Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Page 23

Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Issue Date:
Page:
23
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

Monday, June 3, 1996 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER C3 Local firm riding high on the enthusiasm for roller coasters Philadelphia Toboggan makes wooden coasters all over the country. It has orders in France and Spain. vWhen Hersheypark opened its 90th season with a new roller coast- er over the Memorial Day weekend, William Dauphinee and Thomas J' Rebbie chalked up another mission accomplished. Their company, Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters built two trains that twist and turn at speeds up to 45 miles an hour on the million wooden Wildcat. The new ride at the Hershey amusement park was named for the original Wild Cat, which opened I there in 1923 and was re to truck five cars to the Six Flags Fiesta park in San Antonio.

It shipped two five-car trains to that amusement park last year. Since Dauphinee, 47, and Rebbie, 41, bought the business in 1991, their revenues have increased every year, they said. In that period, PTC has built wooden roller-coaster cars for 19 amusement parks in 15 states as well as Wales and Japan. The firm supplied three seven-car trains for the White Cyclone roller coaster that opened in Nagashima, Japan, in 1993. With more than 5,000 feet of track, u-j JJ: I irr A v' i I 1 1 a placed in 1946 by the Comet.

As it happens, Philadelphia Toboggan built those 'two structures and also 'jthe cars than ran on them. Philadelphia 1 gan's corporate moniker -is a misnomer. Although it was founded in Ger- mantown in 1902, the company moved to Lansdale "in 1973 and has been operating from its suburban, White Cyclone is said to be the largest wooden roller coaster in the Far East. It was designed by an Ohioan and built by a Swiss company's Japanese subsidiary, whose president picked PTC's cars over those of a competitor. For the White Cyclone's cars, PTC developed a special foot covering.

Rebbie For The Inquirer BRAD BOWER Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters president Thomas Rebbie sits in his work. The company makes wooden coaster cars and reconditions old ones. Founded in Germantown in 1902, it moved to Lansdale in 1973. That contract was with Great Coasters International, of Northumberland, Pa. It designed and built the roller coaster, using 514,000 board-feet of Southern yellow pine.

The Wildcat crosses over and under itself 20 times, at one point rising 90 feet and dropping 85. Although standing is forbidden on most roller coasters and seat belts and lap bars are required, accidents are not uncommon. The National Consumer Product Safety Commission has reported that from 1973 to 1988, 23 riders died on roller coasters. Bill Dauphinee said that, as far as he knows, there's never been a fatality on a PTC roller coaster. In Pennsylvania, he said, roller coasters must meet building-code standards and the amusement rides are regulated by a unit in the state Department of Agriculture.

Inspectors licensed by the state approve new rides. The system, Dauphinee said, "is largely self-governing but very influential and positive in its performance." "We live in a litigious society, and nearly everybody is subject to litigation," he added. PTC was founded in 1902 as the Philadelphia Carousel Co. by Henry B. Auchy, a beer distributor.

He changed the name to Philadelphia Toboggan Co. in 1904 and began building roller coasters. His first coaster was constructed that year in Norfolk, Va. As amusement parks gained popularity, PTC's business grew. In 1923, it built both the Wild Cat in Hershey and a wooden roller coaster at Dorney Park in Allentown.

(Sixty-six years later, PTC would build all of the cars for Dorney Park's Hercules roller coaster, which was billed at the time as the world's tallest wooden coaster.) In the early years, Auchy's good friend, a lawyer named Samuel II. High, handled all of the company's corporate work. His legal fees were paid in company stock rather than in cash. As time went by, High's holdings of PTC's shares steadily increased. He was succeeded as the company lawyer by his son, Samuel H.

High 2d, who also was paid in stock. Other stockholders cashed in their shares and the High family came to own the company. When Samuel H. High 3d, a non-lawyer, started working for the firm owned by his family in 1959, it was operating from cramped quarters said this protection was because "a lot of Japanese wear open-toed shoes." and Dauphinee flew to Japan opening of the roller coaster 1993. Asked how the Japanese roller-coaster riders liked the made in Montgomery County, replied: "Trust me, everything's excellent.

