Vintage Mopar Dealership Pictures
Does anyone have pictures of Marion Burnside Chrysler Plymouth that was located in Columbia S.C.? I found this is where my Duster was sold new...
I looked up Marion Burnside Chrysler Plymouth on Google earth... This is the dealership shortly before it was torn down. It was a Chrysler dealership in the 60's and 70's then switched to GM in the eighties. Not sure if it was under different ownership when they switched. You can clearly see the 1960's styling to the building.
I also found that Marion Burnside was a local sponsor of Richard Petty and he made several appearances there!
http://stockcar.racersreunion.com/ph...context=latest
Here is a link to an article about a new Super Bird sold to Petty Enterprises from Marion Burnside Chrysler Plymouth.
http://www.hemmings.com/mus/stories/..._feature2.html
"Owner Al Pokrzywa, now retired and living in Texas City, Texas, found this particular car in pieces in the late Nineties (see Owner's View). "As near as I can piece together from conversations with previous owners and the paperwork I got, an employee at Petty Enterprises bought this car new," Al told us.
This B5 Blue Fire Metallic/automatic/white bucket seat interior model was delivered to Marion Burnside Chrysler-Plymouth in Columbia, South Carolina, some 150 miles away from Petty's Level Cross, North Carolina, headquarters. Not long after, title changed from the original owner to Petty Enterprises. Whether it was used for parts, or whether it was something that King Richard himself used to get around town for a spell, who can say."