--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cbl1739" <cbl302@xxxx> wrote: <SNIP> > Technically > you can't be a DMC dealer,if the manufacturer is no longer in > business,otherwise my local "ex" DMC Dealer(Gengras Motors which is > still in business) can claim the same thing, but the understanding of your posting is understood ,as the last of the original sellers,that did Not give up on the DMC car. > > cbl > Actually, that's not quite true. There is at least one other marquee with a functioning dealership that lays claim to the same exact thing, which isn't refuted either, with an orphaned automaker. http://www.ypsiautoheritage.org/ The business still functions, and never closed shop, and never abandoned the marquee name. If Rob has a dealership licence to sell cars, then he's a dealership. Otherwise, what's the precident that states that you cannot remain an authorized dealer of new cars, if the dealership happens to stop making them? You do bring up a good point Claude that's never been challenged before, about the dealership. Could other companies that are still in business lay claim to be a factory authorized dealership/service center for an automaker, if that automaker no longer exists to challenge that claim? Good question. But unless we ever see it challenged in court to get an official legal ruling, it's a moot point. However, since the service portion of the business never folded up, I'd certainly say that P.J. Grady predates all others. Investment doesn't have any defining impact on this either. But, if you do want to argue that point, it can be challenged. The Grady family did start with a $25K buy-in of company stock, and had to buy their parts at list price from DMCA while DMC was in business, whereas lots of other vendors got theirs from auctions, and bulk purchases from dealerships that sold off their inventories and substancial discounts after DMC folded. It's all symantecs at this point. -Robert vin 6585 "X" To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/