If it wasn't, we'd about it." built 12 cars for Megafobia, named ride in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The area is economically depressed, Rebbie said, amusement park, which began a petting zoo, represents the investment there in many company's standard four-person coaster car is 51 inches wide, 72 long, and weighs about 1,900 Prices generally range $20,000 to $30,000 per car, depending on the options sought by purchaser. All cars are made to There is no assembly line or at PTC. work is time-consuming. "We a six-car train in five or six said Rebbie.

The contract Hersheypark's Wildcat cars, for was let in September and were delivered in ever since, making wooden coaster cars and reconditioning old ones. It also constructs brake systems for the cars and en- trance gates for riders. 'y But it doesn't make toboggans. "Never has. The company's founder took the name from the ride's infancy, late in the 19th century, i.when roller coasters lacked rails and their cars were called tobog- Ninety-four-year-old PTC claims to be the world's oldest roller-coast-ler company.

And its 1995 revenues of about $2.2 million make it the world's largest manufacturer of roller-coaster cars, according to Dauphinee, its chief executive, and Rebbie, its president. "It's a niche market," Rebbie said. "Everybody knows everybody." the last count, close to 900 PTC cars were traveling almost 6.5 mil-" lion miles per season- on the tracks of more than 110 wooden -roller coasters worldwide. So far, 1996 is shaping up as a strong year. Late in May, PTC shipped 12 cars for a new roller coaster at the Wild Wheels Pier in Wildwood and six more to the Sil-verwood amusement park outside 7 Boise, Idaho.

"Later this month, the firm expects on Duval Street in Germantown. Business was good and High wanted to expand. "We were growing and needed more space but were closed in on Duval Street," he recalled. He said there was land behind his factory that could have been used for expansion, but he encountered opposition at City Hall. In fact, it was stonewalling from the city's bureaucracy that caused him to quit Philadelphia for the suburbs, High insisted.

"I got jerked around so badly," he said, "I just walked out and said, 'That's it, I'm He paid about $200,000 for an old factory building at Eighth and Maple Streets in Lansdale and moved the firm there in 1973. Like the roller coasters themselves, High's business had its "ups and downs," he said. When sales were slow, he began making an arcade game called Skee Ball, but he sold off that unit in 1985. Tom Rebbie, a native Philadel-phian, joined PTC as a shop worker and assembler in 1977, and then moved into customer service. However, High's sale of Skee Ball to a consortium in Chalfont stripped PTC of its workforce.

ued as a consultant with the company until last fall. Rebbie and Dauphinee are 50-50 owners of the business. Its workforce has grown from five at the time of their purchase to 19 today. PTC is the only U.S. company just making wooden cars for roller coasters, according to its owners.

And they take pride in doing business overseas. Their orders for next year include rides in France and Spain. "We carry the U.S. quality tradition throughout the world," Dauphinee said. In 1994, Dauphinee and Rebbie purchased the wooden coaster car division of a California company and moved its operations to Lansdale.

Dauphinee termed it a "very significant acquisition" that increased PTC's customer base. He said PTC's financial condition is sound and the company is "positioned for growth." Sam High 3d, the former owner, said PTC has been "a pretty good business for the new people." What particularly impressed him was the new Wildcat roller coaster at Hersheypark. "It's just about the best roller coaster I've ever ridden," he said. "It's a super ride." "It was just Sam, his wife and me," said Rebbie. "We were doing a lot of parts orders.

That was it for two years. Then we started getting busy. People wanted to build wooden roller coasters. We got car orders and started hiring." In this period, the coaster industry was transformed. "The mom-and-pop operations failed," Rebbie said.

'The big companies began to purchase the smaller parks." He said that such giants as Disney, Six Flags and Paramount began to dominate the industry. PTC was still tiny in 1991, when Sam High 3d offered to sell the company to Rebbie, who was then its general manager. Lacking the funding to buy it on his own, Rebbie teamed up with Dauphinee, a native or Rochester, N.Y., and a 10-year veteran of the Marine Corps who had been working for. an instrument company in Lansdale. In November Rebbie and Dauphinee bought PTC for an undisclosed sum.

Rebbie said the ballpark figure was "under $1 million," but he wouldn't say how much under. High retained ownership of the factory and leased it to Rebbie and Dauphinee. High, who is 62, contin (Gaff ffl)ratooslUhp DWKwOixjy Bob Sloane NissToy EASTON JENKINTOWN RDS. GLENSIDE, PA. Authorized Dealer NP887-0700 T885-5400 LIBERTY TOYOTA "Toyota Is Your Choice" 1-800-GET-TOYOTA (609) 386-6300 Rt.

