiac Co. 728 S. 5th St. – ’57
Rebman Pontiac Co., Inc. 115-119 N. 9th St. (N. 9th St. and E. Jefferson St.) – ’58, ’58M, ’59, ’59M, ’60, ’60M
Huber Pontiac Co., Inc. 240 N. 31st St. (US By Pass 66 & Clear Lake Ave.) – ’61, ’61M, ’62, ’62M
VELIE – 1908 thru 1929 or? 1928 Velie Motors Corp. or? Motor Vehicle Co. Moline, IL
The R. Haas Electric And Manufacturing Co. 303-307 E. Monroe St. – ’10? M, ’11 (305-307), ’11M (305-307), ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15
Ihlenfeldt and Burise 205 E. Adams St. – ’16
Hudson Sales Co. 213-219 E. Capitol Ave. – ’16, ’17, ’17M, ’18
Springfield Velie Motor Sales Co. 213-219 E. Capitol St. – ’19
Morris-McLoney Co. 213-219 E. Capitol St. – ’19, ’20
M. D. Morris 417 E. Jefferson St. – ’20
Mervyn Motor Co. 417-419 E. Jefferson St. – ’20
Mervyn Motor Co. 422-424 S. 4th St. – ’20, ’20M
The R. Haas Electric And Manufacturing Co. 422-424 S. 4th St. – ’21
’22
The R. Haas Electric And Manufacturing Co. 305 E. Monroe St. – ’23
’24, ’25, ’26
Springfield Velie Co. 224 W. Edwards St. – ’27, ’28
VIKING – 1929 and 1930? 1931 Oldsmobile Division of General Motors Corp.
Sangamo Cadillac Co. 410-412 S. 5th St. – ’29, ’30, ’30M
Keach Oldsmobile Co. 410 S. 5th St. – ’30, ’30M, ’31
VOLKSWABEN – 1938 thru current Volkswagen AG. Wolfsburg, Germany also Kharman Ghia
Capitol Cycle Sales 314 N. 5th St. – ’54, ’54M
Sport Motors, Inc. 430-434 N. 5th St. – ’58, ’58M
Sport Motors, Inc. 121 N. 1st St. – ’59, ’59M
Sport Motors, Inc. 2699 E. Clear Lake Ave. – ’59, ’59M, ’60, ’60M, ’61, ’61M, ’62, ’62M, ’63, ’63M, ’64, ’64M
Chetson Motors, Inc. 2699 E. Clear Lake Ave. – ’64, ’64M, ’65, ’65M, ’66, ’66M
Chetson Motors, Inc. 1200 S. 31st St. (By Pass 66 & Route 29) – ’66, ’66M, ’67, ’67M, ’68, ’68M, ’69, ’69M, ’70, ’70M, ’71, ’71M
Howard Hembrough Volkswagen, Inc. 1200 S. 31st St. (By Pass 66 & Route 29) – ’72, ’72M, ’73, ’73M, ’74, ’75, ’76, ’77, ’78
Howard Hembrough Volkswagen, Porsche-Audi 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’72, ’72M, ’73, ’73M, ’74, ’74M, ’77, ’77M, ’78, ’78M, ’79, ’79M, ’80, ’80M, ’81, ’81M, ’82, ’82M, ’83, ’84, ’84M
Green On Dirksen 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’85, ’86, ’86M, ’87, ’88, ’88M, ’89, ’89M, ’93, ’93M, ’96, ’96M, ’97, ’97M
Green On Dirksen Volkswagen-Porsche-Audi 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’88, ’88M, ’89, ’89M, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’95, ’96, ’97
Green On Dirksen? 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’98, ’98M, ’99, ’00, ’01
Green Volkswagen-Audi 3901 W. Wabash Ave. – ’02, ’02M
Green Volkswagen 3901 W. Wabash Ave. – ’02
Green on Dirksen, Ltd. – ’03, 04, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’09, ’10
Green Toyota-Scion-Volkswagen-Audi 3901 W. Wabash Ave. – ’11, ’11M, ’12, ’12M, ’13, ’13M, ’14, ’14M
