Oakville Newspapers

Oakville Beaver, 29 Jun 1994, p. 10

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ooking at the shiny, stateâ€" ofâ€"theâ€"art Ford Kennedy !:dealership located at the South Service Road at Dorval Drive, newer Oakville residents daily pressure but not the one in your tires. (NC)â€" Getting ready for a motoring holiday? before takâ€" ing your car to a servicing technician, ?ive it the once over yourself. Visually inspect your tires for excesâ€" sive or uneven wear and for damages or objects that may Holiday? Forget ADVERTISING FEATURE by Stephanie Henderson _ PLYMOUTH CHRYSLER LTD. 175 WYECROFT RD., OAKVILLE FOURTH LI AUTO SERVICE PLYMOUTH CHRYSLER LTD. 175 WYECROFT RD., OAKVILLE 559 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE 842â€"3001 The Earth‘s Moon is complicated and mysteriâ€" ous. How much do you know about it? Select the correct answer after each question. Good 1. When did Astronauts land to explore the Moon? a 1842 â€" b.1957 c.1969 d. 1977 2. The Moon is how many miles from the Earth? a. 42,330 b.103,600 c.238,860 d. 967,800 3. The flat plains on the Moon are called? a. Drydom b. Plankton c. Flatlands â€" d. Maria cause a slow leak. Especially check the air pressure in each of them, including that : all too often forgotten spare. Heats is one of tire‘s worst enemies. The correct air pressure will allow your tires o run cooler and, therefore, last longer. Correctly inflated tires better endure the punishment of long distance driving and provide better fuel efficiency. would never guess that it‘s the fourth reincarnation of a business that got its start more than two decades before Ford Motor Company built its assembly plant here. The story starts in 1932, when Harold Stirling and Vern Dynes CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE GEO 547 THAFALGAR RD. We are a Customerâ€"First Dealership 1450 SPEERS RD., OAKVILLE 827â€"1177 gAIj seas n steelâ€" Bel ra;hal tlrgs o *4 wfiega wl h §pen nt is peilsngn B stgenng 10 Intermitten wipers . wit gmgergal adgust e | t ; | TORONTO» opened a Ford dealership on the north side of Lakeshore Road at Trafalgar Road, before moving to Lakeshore Road and Navy Street. They were bought out in 1962 by James F. Kennedy, a former director of marketing for Ford Motor Company of Canada. Kennedy changed the name of the business to J.F. Kennedy Ford Sales Limited, and sold more than 175 new cars and trucks, including the thenâ€"popular Ford Galaxie and Ford Falcon, by the end of his first year in business. Time Magazine Quality Dealer Award Winner ‘94 Cherokee Sport 10 to choose from ‘94 Eagle Vision ESI THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 280 South Service Rd. W. at Dorval plus frt + taxes JOHN ROTHWELL DAVE WALLIS At the time, the dealership employed 18 people. Despite its reputation as a bedâ€" room community for Toronto, Oakville‘s rapid growth during this period prompted Kennedy to purchase a threeâ€"acre location on Lakeshore Road, just west of Kerr Street, on which sat the forâ€" mer Chase Medicine factory. The building was completely renovatâ€" ed and by 1970, had been increased to 27,000 square feet to meet the needs of the dealerâ€" ship‘s growing customer base. Prices do not include taxes and license THE ‘95 EAGLE TALON ESI IS HERE ! ‘04 Grand Cherokee Laredo Limited All New for 1995! Dual air bags, larger wheel base, more horsepower. Aggressive New Styling! Here Now! ‘94 Eagle Summit 2 Dr ES 5 to choose from It was in 1977 that R. Malcolm Nourse, a chartered R. Malcolm Nourse, owner of Kennedy Ford. and many other causes. Nourse i a Rotarian, and has been a direc tor of the United Way 11 Oakville. accountant, joined Kennedy as : partner in the dealership. Noursé had been secretary/treasurer of ‘; very large Ford dealership i; Scarborough, and along witl Kennedy, was successful in com batting the recession of the earl; 1980s. After Kennedy retired i1 1983, Nourse retained the well established name of Kenned: Ford Sales Limited, a busmes which he oversees to this day. Kennedy Ford has, and wil continue to remain an importar| part of Oakville‘s business cont munity, sponsoring local base ball, the Oakville Family YMCA; "We try to make the buying experience as pleasant as possi ble. Negotiations and tradeâ€"in{ can be difficult, but the key is tt treat people well. We‘re now see ing second and thirdâ€"generatiof customers," he notes proudly. : Two years ago, Nourse sough a more central location tha would provide convenient acces for Oakville residents, now livin in more or less equal number north and south of the QEW. The current building had beer a distribution warehouse for : magazine, and Nourse employe« an architect to do a major renova tion. Today‘s Kennedy For employs 62 people, distribute« among the service, sales, part: and leasing departments. "We‘re at a major crossroad here, geographically close to th middle intersecting point 6 Oakville. Our strong location ha definitely impacted on our sales, Nourse says. "I‘m hard to work for, but w have a lot of fun. I‘m a firf believer in the fact that we all g through tough times with th economy, but the:workplace i also a place to have a great dea of enjoyment." That philosophy also exten to how customers are treated. Like the dealership, For products have been consistentl and improved Between the fall of 1993 and thi spring of 1995, Ford will hav released ten new products Nourse points out. The recen introduction of the madeâ€"in Oakville Windstar minivan is on such success story. m Over the years, the dealershi has also distinguished itse abroad, winning awards fo achieving high customer satisfac tion. Among these is Ford‘ Chairman‘s Award â€" 41 dealet ships are selected from the 65 currently operating in Canad? But Nourse says his crownin moment came in 1992, whe Kennedy Ford received th Quality Dealership Award fror Time Magazine. (Since 1994, th evaluation has been carried ou by Maclean‘s Magazine). "It‘s selected by your fello dealers, in conjunction with th magazine. They get into a aspects of the dealer‘s activities: A large portion of the dealer ship‘s success can be attribute to Nourse‘s employees, he com ments. 3 "The Contour is a world clas car, not just North American.‘ will have different names in dii ferent countries. Ford has spet more than $6.5 million on it research and development." _ "When the minivan first c out, they thought people wanted truck with towing capacity, so handled like a truck. The ne Windstar is beautiful, and ha dles like a car. That‘s the bigge change with the Villager and th Windstar. They are much mor| carâ€"like, due to changes in the suspension and handling," h explains. "This is what peop want." Nourse has equally high ho for the Contour, to be this fall as a replacement for Tempo and Topaz. 8 June 29, 199

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