130 Burlington NJ BERNICKER IEEPEAGLE 4423 W. Lincoln Hwy. Downingtown, Pa. 19335 Authorized Dealer 610-269-2400 Peter Bihzen On Business BOB SLOANE CHEVROLET COTTMAN 8, ALGON AVENUE N.E. PHILADELPHIA Authorized Dealer (2)5) 745-0600 BRYNER CHEVROLETGEO Old York Rd.

(at Cottman Ave.) JENKINTOWN, PA Authorized Dealer (215) 886-3140 MAGARITY CHEVROLETGEO 825 BETHLEHEM PIKE FLOURTOWN, PA Authorized Dealer 215-233-4800 MEISSNER Chevy Ceo Olds 7001 Essington Ave Phlla Automall Authorized Dealer 1-800-355-8767 pande (215) 365-0700 PREMIER CHEVROLETGEO 119 E. BALTIMORE AVE. LANSDOWNE, PA. 19050 Authorized Dealer 610-622-0200 BERNICKER CHRYPLYM. 1113 So, Broad St.

Pa. 19147 Authorized Dealer 215-389-6000 GOLDEN Chrysler-Plymouth 6225 Ridge Ave. Pa. Authorized Dealer (215) 483-4500 MAIN LINE CHRYPLYM 663 LANCASTER AVE BRYN MAWR, PA Authorized Dealer (610) 525-6670 METRO CHRYSPLYM JEEP EAGLE 6729 Esslngton Ave Phlla. Authorized Dealer Automall (215) 492-0500 SPORT CHRYSLERPLYM JEEP-EAGLE 1416 W.

Main Norristovm, Pa. Authorized Dealer (610) 539-3100 BARBERA CHRYSLERLAND ROOSEVELT BLVD 2 BLOCKS N. OF COTTMAN IN THE GREAT NORTHEAST 2)5-482-0200 BARBERA DODGELAND 6719 RIDGE AVE PHILA, PA Nearby Beautiful Roxborough 215-482-0200 DODGE CITY RT. 130 BURLINGTON, NJ. Authorized Dealer (609) 871-2800 (215)236-8977 FAMILY DODGE 6717 Esslngton Ave.

Phlla Pa, PHILA AIRPORT AUTOMALL Authorized Dealer (215) 492-8600 MARTIN DODGE ChrysPlyJeepEagle Route 42 Turnersvllle, NJ 609-629-0901 TEAM DODGE BROAD I OLD YORK RD PHILADELPHIA, PA Authorized Dealer (215) 276-7900 necessary men He for the in March cars Rebbie hear PTC an oddly and the as biggest years. The inches pounds. from the order. showroom The can do months," for example, the cars Rbw ARDMORE FORD KERRY PACIFICO 211 E. Lancaster AveArdmore PA Authorized Dealer (610) 649-3700 I FORD 1 100 Easlon Horsham, Rt.

ill Willow Grove N.A.S. Authorized Dealer 674-3600 CHAPMAN FORD 9371 Roosevelt Blvd (at Grant Ave), N.E. Phlla Authorized Dealer 215-698-7000 HOPKINS FORD THE FAIRWAY JENKINTOWN, PA Authorized Dealer (215) 886-5900 PACIFICO FORD i7th Essington Avenue PA Authorized Dealer (215) 492-1700 WINNER FORD 250 Haddonfleld-Berlln Rd Cherry Hill. NJ Authorized Dealer (609) 428-4000 32G BURNS GMC TRUCKS ROUTE 70 WHERE CHERRY HILL MEETS MARLTON Authorized Dealer (609) 983-6060 Cataldi Buick GMC Trucks 6700 Essington Ave Phila, Automall Authorized Dealer 215-492-1 000 FX. KERBECK SONS GMC RT.