VOLVO – 1927 thru 1998 AB Volvo then 1998 thru current Ford Motor Co. Göteborg, Sweden
Rallye Motors Ltd. 2050 S. MacArthur Blvd. – ’60, ’61, ’61M, ’62, ’63, ’64, ’65, ’66, ’67, ’68, ’69, ’70
Capital Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. 612 S. 31st St. – ’71, ’71M, ’72, ’72M, ’73, ’74
Campus Motors 217 North Grand Ave., W. – ’72, ’72M
Capital Chrysler Volvo, Inc. 612 S. 31st St. – ’75, ’75M, ’76, ’76M
Capital Chrysler Plymouth, Inc. 711 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’77, ’78, ’79, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86
Werner Volvo 833 Commercial Ave. – ’86, ’86M, ’87
The Volvo Center 2981 E. Singer Ave. – ’88, ’88M, ’89, ’89M, ’90, ’90M, ’91, ’92, ’92M, ’93
The Volvo Center 833 Commercial Ave. – ’88, ’89, ‘901, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’94M
Truck Centers, Inc. 833 Commercial Ave. – ’91, ’91M, ’93, ’93M
Isringhausen Imports 229 E. Jefferson St. ’94, ’95, ’96, ’96M, ’97, ’97M
Truck Centers, Inc. 2981 E. Singer Ave. – ’94, ’95, ’96
Giuffre Buick-Isuzu-Volvo 1030 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’97, ’97M, ’98, ’98M, ’99, ’99M, ’00, ’00M, ’01, ’01M, ’03, ’03M, ’04, ’04M, ’05, ’05M
Guiffre Volvo, Inc. 1030 S. Dirksen Pkwy. ’01, ’01M, ’02, ’02M, ’03, ’03M
Giuffre Buick, Inc.? Isuzu Volvo 1030 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’05M, ’06, ’07, ’08, ’08M, ’09, ’09M, ’10, ’10M
Guiffre Volvo, Inc. 1030 S. Dirksen Pkwy – ’11, ’11M, ’12, ’12M, ’13, ’13M, ’14, ’14M
WAVERLY (Electric) – 1908? 1898 thru 1916 The Waverly Co. Indianapolis, IN
The R. Haas Electric And Manufacturing Co. 305-307 E. Monroe St. (S. 3rd St. and E. Monroe St.) – ’09, ’09? M, ’10, ’10? M (303-307)
The Auto Inn 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’11
Pathfinder-Waverly Sales Co. 206 1/2 S. 6th St. – ’12, ’13M
Dr. H. A. Aschauer, address unknown – ’13, ? ’14, ’15
Central Illinois Motor Sales Co. 326-330 S. 6th St. – ’16
WESTCOTT SIX – 1912? 1910 thru 1925 Westcott Motor Car Co. Richmond, IN & Springfield, OH
Charles Bradley & Co. 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’16
Central Illinois Motor Sales Co. 326-328 S. 6th St. – ’16 (330)
Charles Bradley Motor Co. 326-328 S. 6th St. – ’16
Central Illinois Motor Sales Co. 326-328 S. 6th St. – ’16
Constant & Groves 530 S. 5th St. (S.5th St. & E. Edwards St.) – ’17
J. E. Van Meter Machine Co. 809 E. Adams St. – ’20
WHIPPET – 1925 or? 1926 thru 1931 Willys-Overland Co. Toledo, OH
Elliott-Van Brunt, Inc. 313-19 E. Adams St. – ’26 , ’27, ’28, ’28M, ’29, ’30, ’30M, ’31, ’31M
WHITE – 1901 thru 1918 The White Motor Co. Cleveland OH
Baker & Baker 218 E. Jefferson St. (S. 2nd St. and E. Jefferson St.) – ’09, ’10, ’12, ’13, ’15
Cutler & Evans 104-106-108 E. Washington St. – ’11
The White Garage 205 N. 4th St. – ’13
Wiedlocher & Sons 434 N. 2nd St. (S. 2nd St. and E. Reynolds St.) – ’16
