1949 CHEVROLET SHORTBED PICKUP-3100-ORIGINAL YUKON YELLOW-TOTALLY RESTORED

DOWNTOWN DESOTO

AND

JIM RAYSIK GMC & JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER

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WE NEVER INTENDED TO SELL THIS FINE '49... IT WAS ORIGINALLY ONE OF OUR FAMILY PROJECTS THAT WAS TO BE PASSED ON FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT. HOWEVER, O OUR DISMAY, E FOUND THAT MANY IN THE UPCOMING GENERATIONS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN CELL PHONES AND FACEBOOK THAN IN AN OLD CLASSIC CHEVY TRUCK.. WE THEREFORE OFF ONE OF OUR FINEST..

THE ONE THAT WOULD BE IN OUR COLLECTION FOREVER

IS NOW FOR SALE !

OUR FINE

'49

CHEVROLET

1/2 TON

SHORTBED

YUKON YELLOW ! !

ORIGINAL 'STOVEBOLT 6'

MOST COLLECTORS AGREE

THAT THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER OF THE EARLY CHEVROLET TRUCKS IS THE 'ADVANCED DESIGN' SERIES PRODUCED FROM 1947 THROUGH 1953..MANY PREFER THE '49 SHORTBED, /2 TON, AS THESE WERE LIGHT DUTY HAULERS IN THEIR PUREST FORM. OURS ALSO HAS THE LIGHTEST GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING OF ANY OF THE 1949 CHEVY TRUCKS.. THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT IT WAS PURCHASED AS A LIGHT DUTY HAULER AND AS SUCH, IVED A RATHER PAMPERED LIFE..IN OUR CASE, T WAS PROBABLY TRANSPORTING GOOSE FEATHERS TO A PILLOW FACTORY. THE WEIGHT RATING IS ONLY 4600 POUNDS AND IT HAS A CURB WEIGHT OF ONLY 3100 POUNDS.. NOW, F WE WERE FORCED TO DO THE MATH, HAT SOUNDS LIKE A PAYLOAD OF ONLY 1500 POUNDS MINUS THE WEIGHT OF THE PASSENGERS.. NOT EXACTLY HEAVY DUTY HAULING, S IT ? ? ACCORDING TO THE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER THAT IS FOUND IN THE FRONT LEFT DOOR JAM, UR TRUCK WAS BUILT AT THE KANSAS CITY, ISSOURI ASSEMBLY PLANT IN JULY OF 1949..

OLD CARS PRICE GUIDE

TOP VALUE RATED OF ALL 'MASS PRODUCED' CHEVROLET TRUCKS

CHECK IT OUT FOR YOURSELF...GO TO ANY OF THE MAJOR BOOKSELLERS, ORDERS, ARNES & NOBLE OR MAYBE YOUR LOCAL NEWSTAND.. PURCHASE A COPY OF THE 'OLD CARS PRICE GUIDE'. THIS PERIODICAL IS CONSIDERED TO BE "THE" PREMIER VALUE PRICE GUIDE BY MOST OLD CAR ENTHUSIASTS... ACCORDING TO THIS PUBLICATION, HE CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK FROM 1947 THROUGH 1953 IS RATED TO BE THE MOST VALUABLE, ASS PRODUCED, HEVROLET PICKUP IN THE COLLECTOR VEHICLE MARKETPLACE TODAY !!! THESE TRUCKS ARE RATED EVEN HIGHER THAN THE ULTRA SCARCE PICKUPS OF THE EARLY 1930's AND THEY HAVE A VALUE WHICH FAR EXCEEDS THE HEAVY DUTY IRON OF THE MUSCULAR 1960's..IN FACT, ECENTLYONE OF THESE TRUCKS, ESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION, nbsp;BROKE OVER THE $50,000 MARK !

