For about 15 years, there was not a problem of buying a new car in the city of Westby. Starting in the middle to late teens of the Twentieth Century and continuing into the early 30s, there were numerous businesses catering to the new car buyer. The following directory, probably not complete, lists the dealers and the automobiles sold by them and one of the years they were selling such autos.
1913. Anderson & Torkelson, Overland.
1915. Johnson Brothers, Buick & Hupmobile.
1916. A.H. Dahl, Ford
1917. Nustad & Johnson, Dodge.
1921. Bennie Johnson, Dodge.
1922. Haakenson & Hanson, Chevrolet.
1922. Ernest Johnson, Overland & Willys-Knight.
1922. C.G. Tostrud, Reo & Maxwell.
1922. Oium & Tostrud, Overland.
1923. The Melodeon, Reo & Maxwell
1924. Oium Garage, Chevrolet, Ford & Willys-Knight.
1925. Oium Brothers, Maxwell, Overland & Chalmers.
1927. S & S (Silbaugh & Silbaugh), Ford & Chevrolet
1927. Bennie Johnson, Chevrolet & Chrysler.
1928. Benny Johnson, Pontiac & Oakland
1929. R.A. Silbaugh, Chevrolet.
1930. Myton Appleman, Willys-Knight & Whippet.
1930. Lind Chevrolet, Chevrolet.
1930. Oium Garage, Overland.
1931. G.C. Rank, Chevrolet.
1936. Westby (Nelson) Service Garage, Plymouth & DeSoto.
1950. Oium Motors, DeSota & Plymouth.
1960. Jules Rudie, Rambler & Ford.
A.H. Dahl was the first to sell Fords and Jules Rudie was the last to sell Fords both in basically the same place as where Dahl had started 50 years earlier. Vernon Communications is today located where both Dahl and Rudie had their car lots. S. & S. sold Fords in the same location between Dahl and Rudie.
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