73, PALMYRA, N.J. Authorized Dealer (215) 535-2100 (609) 829-8200 FOY PARK GMCBUICK 830 Old York Rd. Jenklntown, Pa Authorized Dealer (215) 886-3500 BURNS HONDA ROUTE 70 WHERE CHERRY HILL MEETS MARLTON Authorized Dealer (609) 983-0600 MARTIN MAIN LINE HONDA 123 E.Lancaster Av.Ardmore Pa Authorized Dealer (610)649-5600 PHILADELPHIA HONDA 6935 ESSINGTON AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA Authorized Dealer 1-800-42HONDA PITCAIRN HONDA US ROUTE 1 LANGHORNE, PA Authorized Dealer (2)5)741-4100 PORTER HONDA 6621-6635 Franklord Ave Philadelphia, Pa Authorized Dealer (215) 335-4545 SCOTT HONDA 706 AUTOPARK BOULEVARD WEST CHESTER, PA Authorized Dealer (610) 692-6000 SPORT TOYOTA 470 W. Lancaster Devon, Pa' 'Mi W.ofDevon Horse Show Grds Authorized Dealer (610) 647-2300 THOMPSON TOYOTA ROUTES 313 8, 611 Bypass DOYLESTOWN, PA Authorized Dealer (2 1 5) 345-9460 TOYOTA Of VINELAND 650 N. DELSEA DR (RT.

47) VINELAND, NJ "Authorized Dealer" (609) 696-5900 TRI COUNTY TOYOTA 2148 EAST HIGH ST POTTSTOWN, PA Authorized Dealer (610)327-1100 ARDMORE VW 150 WEST LANCASTER AVE. ARDMORE, PA. Authorized Dealer (610) 896-8600 HOLBERT MOTOR CARS Sales Service Since '55 RT611 WARRINGTON, PA Authorized Dealer 215-343-1600215-343-2890 METRO VOLKSWAGEN INC. 6815 Essington Pa. Phila.

Airport Automall Authorized Dealer (215) 492-1100 NORTH PENN VW RT 309 2m! N. of Montg. Mall COLMAR, PA. Authorized Dealer 800-887-9090 PITCAIRN VOLKSWAGEN US ROUTE 1 LANGHORNE, PA Authorized Dealer (2)5)741-4100 YBH VOLKSWAGEN W.CheslerPk Edgemont Pa Authorized Dealer (610) 356-9000 (610) 644-6222 BURDUMY VOLVO 2711 Phllmont Ave Huntingdon Valley, Pa 215-947-6363 PITCAIRN VOLVO US ROUTE 1 LANGHORNE, PA Authorized Dealer (215)741-4100 WEST GERMAN SALES (VOLVO) Pennsylvania Ave. Ft Washington 215-646-7700 AGRESTA GMC TRUCKS Route 42 Willlamstown, N.J.

Authorized Dealer (609) 629-0)01 SPORT HONDA 1100 MAIN ST. Norristown Pa Authorized Dealer (6101-277-3444 WILLIS HONDA 1201 Rt 130 N. Burlington, NJ Authorized Dealer (215) 785-1005 (609) 386-2600 WRIGHT HONDA CITY LINE US1 8, BURMONT RD DREXEL HILL, PA Authorized Dealer (610) 789-9420 174 N. DUPONT HWY. NEW CASTLE, DE 19720 Authorized Dealer 1-800-486-8227 PACIFICO HYUNDAI 6715 ESSINGTON AVENUE PHILADELPHIA, PA Authorized Dealer (215) 365-0300 HOLMAN INFINITI ROUTE 38 MAPLE SHADE, NJ Authorized Dealer 609-231-4400 MAIN LINE INFINITI 306 W.

LANCASTER AVENUE ARDMORE, PA. Authorized Dealer (610) 649-3600 1851 Ogletown Rd. NEWARK, DE. Authorized Deafer (302) 292-8250 DAVIS ISU2U 2051 E. Lincoln Highway Langhorne, PA 19047 Authorized Dealer (215) 943-7000 MC GOWEN ISUZU 1501 West Chester Pike West Chester, PA Authorized Dealer 610-692-8110 TRIBORO ISUZU Rt 130 North Clnnamlnson, NJ Authorized Dealer (609)829-1700 (215)629-1911 CHERRY HILL CLASSIC CARS 2000 Rt 70 West Cherry Hill, NJ Authorized Dealer (215)922-3203 (609)424-5300 PHILPENN IMPORTED CARS 635 Lancaster Ave.