THE FAMOUS "STOVEBOLT 6"

ACCORDING TO WIKIPEDIA, HESE ENGINES DERIVED THE STOVE BOLT NICKNAME WHEN THEY WERE FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1929.. THEY WERE CONSIDERED AN ENGINEERING MARVEL AND IT SURPRISED MANY TO LEARN THAT NEARLY ALL OF THE EXTERIOR ENGINE BOLTS WERE 1/4 INCH BY 20 THREAD...THESE WERE THE VERY SAME BOLTS THAT WERE USED BY MANY WOOD STOVE MANUFACTURERS OF THE TIME, HUS; STOVE BOLT SIX.. AS CAN BE SEEN IN OUR VIDEO, UR LITTLE TRUCK RUNS EXCELLENT, HIFTS THROUGH ALL OF IT'S GEARS CORRECTLY AND IT'S STEERING IS TIGHT AND TRUE..

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WE WROTE THE BOOK ONOUR "FINE '49"

CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE

AND YES, HE BOOK COMES WITH THE TRUCK..

OUR COLOR IS #234 B

YUKON YELLOW

AS YOU WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW, OU WILL SEE THE ORIGINAL COLORFADED "YUKON YELLOW"

THE BOTTOM SHINES JUST LIKE TO TOP ! ! !

LET'S START 'ER UP ! !

CLICK ON THE PICTURE ABOVE---'STOVEBOLT 6 CYLINER'216 CUBIC INCHES! ! !

DWIGHT ALEXANDER STARTED HIS CAREER IN 1948 AT 'ALVA ALLEN CHEVROLET' HERE IN CLINTON, ISSOURI...

THAT MEANS HE HAS BEEN WORKING ON THESE TRUCKS SINCE THEY WERE BRAND SPANKIN' NEW

WHO COULD POSSIBLY KNOW THEM BETTER ! !

SUCH A GREAT DEPTH OF SHINE ! ! !

EVERYTHING YOU SEE HERE IS NEW..SPEEDO CABLE, HOKE CABLE, HROTTLE CABLE, IRING HARNESS, ACUUM HOSE

ALL NEW RUBBER GROMMETS.. FROM CLASSIC PARTS OF KANSAS CITY

ABSOLUTELY THE CORRECT INTERIOR COLOR.. FROM CLASSIC PARTS OF K.C.

NEW GAGE PACKAGE, new SPEEDOMETER, new 12 VOLT GAS GAGE, new HORN BUTTON & STEERING WHEEL

C. B. Carter

with over 50 years of experience

WAS SELECTED TO DOOUR UPHOSTERY WORK

CORRECT SPANISH GRAIN VINYL FROM THE TRUCK EXPERTS AT 'JIM CARTER' RESTORATION PARTS

JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL ! !

CORRECT REPRODUCTION HEADLINER FROM 'CLASSIC PARTS OF KANSAS CITY'

JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL ! !

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VALVE COVER LETTERING IS HAND PAINTED BY CLINTON ARTIST RICHARD BROOKS

OUR LOCATION MAKES TRANSPORTATION TO EITHER COAST VERY AFFORDABLE

HEARTLAND, SA ! ! !

AND THIS IS THE KIND OF SHINE WE HAVE----UNDER THE HOOD ! !

