Guys,
I grew up in NJ, near Perth Amboy, and as a young man, remember Pollkowitz Buick Cadillac 233 New Brunswick Ave, Perth Amboy N.J as the premier dealer in the area.
In "the old days", the 60's-70's I owned and drove daily a number of Cadillacs, a 48 sedanette, a 57 ElDorado, a 56 CDV, 68 CDV, and several others amd Polkowitz was always a good stop for parts and to wander the showroom and admire the latest offerings. Several friends and friends fathers worked there. I especially rememberriding on the back of the Polkowitz house Harley Servi-Car on a parts run from Perth Amboy to Elizabeth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley-Davidson_Servi-Car
I'm retired now and presently have a 57 Fleetwood.
I've been hunting for Polkowitz memorabilia for a while now with no luck.
I moved from NJ to NC a few years ago so my search is relegated to the internet. If anyone has or knows of any Polkowitz items for sale please contact me.
richneary@aol.com
Thanks, and happy motoring,
Rich
In the late eighties, I attended law school with Stuart Polkowitz. I remember him telling me at the time that the business had come down through his family and that his father and his uncle were running it. He also said that for many years, their store had been one of the highest dollar volume GM dealerships in the country.
At that time (1989) he said that he thought that the best days of the car business generally were in the past.
I haven't seen him in decades and sometimes wonder what he is doing now.
When did the dealership close or change hands?
This news from 1987.
http://tinyurl.com/kvk393z
and this from 1994
http://tinyurl.com/kdz8rzx
There is now a LARGE Cadillac dealer in nearby Woodbridge NJ, McGuire.
Perhaps they bought the franchise????
I'd sure like to find a key fob, License plate frame or ??? to memorialize the influence Polkowitz Motors had on me as a young man.
Rich,
I know this is old, but I was wondering if you ever found anything? I recently acquired a 60 Buick LeSabre that was originally purchased here and would like to get some memorabilia.
Thanks,
Tom
You might try to PM Rich Neary, he hasn't been on these forums since March of 2020.
My wife worked at Polkowitz Motors in the seventies and eighties. It was sold to McGuire that moved the business to its current location on Route 9. I will look around to see if I still have any memorabilia. My wife worked in the Fleet Sales dept. with Phil Davis.