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Where's the BiGKahuna (bgk) of the Auto business this AM?

[pinecone11]

bgk said "For as long as cars have been sold at dealerships, there has never been such a deficiency of vehicles to fulfill current demand."

World War II and the Auto Industry
Because the manufacture of vehicles for the civilian market ceased in 1942 and tires and gasoline were severely rationed, motor vehicle travel fell dramatically during the war years. Cars that had been nursed through the Depression long after they were ready to be junked were patched up further, ensuring great pent-up demand for new cars at the war’s end.
https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/automobiles

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Of course, car dealerships existed before World War II, even in Alberta. "Edmonton Motors", located for many years on Jasper Ave predated WWII. Also, Fred Jenner's "Jenner Motors" was located further east on Jasper Ave, I believe at 107 St, not far from the old, pre-Covid-19, Corona Hotel.

https://www.wolfecadillac.com/history/

[bgk135]

Let me guess, you're the least educated guy in the room but somehow think you're the most intelligent.

[pinecone11]

Clearly, I am no match for you, BigK, a magna come laude graduate of USC, the University of Snappy Comebacks. ROTF! Stockhouse refuses to allow the Latin version of the word pronounced "come". Language disinfectant applied.

[pinecone11]

>Let me guess, you're the least educated guy in the room but somehow think you're the most intelligent.< BigKahuna, Just to assure myself that you were mistaken in your guess (I suspect that most of your posts are guesses or fabrications), I decided to dig through some of my old documents to see if you were right. After a diligent search, I discovered a document issued by the