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1942deluxe · 10-06-2018, 10:58 AM

I don't know if it came up before on Ford Barn but the building is Belmond auto Company. It was destroyed in the tornado of 1966. From what I was told there many NOS parts still there. I started out in Clarion Iowa which is 15 miles away in Wright county. Clarion was the hometown of J Edward Lundy who was one of "The Whiz Kids" at Ford Motor. He never forgot his hometown and would donate money when Clarion needed help. When I got there in 1992 Belmond had Ford/Chevrolet together, Clarion had 4 dealerships (Ford, Chrysler and 2 G.M.), Eagle Grove had Chevy Buick and Ford Mercury. Today Chevy remains in Belmond and Ford in Eagle Grove. The Ford building I started in at Clarion was torn down to put up a Dollar General. It was originally an IH dealership. You hate to see your "landmarks" torn down and gone.

10-06-2018, 10:58 AM	#3
1942deluxe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Albion, PA Posts: 713	Re: Belmond, IA. Ford Dealer I don't know if it came up before on Ford Barn but the building is Belmond auto Company. It was destroyed in the tornado of 1966. From what I was told there many NOS parts still there. I started out in Clarion Iowa which is 15 miles away in Wright county. Clarion was the hometown of J Edward Lundy who was one of "The Whiz Kids" at Ford Motor. He never forgot his hometown and would donate money when Clarion needed help. When I got there in 1992 Belmond had Ford/Chevrolet together, Clarion had 4 dealerships (Ford, Chrysler and 2 G.M.), Eagle Grove had Chevy Buick and Ford Mercury. Today Chevy remains in Belmond and Ford in Eagle Grove. The Ford building I started in at Clarion was torn down to put up a Dollar General. It was originally an IH dealership. You hate to see your "landmarks" torn down and gone.