ABOVE--ORIGINAL 'BEEP BEEP' HORN

HIDDEN TURN SIGNALS

ONE OF OUR MAJOR OBJECTIVES, AS TO BUILD AN ORIGINAL TRUCK THATWAS/IS SAFE ON THE ROADWAYS OF TODAY. TO DO THIS, E FELT THAT WE ABSOLUTELY HAD TO HAVE 'WORKING TURN SIGNALS', RONT AND REAR. FIRST, E ADDED A RIGHT HAND, OUBLE FILAMENT TAIL LIGHT AS WELL AS A DOUBLE FILAMENT BULBS TO THE ORIGINAL REPRODUCTION PARK LIGHTS. THIS IN ADDITION TO THE NEW REPRODUCTION, IGNAL READY, nbsp;WIRING HARNESS, AVE US THE REQUIRED FUNCTIONALITY WITHOUTALTERING THE ORIGINAL LOOKS. NEXT, E HAD TO HAVE A SWITCHING MECHANISM. WE REFUSED TO USE THE ADD ON, OLUMN CLAMP, FTERMARKET PLASTIC SWITCHES. THESE WERE PREVALENT IN THE MID 1970s,THEY CLAMPED ONTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE STEERING COLUMNAND WERE UGLY ! ! FURTHER, HEY RUINED THE CLEAN FEATURES OF AN ORIGINAL TRUCK. OUR SEARCH CONTINUED.. CAMERON ELECTRIC OF CLINTON, ISSOURI WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB; BUILD A SOLID STATE, IDDEN, ELF FLASHING SWITCH. SOMETHING THAT COULD BE HIDDEN UNDER THE DASH AND WOULD HAVE A REMINDER BEEPER THAT INDICATEDWHEN THE SIGNAL WAS FLASHING. THEY GAVE US EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED. THE SMALL BLACK BOX IS HIDDEN COMPLETELY UNDER THE DASH ALONG WITH A SMALL INCONSPICUOUS SWITCH. IT WORKS GREAT ! ! !

PUSH THIS SWITCH LEFT (FLASHES LEFT), USH RIGHT (FLASHES RIGHT) !

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PLEASE CHECK THE SERIAL NUMBER

ONE OF THE PRECAUTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN BY THE OLD TRUCK BUYER IS IN REGARDS TO THE SERIAL NUMBER.. IN THE LATE 40s AND EARLY 1950s, ANY STATES FOUGHT TENACIOUSLY TO THWART THE PROLIFIC MOTOR VEHICLE THIEVES.. LEGISLATORS IN SOME STATES DETERMINED THAT THE TRUE SERIAL NUMBER SHOULD BE THE ONE THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE ENGINE BLOCK, nbsp;RATHER THAN THE NUMBER THAT WAS STAMPED ON THE DOOR PLATE. THIS WORKED OUT FINE UNTIL THE OLD ENGINE WAS REPLACED AND THE SERIAL NUMBER BECAME DISCARDED. IT WAS SENT OUTWITH THE SCRAP... NOW, EARS LATER, HIS IS BECOMING AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS PROBLEM, ITH TITLES TRANSFERRED THAT SHOW A SERIAL NUMBER THAT DOES NOT MATCH----ANYTHING.... PLEASE NOTICE THE TWO PICTURES REGARDING OUR OFFERING.. WE HAVE ILLUSTRATED THAT OUR TITLE AND SERIAL NUMBER TAG MATCH PERFECTLY.. MANY CANNOT MAKE THIS CLAIM.

DECIPHERING THE SERIAL NUMBER

ACCORDING TO OUR BIG BOOK OF NUMBERS, HIS TRUCK WAS BUILT AT THE KANSAS CITY, ISSOURI ASSEMBLY PLANT IN JULY OF 1949...

FOR MORE DEPENDABLE STARTING AND LONGER BATTERY LIFE, E HAVE A 12 VOLT POWER SUPPLY !