Elliott-Van Brunt, Inc. 315-319/?13,17 E. Adams St. – ’27, ’28, ’29, ’30 (315), ’31 (315)
WHITE (Steam) – 1901 or? 1899 thru 1918 or? 1910 White Motor Co. Cleveland OH
Baker & Baker 218 E. Jefferson St. – ’09, ’10, ’10M, ’15
WILLS SAINTE-CLAIRE – period, manufacturer unknown
Wills Sainte-Claire of Springfield – ’23
WILLYS – 1921 thru 1941 and 1951 thru 1955 Willys-Overland Co. Toledo, OH willys-overland – 1912 thru 1918 or? 1927 Willys-Overland? Motor Co. Toledo, OH then bought by Kaiser Motors in 1953
Elliott-Van Brunt, Inc. 315-319 E. Adams St. – ’30 (315), ’30M (315), ’31 (315), ’31M (315), ’32, ’33 (315), ’33M (315),?’34,
Russell S. Lindburg 530 S. 5th St. -?’35
Welch & Simpson Motor Sales 1022-1024 S. Pasfield St. – ’36, ’36M, ’37, ’37M
Motor Inn 314 S. 4th St. – ’37, ’38M
Advance Motor Sales 119 N. 9th St. – ’37, ’37M, ’38, ’38M, ?’39, ’40
Grey Auto, 9th &. Edwards St. – ’41, ’42M
Becker Motors, Inc. 720 E. Adams St. – ’50
Melrose Motors, Inc. 720 E. Adams St. – ’50
Bartlett-Beckert, Inc. 720-728 E. Adams St. – ’51, ’52 (?720), ’52M (?720)
Grand Avenue Motors 230 South Grand Avenue E. – ’52, ’52M,’53, ’53M, ’54, ’54M, ’55, ’55M, ?’56,?’57,?’58
R. E. Broe, Inc. 412 S. 4th St. – ’59
Top Dollar?Value Jeep & Truckland, Inc. US By Pass 66 & E. Cook St. Rd. – ’60, ’61, ’62, ’63
Top Dollar Value Jeep & Truckland, Inc. US By Pass 66 & E. Cook St. Rd. – ’64, ’65, ’66
WILLYS-KNIGHT – 1915 thru 1933 Willys-Overland? Motor Co.? Toldeo, OH
Van Duyn & Mathis 323 E. Monroe St. (S. 4th St. & E. Monroe St.) – ’16, ?’17, ’18 (422)
Overland-Brodhead Co. 819-821 E. Adams St. – ’16
Overland-Brodhead Co. 422-424 S. 4th St. – ’16, ’17, ’18
Elliott-Van Brunt, Inc. 315-317-319 E. Adams St. – ’19, ’20
Wiesenmeyer Motor Co. 526 S. 5th St. – ’23
Welch Brothers 728-730 S. 5th St. (5th and Lawrence) – ’24
Elliott-Van Brunt, Inc. 315-319 E. Adams St. – ’21, ’22 (315-319), ’22M, ’23, ’24, ’24M, ’25, ’26 (313-319), ’27 (313-319), ’28 (313-319), ’28M (313-319), ’29, ’30 (315), ’30M (315), ’31 (315), ’31M (315), ’32
WINTON – 1897 or? 1896 thru 1924 Winton Motor Carriage or? Car Co. Cleveland, Ohio
J. H. Green 1203 S. 7th St. – ’06
The R. Haas Electric And Manufacturing Co. 305-307 E. Monroe St. – ’15, ’16M, ’17, ’19, ’20, ’20M
WOLVERINE – 1928 thru 1936 Reo Motor Car Co. Lansing, MI
Central Illinois REO Co. 728-732 S. 5th St. – ’27 (730),? ’28
WOODS (Electric)? – 1899 or? 1911 thru 1917 or? 1919 Woods Motor Vehicle Co. Chicago, IL
Glenn D. Smith Auto Inn 413-419 S. 4th St. – ’09, ’10, ’11,
O. W. Hatcher 709-711 E. Adams St. – ’12, ’13, ’13M
Imperial Garage 213-219 E. Capitol Ave. – ’15
YUGO- Zavodi (? Zastava) Crvena Zatavia Kragujevac, Yugoslavia? Imported 1985 thru 1992
Green On Dirksen 1200 S. Dirksen Pkwy. – ’87, ’87M, ’88, ’88M, ’89, ’89M
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