Bradford Motors, Inc., Newburyport, Massachusetts

<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 Dealership Project</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>             Back to: </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Massachusetts"><U><B>Massachusetts</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> Bradford Motors, Inc.</div> <div> 143 State St.</div> <div> Newburyport, Massachusetts</div> <bR> <bR> <div> From the collection of Bruce Hamilton, here is a 1962 invoice for a new FC-150 truck.  The logo in the upper left corner is for Studebaker.  Note the 1957 FC-150 listed as a trade-in credit at the lower right hand corner:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="93c40580.jpg" border=0 width="576" height="600" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> At the bottom of the invoice, note the reference to a nearby Willys dealer, <A HREF="id743.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pioneer Garage, Peabody, Massachusetts"><U>Pioneer Garage Co. of Peabody, Mass</U></A>.  The meaning of "P.O." is unclear, possibly Purchase Order as suggested by Bruce.  Dealers often traded stock between themselves.  Bradford Motors may have obtained the truck from Pioneer Garage for resale.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>