WE HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO MAKE THIS TRUCK AS DEPENDABLE AS POSSIBLE.. NEW GAS TANK, ENDING UNIT, 2 VOLT GAS GAGE, 2 VOLT POWER SUPPLY AND ON AND ON.. THE ORIGINAL IGNITION SWITCH AND FOOT OPERATED STARTER HAVE BEEN RETAINED AND ALL OF THE GAGES WORK CORRECTLY.. OUR TIRED OLD SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT IN ANY CONDITION TO RESTORE, O WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW ONE.. IT LOOKS GREAT AND IS GUARANTEED TO WORK CORRECTLY FOR ONE FULL YEAR.. THE ORIGINAL (BEEP,BEEP)HORN ALSO WORKS AND RETAINS USE OF THE ORIGINAL STEERING WHEEL HORN BUTTON.. RATHER THAN TRYING TO REPAIR THE OLD CRACKED STEERING WHEELA BRAND NEW ONE WAS PROCURED AND PAINTED THE FACTORY COLOR.. WE ALSO OPTED FOR A BRAND NEW HORN BUTTON. ALSO IN THE ELECTRICAL DEPARTMENT, E CERTAINLY COULDN'T TAKE A CHANCE WITH THE OLD 6 VOLT WIRING. CLASSIC PARTS HAD A CORRECT WIRING HARNESS WHICH INCLUDED THE REQUIREDWIRING FOR THE ADDED TURN SIGNALS.ALSO NEW, HEBRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, IDDEN TURN SIGNAL SWITCH AND A40 AMP FUSE AT THE MAIN BREAKER... AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT LOCKING UP THE VALUABLES, S WE HAVE REPLACED BOTH EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WITH NEW CHROME REPRODUCTIONS FROM JIM CARTER'S ANTIQUE TRUCK PARTS..AS PER FACTORY SPECS, NLY THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR HAD AN OUTSIDE LOCK AND IT WORKS EXACTLY ASIT WAS DESIGNED.THE WHEELS ARE THE 16 INCH FACTORY ORIGINALS WITH THE CORRECT HUBCAP CLIPS STILL IN PLACE. WE HAVE SANDBLASTED EACH THOROUGHLY AND PAINTED AND PRIMED THEM CORRECTLY. TO THIS, HE CORRECT HAND PAINTED PINSTRIPE WAS ADDED AND 4 ORIGINAL REPRODUCTION HUBCAPS. THESE WERE PURCHASED AT JIM CARTER'S TRUCK PARTS IN INDEPENDENCE, ISSOURI.. ALSO NEW, RE THE REPRODUCTION, HROME FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS AND THE NEW FRONT HOOD BADGE. AND IF WE DIDN'T MENTION IT ABOVE----IT'S STILL PROBABLY BRAND NEW... THIS IS A FRAME OFF RESTORATION ! !

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HOW IS OUR TRUCK BETTER THAN NEW ?

HOW IS OUR TRUCK BETTER THAN NEW ?FIRE PROTECTION ! ! ! WHEN THESE 'ADVANCED DESIGNED' TRUCKS WERE ORIGINALLY ENGINEERED THEY WERE BUILT ONLY WITH PARTIAL ELECTRICAL PROTECTION. THE WIRES THAT WENT TO THE HEADLAMPS, ARKING LAMPS AND TAIL-LAMPS WERE ALL ROUTED THROUGH PROTECTIVE FUSE BOXES. HOWEVER ALL OF THE OTHER WIRES WERE CONSIDERED TO BE "AT RISK". THE MAIN LINE FROM THE STARTER TO THE GAGES, HE GAGES THEMSELVES, HE DOME LIGHT, HE FUEL GAGE WERE ALL AT RISK. A SCARY THOUGHT EVEN WITH THE STANDARD 6 VOLT ELECTRICAL. WE PROTECTED OUR TRUCK AND IT'S TOTAL 12 VOLT SYSTEM WITH A NEW MODERN, N LINE, 0 AMP FUSE THAT IS PICTURED BELOW. IT IS INSTALLED AT THE MAIN STARTER TERMINAL AND PROTECTS ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ITEMS. WE THINK THE FIRE SIRENSSHOULD SOUND ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN A PARADE.

BELOW

HAND PAINTED PINSTRIPE, UST LIKE THE ORIGINAL !

PLUS, new WIPER ARMS, ACUUM MOTOR, LADES, ROMMETS AND HOSE...

ORIGINAL FOOT OPERATED 'KICK' STARTER

UNDER THE HOOD, TS BETTER THAN NEW ! !

ATTENTION TO DETAIL

PLEASE NOTICE THAT THE STEERING COLUMN IS A DIFFERENT COLOR THAN THE DASH.

