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Originally Posted by iverson
My 99 year old uncle worked for purnell&wilson ford in DesPlaines il from 36 until he joined the army in 42 he said the only time his very polite boss would swear was when ford delevered pickups or tractors he had to pay when they came in even tho they couldn't sell them even under cost
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That's interesting, and I like this thread neat posts
I've heard that even today, the factory will load their dealerships with inventory the dealers don't necessarily want and is hard to sell. John Deere is good for that. Keep those stock prices high.
When I worked at a Ford-Mercury dealership in the mid '70's, they couldn't get LTD's and Marquis in fast enough they sold all they could land. BUT Pinto and Bobcat sales were in the tank SO FoMoCo made it that for every so-many full size Fords and Mercs you got, you had to take so many Pintos and Bobcats. I don't recall the ratio off hand just that the owner would be mad when the transport truck pulled up and they started unloading Pintos!!! Same as the Des Plaines, Illinois dealership Iverson talked about
