Brother Bud bought his 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952 Chevy's from Fred Bonderchuk; a local Hamilton Township auto dealer who shared the auto dealership spotlight with nearby auto dealers Hudler (Ford), O'Keefe Motors (Crossley), and Tiefenbach and Yetter (Kaiser-Frazer), all in the South Broad - Chambers Street area of Hamilton Township. The graphic is from that generation of offset photos which were very poor in reproduction quality. I have tried in vain to enhance the dark exposure, but in doing so, the entire photo deteriorates. This is early Bonderchuk
- I remember seeing the name Bonderchuk on cars but did not know where the ole place was until years later:)
- Monday, September 14, 2009
- Ralph Lucarella said...
- Hi Tom: When we had the Hamilton Bowling Lanes, we got the idea to give a new Chevy to the winner of a summer tournament we ran. This was in 1957, we asked Bonderchuck's and Patterson Chevy on Route 33 if they were interested. Of course, Patterson, which were right across the street from the Bowling Lanes, liked the idea better. It was a huge sucess and the winner was George Laird. I believe Bonderchuck's had hoped we would have considered them. Regards, Ralph.
- Monday, September 14, 2009
- Gary Lippincott said...
- I bought the first Chevrolet Chevelle that Bonderchuk sold, it was a 1964 White Covertible, 283, 4spd. Blue Interior, "Kit" Carson was the salsman. Claire Dwier and I covered a lot of ground in that car.
- Monday, September 14, 2009
- JoeZ said...
- Tom: My first car came from Bonderchuk's. It was located on Nottingham Way at the intersection of Klockner Road.
- Tuesday, September 15, 2009
- Anonymous said...
- Got my first car at Bonderchuk's used car lot next to the new car dealership at Klockner Rd. and Route 33/Nottingham Way. It was a 1963 Corvair Monza convertible - silver blue with blue interior and a white top. Auto. trans. with a lever on the dash to change gears. Loved that little car!
- Wednesday, September 16, 2009
- Jim C said...
- Bonderchuk's automobile storage lot was located on the corner of Adeline and Stanton Streets where St. Vladimir's Educational-Social building now stands. It was fenced-in and the new year cars were usually parked along the back fence along the alley. I remember riding down the alley with Dad to sneak a peek at the new cars before they hit the showroom.
- Friday, September 18, 2009
- Anonymous said...
- Wednesday, June 01, 2011
I remember seeing the name
ReplyDeleteBonderchuk on cars but did not
know where the ole place was until
years later:)
Hi Tom: When we had the Hamilton Bowling Lanes, we got the idea to give a new Chevy to the winner of a summer tournament we ran. This was in 1957, we asked Bonderchuck's and Patterson Chevy on Route 33 if they were interested. Of course, Patterson, which were right across the street from the Bowling Lanes, liked the idea better. It was a huge sucess and the winner was George Laird. I believe Bonderchuck's had hoped we would have considered them. Regards, Ralph.
ReplyDeleteI bought the first Chevrolet Chevelle that Bonderchuk sold, it was a 1964 White Covertible, 283, 4spd. Blue Interior, "Kit" Carson was the salsman. Claire Dwier and I covered a lot of ground in that car.
ReplyDeleteTom: My first car came from Bonderchuk's. It was located on Nottingham Way at the intersection of Klockner Road.
ReplyDeleteGot my first car at Bonderchuk's used car lot next to the new car dealership at Klockner Rd. and Route 33/Nottingham Way. It was a 1963 Corvair Monza convertible - silver blue with blue interior and a white top. Auto. trans. with a lever on the dash to change gears. Loved that little car!
ReplyDeleteBonderchuk's automobile storage lot was located on the corner of Adeline and Stanton Streets where St. Vladimir's Educational-Social building now stands. It was fenced-in and the new year cars were usually parked along the back fence along the alley. I remember riding down the alley with Dad to sneak a peek at the new cars before they hit the showroom.
ReplyDeleteThis was my grandfather's dealership. So cool to see people still remember.
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather told me they went out of business because the employees threatened to go union.
ReplyDeleteMy Grandmom's sister, my Aunt worked here and told me she would help me bet a corvette when I was older. Mr. Bonderchuh would give us silver dollars at Christmas.
ReplyDeleteJust found a sticker behind trim on 69 chevelle pretty cool too know
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