THIS IS CORRECT... GENUINE "JIM CARTER" PAINT FOR EACH..

JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL ! !

BRAND NEW HORN BUTTON ! ! !

PLEASE NOTICE THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL & FIT/FINISH

NEW FENDER WELTING, new VENT GASKET, new HOOD GASKET....

BETTER THAN ORIGINAL !

TOTALLY DISASSEMBLED FOR A QUALITY RESTORATION

BELOW; TAKING A PIGGY-BACK RIDE

REASSEMBLY

DOES THIS MAKE IT A WOODY ? ?

NEW WOOD PLUS---69 NEW CARRIAGE BOLTS-(BUT WHO'S COUNTING?)

'OFF FRAME' BED RESTORATION

OUR BED WAS TAKEN COMPLETELY OFF OF THE FRAME SO THAT WE COULD REPLACE THE WOOD CORRECTLY.. EVERY SINGLE PIECE ! ! IT IS CLEAR YELLOW PINE THAT HAS BEEN KILN DRIED AND SLOTTED/ GROOVED AS PER THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SPECS.. THIS WAS PURCHASED AT CLASSIC-PARTS OF KANSAS CITY, ISSOURI AND IT FITS WONDERFULLY..AT THE SAME TIME, E ALSO REPLACED THE METAL DIVIDER STRIPS WITH POLISHED STAINLESS STEELALONG WITHEVERY BOLT NUT AND WASHER (ALL 69 OF THEM). THIS ALSO REQUIRED THE WE REPLACE THE WOODEN BED MOUNTING BLOCKS AS WELL AND THE LONGER STAINLESS BED MOUNT BOLTS.... IT LOOKS GREAT !

CORRECT YELLOW PINE WOOD WITH STAINLESS BED STRIPS

EVERY PIECE OF THE BED (METAL AND WOOD) IS BRAND SPANKIN' NEW ! !

YOU JUST CAN'T FIND AN ORIGINAL FLOOR MORE SOLID THAN THIS ! !

INTERIOR PAINTED THE CORRECT COLOR FROM "CLASSIC PARTS" OF KANSAS CITY

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SWISH---SWISH !

FICKEN WIPER SERVICE OF BABYLON, new YORK, EBUILT OUR VACUUM WIPER MOTOR BACK TO 'LIKE NEW' CONDITION.... PRIOR TO THIS, T WAS WORKING, UT IT WAS MOVING REALLY, EALLY S - L - O - W ......NOW, T IS JUST LIKE NEW, WISHES REALLY FAST, ND IS GUARANTEED FOR THREE FULL YEARS.. WE HAVE ALSO INSTALLED A NEW VACUUM HOSE, new GROMMETS ON THE REMOTE LINKAGE AND ALL NEW ARMS AND BLADES... YOU WILL BE PLEASED !

RUST FREE ! !

PLEASE NOTICE THE LOWER CAB CORNER ON THE PICTURE ABOVE. IT IS NOT RUSTED, EVER BEEN RUSTED... WE ALWAYS START OUR PROJECTS WITH RUST FREE EXAMPLES FROM THE DRY STATE OF KANSAS... AND EVEN THEN, E HAVE TO BE PARTICULAR. OUR TRUCKS WERE SOLD NEW IN WEST CENTRAL KANSAS WHERE THE RAINFALL IS LIGHT AND THE USE OF SALT IS RESTRICTED.

RUST FREE---ALWAYS RUST FREE ! ! !

FACTORY DEMENSIONS FOR OUR FINE '49 !

BETTER THAN NEW ?