Bryn Mawr, Pa. Authorized Dealer 610-525-5900 THE GREAT BRITAINS SALES SfcRVICE PARTS 900 S. York Rd, Willow Grove, Pa Factory Authorized Jaguar Dealer (215) 443 -5900 PACIFICO Lincoln-Mercury 321 E.Lancaster Avenue Ardmore, Pa. Authorized Dealer (610) 896-5800 WINNER LINC-MERC 6723 ESSINGTON AVE PHILADELPHIA, PA Authorized Dealer 215-492-8500 2535 E. LINCOLN HWY Thorndale, Pa lOmin fr exton mall Authorized Dealer 610-383-9500 DON ROSEN MAZDA 130 Montgomery Ave.

BALA CYNWYD, PA Authorized Deaer (610) 667-1000 NORTH PENN MAZDA RT 309 2ml N. Montg. Mall COLMAR, PA. Authorized Dealer 800-887-9090 PACIFICO MAZDA 6715 ESSINGTON AVE PA. Authorized Dealer (800) 424-7994 WEST GERMAN SALES (MAZDA) Pennsylvania Ave.

Ft Washington 215-646-7700 YBH MAZDA W.CheslerPk Edgemont Pa Authorized Dealer (610) 356-9000 (610) 644-6222 AUTOBAHN MOTOR CARS DBA CARSON PETTIT 214 W. Lancaster Ave, Devon, Pa. 610-687-1500 BRANDYWINE MOTOR CARS Rt 202 8, Westtown Rd WEST CHESTER, PA Authorized Dealer 610-696-1220 WEST GERMAN SALES (MERCEDES-BENZ) Pennsylvania Ave. Ft Washington 215-646-7700 (2 ID CONSHOHOCKEN Mitsubishi 1101 EAST MAIN STREET NORRISTOWN, PA Authorized Dealer (610) 272-7711 FRED BEANS MITSUBISHI Route 313, West of 611 Bypass Dovlestown, PA Authorized Dealer 1-800-220-2140 METRO MITSUBISHI 6815 ESSINGTON AVENUE PHILA.AIRPORT AUTOMALL Authorized Dealer (215) 937-1600 BOB REITENBAUGH NISSAN 6)6 N. BETHLEHEM PIKE AMBLER, PA 19002 Authorized Dealer 215-540-9900 CONICELLI PONTIAC 1200 RIDGE PIKE CONSHOHOCKEN, PA Authorized Dealer (610)832-0707 TRIBORO PONTIAC Rt 130 North Clnnamlnson, NJ Authorized Dealer (609)829-1700 (215)629-19)1 HOLBERT MOTOR CARS Sales Service Since '55 RT61I WARRINGTON, PA Authorized Dealer 215-343-1600215-343-2890 YBH MAZDA W.CheslerPk Edgemont Pa Authorized Dealer 610) 610) i BRANDYWINE MOTOR CARS Rt 202 Westtown Rd WEST CHESTER, PA Authorized Dealer 610-696-1220 LAND ROVER MAIN LINE SALES SERVICE PARTS 522 W.

Lancaster Ave, Havertord Factory Authorized Dealer (610) 520-2000 LAND ROVER WILMINGTON SALES SERVICE PARTS 4310 Kirkwood Hwv, Wilm, De Factory Authorized Dealer (302) 992-9400 THE GREAT BRITAINS SALES SERVICE PARTS 900 S. York Willow Grove, Pa Factory Authorized Dealer (215) 443-5900 F.C. KERBECK I SONS RT. 73, PALMYRA, N.J. Authorized ueaier 215) 535-2100 609) 829-8200 CLASSIC SAAB ROUTE 70, WEST CHERRY HILL, NJ Authorized Dealer 215-922-3203609-424-5300 F.C.

KERBECK I SONS RT. 73, PALMYRA, N.J. Authorized Dealer (215) 535-2100 (609) 829-8200 THE GREAT BRITAINS SALES SERVICE PARTS 900 S. York Willow Grove, Pa Factory Authorized Dealer (215) 443-5900 SATURN OF DOYLESTOWN Route 313, West of 611 Bypass Dovlestown, PA Authorized Dealer 1-800-220-2142 SATURN of MT. LAUREL 1311 ROUTE 73 MT.

