Check out our old Shop

[jonb347]

Hey guys I have been getting more and more into this forum so I figured Id show you our cool old shop. we are a very small ford dealer thats been around since 1922. Our shop has a wood floor installed in the mid 70's. Im the fourth generation. Our website is bowensgarageinc.com , not trying to advertise buts lots of people have asked for it so there it is. Heres some pix I thought you might like....

 

[Dickey]

There is no way I could have resisted putting something in the middle of that traffic circle.

Cool pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[robarosa]

Nice old place. Thanks for posting.

 

[Firefyter-Emt]

Ahhh Eastford, Conn. I drive by you guys all the time!

 

[jonb347]

yep thats us, it is now a full intersection with no circle

 

[rwilly]

Any relation to Bowens Ford in Seattle area?

 

[jonb347]

nope

 

[mrstang69]

Nice Stangs! Love it!

 

[Doug B]

Hey, I know your cousin Steve up here in NY state....

And thanks for the pics...love the old one !

 

[HOTFR8]

Love the Art Deco design. Typical of Ford in that era.

 

[justinmc]

Nice! Anymore old shots of the shop? That is a pretty cool setup. Man look at that awesome Mobil sign out front.

 

[jonb347]

i have some more ill post up later, mobil sign came down but its hanging in the shop

 

[64 lane]

Love it.

 

[2loPoPo]

Love the old pics!

 

[Scuderia-F1]

I´m not a Ford man myself, but that´s a damn nice shop you have there, you should be proud!

 

[magnusk750]

Love wooden floors and really considering it for my build to come. How about fire risks when welding or grinding? Just a welding blanket under the car and no problem?

 

[HD FLHX]

Love the older car dealerships...way more character then these "New Mega Stores" we're stuck with now. Your building reminds me a lot of the Ford dealership I grew up in, my grandpa was a Ford mechanic for over 50yrs and my dad has been one for over 37yrs now. My grandpa worked in the same 2 stalls from 1948 till the early 90's when they built a new dealership to keep Ford happy.

Cool place you there...thanks for sharing.

 

[softailgarage]

Bitchin shop ! It's a drag it's Ford, but still cool. Need more pics

 

[colt zantop]

oh yeah! that is a very cool shop you have! more pics of the shop!

 

[jonb347]

magnusk750, no issues whatsoever. don't even need a welding blanket. its pretty well treated, not sure how but you can drop flaming hot steel on it and it doesn't even mark it. I have more pix I just need to get them from my phone to here tomorrow

 

[STANIMAL]

That is very cool , happy to see a small operation like yours thriving .

 

[jonb347]

im not sure id say thriving lol, winters are tough but we manage to break even anyways. at least its still here. im adding more pix NOW

 

[ejm1961Tbird]

Very cool pics of the dealership back in the day. Very neat that it's been in the family for 4 generations.

 

[donnie m]

man that is so cool !

 

[HSpencer]

Just never let it die. Too much of what is really America is dying. Thank you for keeping it like you do.

 

[zip95864]

awesome!

 

[jeffmoss26]

That is really cool!! Thanks for sharing!

 

[427cobra]

Love the shop and I love Ford Products. restoring a 67 Mustang Race car and have a Shelby Cobra. Ford is the Going Thing!

Morgan

 

[luvit]

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nice place!
can you show the supports under the 2 post lift?
.

 

[jonb347]

im back at school in SC but Ill try and get someone to go down and take pix. they are massive concrete pillars that go thru the basement. 427cobra is your cobra an actual 427? my dad loves em and it touches him every time he sees a real one instead of a 5.0. whats the 67? we have a bunch between our family but some are a 69 fastback thats all done up with a 408, my 68 coupe with a 351w, my grandpas all original 73 vert with 6500 miles, etc

 

[Rolling_Thunder]

Love the old pic's of the shop but I dont know it looks a little crowded in there!!! You could send me one of those GT500's to clear up some space!!!

 

[AndrewBigA]

very cool shop. love how you kept it old skool. have any closeups of the wooden floor.
love it!!

 

[e-tek]

Bitchin shop ! It's a drag it's Ford, but still cool. Need more pics

Of course it's FORD - nothing else comes close!

very cool shop. love how you kept it old skool. have any closeups of the wooden floor.
love it!!

+1, LOVE how you've kept it! Thank you.

Where's the pics!

 

[softailgarage]

Of course it's FORD - nothing else comes close!

 

[jonb347]

ill have someone get some pix of the floor and supports. all the gt500s are gone lol except for the red one which is a...ummm...shop vehicle?

 

[CARS]

That is great!

Round-abouts just came to this area in the last 10 years... your city was ahead of the times!

 

[jonb347]

adding new pix now....

 

[jonb347]

i added them already lol

 

[magnusk750]

When a european motorhead like me daydreams about a cost to cost trip there are places like this popping up on the outskirts of every small town. When we've had a whiskey in the saloon, ah no sorry, coffe and pie in the diner, we drop by at the garage for a chat and to ask for NOS head gaskets for a 100 hp side valve... Then we wake up. But, really cool to know that there are a few places like that, yours one of them.

Also dreaming of an 58 Edsel, I'll take it to your place for service when I got it

 

[Ohio Auto]

Your place is COOL..absolutely love it..a slice of Americana.

Thank you for taking the time to share it with us.