HOW IS OUR TRUCK BETTER THAN NEW ?FIRE PROTECTION ! ! ! WHEN THESE 'ADVANCED DESIGNED' TRUCKS WERE ORIGINALLY ENGINEERED THEY WERE BUILT ONLY WITH PARTIAL ELECTRICAL PROTECTION. THE WIRES THAT WENT TO THE HEADLAMPS, ARKING LAMPS AND TAIL-LAMPS WERE ALL ROUTED THROUGH PROTECTIVE FUSE BOXES. HOWEVER ALL OF THE OTHER WIRES WERE CONSIDERED TO BE "AT RISK". THE MAIN LINE FROM THE STARTER TO THE GAGES, HE GAGES THEMSELVES, HE DOME LIGHT, HE FUEL GAGE WERE ALL AT RISK. A SCARY THOUGHT EVEN WITH THE STANDARD 6 VOLT ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE. WE PROTECTED OUR TRUCK AND IT'S 12 VOLT SYSTEM WITH A NEW MODERN, N LINE, 0 AMP FUSE THAT IS PICTURED BELOW. IT IS INSTALLED AT THE MAIN STARTER TERMINAL AND PROTECTS ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED ITEMS. WE THINK THE FIRE SIRENS SHOULD SOUND ONLY WHEN YOU'RE IN A PARADE.

STOVE BOLT 6 CYLINDER

BELOW

HAND PAINTED PINSTRIPE, UST LIKE THE ORIGINAL !

NEW WIPER MOTOR, RMS, LADES, ACUUM HOSE, TC. ETC..

DWIGHT ALEXANDER HAS BEEN WORKING ON THESE TRUCKS SINCE THEY WERE NEW

WHO COULD POSSIBLY KNOW THEM BETTER ! !

NEWLY REBUILT VACUUM WIPER MOTOR FROM 'FICKEN WIPER' OF BABYLON, new YORK

THE BEST !

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BELOW; FROM OUR SPEC BOOK

NOTICE THE DUAL CHROME TAIL LIGHTS, HROME REAR BUMPER AND EVEN STAINLESS BED CHAINS !

WE'LL EVEN THROW IN THE BOOK ! !

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ABOUT US

JIM RAYSIK CHRYSLER-DODGE-JEEP & GMC TRUCKS HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 26 YEARS. WE ARE LICENSED, ONDED, NSURED AND HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FEEDBACK RATING OF 100%. WE HAVE EARNED CHRYSLER'S HIGHEST AWARD FOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR OVER 10 YEARS IN A ROW AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS OUR NEXT CUSTOMER. BUT WHERE THE HECK IS CLINTON, ISSOURI??? CLINTON IS LOCATED ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KANSAS CITY, ISSOURI ON THE SHORES OF BEAUTIFUL TRUMAN LAKE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS VEHICLE FIRST HAND, E WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU VISIT... IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN INDEPENDENT APPRAISER TO CHECK THIS OFFERING, AY WE SUGGEST... FRISTOE'S BODY SHOP, HONE 1-660-885-2622 OR BARTLETT'S BODY SHOP, HONE 1-660-885-7950. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR ADDITIONAL PICTURES, LEASE CALL JIM AT--1-800-748-7712.

ABOUT DOWNTOWN DESOTO

DOWNTOWN DESOTO WAS BUILT IN 1951 BY ARCH SADLER AND ORIGINALLY HOUSED THE SADLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY. IT WAS RESTORED IN 2004 AND NOW HAS ALL OF THE SIGHTS AND SMELLS OF YESTERDAY; INCLUDING A SHOWROOM, FULLY STOCKED PARTS DEPARTMENT, VEN A 5 CENT COKE MACHINE. ITS CURRENT OWNERS, IM AND BECKY RAYSIK USE THE FACILITY AS A COMMUNITY MUSEUM AND AS A STORAGE PLACE FOR 47 OF THE OVER 100 ANTIQUE CARS AND TRUCKS. IT IS OPENED DURING THE CITY'S 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION AND BY APPOINTMENT FOR TRAVELING CAR CLUBS..

TOM STRONGMAN OF THE KANSAS CITY STAR FLATTERED US WITH A STORY FOR THEIR SUNDAY EDITION--

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OUR NEW CHRYSLER STORE WAS JUST COMPLETED IN 2015