LAUREL, N.J. Authorized Dealer 609-778-3000 SATURN OF NEWARK 1801 Ogletown Rd. Newark, De. Authorized Dealer 800-925-7400 SATURN OF WEST CHESTER Westtown Rd 8, Rt 202 West Chester, Pa Authorized Dealer 800-777-1212 DON ROSEN SUBARU 190 PRESIDENTIAL BLVD BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004 Authorized Dealer (610) 667-7673 DUNPHY FORDSUBARU 7700 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, PA Authorized Dealer (215) 624-6700 EGER SUBARU 1082 DeKALB PIKE KING OF PRUSSIA, PA. Authorized Dealer (610) 277-2050 McNAMARA SUBARU 105 W.

RIDGE PIKE LIMERICK. PA AUTHORIZED DEALER 1-800-753-3123 METRO SUBARU 6729 ESSINGTON AVENUE PHILA. AUTOMALL Authorized Dealer (215) 492-0500 NORTHEAST SUBARU 200 W. STREET RD FEASTERVILLE, PA Authorized Dealer (215) 355-8800 OTTO DE SIMONE SUZUKI DOMESTIC FOREIGN Sales, Service Body Shop 6100 FRANKFORD AVE. 215-744-6400 EGER SUZUKI 1082 DeKALB PIKE KING OF PRUSSIA, PA.

Authorized Dealer (610) 277-2050 Bob Sloane ToyNiss EASTON 8, JENKINTOWN RDS. GLENSIDE, PA. Authorized Dealer T-B85-5400 PN887-070O CAROUSEL TOYOTA RT. 202 (2 Ml. NO.

OF US 1) WEST CHESTER, PA Authorized Dealer 610-399-1200 CENTRAL CITY TOYOTA 4800 CHESTNUT STREET PA Authorized Dealer (215) 476-1200 CHAMPION TOYOTA 7198 CASTOR AVE BLK so, of Cottman Authorized Dealer (215)742-9300 CHERRY HILL TOYOTA 50 Haddonfleld Rd (Next To Cherry Hill Mall) "Authorized Dealer" (609) 665-5313 CONICELLI TOYOTA 1200 ridge pike conshohochen, pa Authorized Dealer (610) 825-7128 FAMILY TOYOTA 99 Blk Horse Pk Runnemede NJ Authorized Dealer 215-922-5160 609-939-3400 FAULKNER TOYOTA Rt Roosevelt Blvd Trevose, Pa. 19047 Authorized Dealer (215)244-9300 ARDMORE ACURA 150 WEST LANCASTER AVE. ARDMORE, PA. Authorized Dealer (610) 896-8600 DAVIS ACURA 1 2051 E. Lincoln Highway Langhorne, PA 19047 I1'." Authorized Dealer (215) 943-7000 HOLBERT MOTOR CARS Sales Service Since '55 RT61I WARRINGTON, PA Authorized Dealer 215-343-1600215-343-7890 YBH AUDI W.CheslerPk Edgemont Pa Authorized Dealer (610) GEO THOMPSON BMW ROUTE ill 313 DOYLESTOWN, PA Authorized Dealer (215) 340-3900 I I Cataldi Buick GMC Trucks 6700 Esslngton Ave 1 Phlla, Automall Authorized Dealer 215-492-1000 CLASSIC BUICK I 2000 Rt 70 West Cherry Hill, NJ Authorized Dealer (215)922-3203 (609)424-5300 DEARDEN BUICK U.S.

ROUTE 1 LANGHORNE, pa 19047 Authorized Dealer (215) 949-1500 DUNPHY BUICK Garrett Rd I Walnut SI Upper Darby, PA Authorized Dealer (610) 352-0300 FOY PARK BUICKGMC 830 Old York Rd. Jenklntown, Pa Authorized Dealer (215) 886-3500 O'KEIL BUICK tl 849 W. STREET RD. WARMINSTER, PA. ii Authorized Dealer 474-9300 COLONIAL CADILLAC STERLING HYUNDAI Authorized Dealer --li55 N.

