Dallas Bower College Garage, Winter Park, Florida

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="008005a0dkcfqa.png"> <div> <A HREF="http://willysdealershipproject.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://willysdealershipproject.com/"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>     | </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Willys De</B><B>alership Project</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>             Back to: </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Florida"><U><B>Florida</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Use your browser's Back button for best results</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Dallas Bower's College Garage</div> <div> 210 West Fairbanks Avenue</div> <div> Winter Park, Florida</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Dallas Bower's College Garage was the oldest Jeep dealer in Central Florida, according to the <A HREF="http://www.wppl.org/wphistory/WinterParkBusiness/DallasBower.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wppl.org/wphistory/WinterPark"><U>History section of the Winter Park Public Library</U></A>.  That reference even includes an <A HREF="http://www.wppl.org/wphistory/WinterParkBusiness/DallasBowerCollegeGarage.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.wppl.org/wphistory/WinterPark"><U>undated photo postcard</U></A>.  The Jeep in the photo has a split windshied, making it either an MB/GPW or a CJ2A.  If you can identify any of the other vehicles, please let me know.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Glenn Smith offered the following update in October 2004:</div> <bR> <div> "I can give you some trivia on the dealer in Winter Park, Florida.  First thing is my mother went to school with him, so we knew him on a personal level, not just as a dealer.  Second, my brother bought a '51 Willys pickup from him, I believe in 1964.  Another is the name as I knew it was Dallas Bower Jeep Sales.  I'm not sure when it changed from Dallas Bower's College Garage but I'm pretty sure by the 1960's it was already changed.  Also, he had moved from the address you have listed to 711 W. Fairbanks.  I got that address from <A HREF="http://homepages.ius.edu/steven/amc/dealer/Florida.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://homepages.ius.edu/steven/amc/deal"><U>Steven Clarks' 1983 AMC dealer list</U></A>. I wanted to make sure I gave Steven the credit he deserves, too.  I knew Fairbanks, of course, but couldn't remember the number.  Not sure when that move took place but then again I'm sure no later than the early 1960's, probably even much sooner.  He was definitely at the 711 address when I went there in the later 1960's."</div> <bR> <div> Many thanks to Glenn for this information.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>