Inland Car Company, Newberg, OR

<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="Oregon"><U><B>Oregon</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> Inland Car Company</div> <div> 915 First Street</div> <div> Newberg, Oregon</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.vernco.com/51wagon/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.vernco.com/51wagon/"><U>My '51 Willys wagon</U></A> may have come from this dealer.  The previous owner, who has lived in Newberg since the 1940's, purchased the wagon locally from the original owner.  The photos below were taken on June 6, 2003.  All that remains is a run down lot, presently in use as the Newberg Park & Sell.  The building to the left, with the yellow soffit, is a separate used car dealership which appeared to be out of business:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="80a680e0.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> No buildings remain at this address.  The "CARS" sign belongs to the adjacent car lot:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="80b68830.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="387" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Looking towards the street from the rear of the lot, tattered remains of linoleum on the concrete floor can be seen behind the wheels of the semi:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="80c0e680.jpg" border=0 width="270" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Towards the rear of the lot was a weathered Ford pickup doing sentry duty in front of an equally weathered sign:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="80d68ea0.jpg" border=0 width="360" height="234" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Note the long shadows in the pictures.  It was nearly sundown, about time to head over to the <A HREF="http://www.99w.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.99w.com"><U>99W Drive-In Theatre</U></A>.  This is one of the few drive-in theatres left in the area and well worth a visit.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Sources:</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwkfoci/dealers/or.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwk"><U>K-F Dealer List</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id1454.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="November 13, 1955 Newspaper Ad Excerpt"><U>1955 Newspaper Ad</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>