Olden AvWSTrenlon, NJ (609) 883-3500 DESIMONE CADILLAC Rt 70, Pennsauken, NJ Authorized Dealer (215) 923-4777 (609) 665-3100 DON ROSEN CADILLAC 190 PRESIDENTIAL BLVD BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004 Authorized Dealer (610) 667-7673 FAIRWAY CADILLAC 171 THE FAIRWAY JENKINTOWN, PA Authorized Dealer (215)884-4200 CHERRY HILL NISSAN Rt 38 4 Church Rd Cherry Hill NJ Authorized Dealer (609) 667-8300 1-800-767-8301 -CLASSIC NISSAN OF MT, HOLLY Route 38, Ml Holly, NJ Authorized Dealer 609-267-AUTO COLONIAL NISSAN 117 BUSTLETON PIKE FEASTERVILLE, PA Authorized Dealer (215) 364-1100 CONICELLI NISSAN 1200 RIDGE PIKE CONSHOHOCKEN, PA Authorized Dealer (610) 825-4200 DELAWARE VALLEY NISSAN 510 W.CHESTER PIKE HAVERTOWN.PA. Authorized Dealer (610) 449-2400 DEVON NISSAN 459 Lancaster Ave. Devon, Pa Authorized Dealer (610) 647-5454 METRO NISSAN 6735 ESSINGTON AVENUE PHILA. AUTOMALL Authorized Dealer (215) 492-1 20 O'NEIL NISSAN 849 W. STREET RD.

WARMINSTER, PA. Authorized Dealer 215-674-9300 SCOTT NISSAN 261-265 E. Lancaster Ave. Rte 30, Ardmore, Pa. Authorized Dealer 610-645-5700 THOMPSON NISSAN ROUTES 313 8, 611 DOYLESTOWN, PA Authorized Dealer (215) 345-6900 AGRESTA OLDSMOBILE Route 42 Wllllamstown, N.J.

Authorized Dealer (609) 629-0101 MEISSNER Chevy Ceo Olds 7001 Esslngton Ave Phlla Automall Authorized Dealer 1-800-355-8767 pande (2)5) 365-0700 OLDSMOBILE OF FT. WASHINGTON Pennsylvania Ave. Ft Washington 215-646-7777 SIGNATURE OLDSMOBILE CITY LINE US1 8. BURMONT RD DREXEL HILL, PA Authorized Dealer (610) 789-9420 mmm 1 AGRESTA PONTIAC Route 42 Wllllamstown, N.J. Authorized Dealer (609) 629-0101 BURNS PONTIAC ROUTE 70 WHERE CHERRY HILL MEETS MARLTON Authorized Dealer (609) 983-6060 GOLDEN Jeep-Eagle 6225 Ridge Ave.

Pa. Authorized Dealer (215) 483-4500 METRO IEEP EAGLE CHRYS.PLYM. Authorized Dealer 6729 Esslngton Ave. Phlla Automall (215) 492-0500 SPORT JEEP-EAGLE CHRYSPLYM 1416 W. Main Norristown, Pa Authorized Dealer 610-539-3100 TRIBORO JEEP-EAGLE Rt 130 North Clnnaminson, NJ Authorized Dealer (609)829-1700 (215)629-19)1 yam; F.C.

KERBECK SONS RT. 73, PALMYRA, N.J. Authorized Dealer (215) 535-2100 (609) 829-8200 B32B ATLANTIC CITY LEXUS Fire Egg Harbor Two, NJ Authorized Dealer 1-800-31-LEXUS 609-641-0008 LAWRENCE LEXUS Route 1 South At Mercer Mall Lawrencevllle, NJ 08648 Authorized "Elite" Dealer (609) 243-7077 LEXUS OF CHERRY HILL 810 Rt 73 Maple Shade NJ Authorized Dealer 609-727-1111 1-800-873-LEXUS LEXUS OF WILMINGTON 2100 PENNSYLVANIA AVE WILMINGTON, DEL Authorized Dealer 1-800-456-LEXUS THOMPSON LEXUS ROUTES 313 611 DOYLESTOWN, PA Authorized Dealer (215) 345-1110 WH.KIE LEXUS of Ardmore 205 E. Lancaster Avenue ARDMORE, PA Authorized Dealer (610) 649-0600 2535 E. LINCOLN HWY Thorndale, Pa lOmln Ir exton mall Authorized Dealer 610-383-950Q HOLMAN LINCOLN-MERCURY Rtes 73 38, Maple Shade, NJ Authorized Dealer (609) 234-4900 (215) 923-7770 Northeast Lincoln Mercury 7001 Roosevelt Blvd, Phlla, Pa Authorized Dealer (215) 331-6600 FLEETWAY LEASING 250 ROCKHILL RD BALA CYNWYD, PA (610) 668-4720.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About The Philadelphia Inquirer Archive

Pages Available:
3,846,583
Years Available:
1789-2024