Collier Motors was an American Motors (AMC) franchised dealership located on business U.S. Route 117 in Pikeville, North Carolina. Owner Robert Collier still sells AMC and Jeep vehicles and parts, as well as scrap that are kept at the original location of the business.
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Background
Robert Collier established Collier Motors in 1955 as a single entrepreneur while in his 20s. His father was also in the automobile business and continued working until he was in his 80s. The Collier family had a longstanding relationship with AMC from the 1950s until the company was partially purchased by Renault in 1979. After AMC started importing Renaults, Robert Collier decided he preferred to sell only domestic-designed and built AMC cars. Rather than selling new Renault-derived passenger cars, such as the Alliance, Collier continued to sell the pre-Renault stock he already had on the lot and focus on older AMC cars and Jeep vehicles. American Motors was bought by Chrysler in 1987.
The 5-acre (2.0 ha) property is on the west side of old U.S. Route 117. By 2010, the business was described as having "vehicles and parts slowly returning to the soil."
In May 2015, Collier Motors was featured on History Channel show American Pickers.
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Business
Collier Motors sits frozen in time. Although the lot is overgrown with weeds, Collier continues to sell whole cars and parts, although many of them are in poor shape as they have been sitting on the lot since the early 1980s. They include 1970s and 1980-model AMCs, such as Gremlins, Pacers, Matadors, Javelins, Eagles, and Concords. Many retain their original window stickers. Everything is for sale, but an appointment is needed.
Historic vehicles
The AMC vehicles that were personally owned by Robert Collier include unique historic examples, including Barry Goldwater's "flashy" black two-seat AMX muscle car with a "tricked-out dash", two Alabama Highway Patrol Javelins, and a Nash from the 1991 movie The Marrying Man.
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Further reading
- Cotter, Tom; Martin, Keith (2010). "The good, the bad, and the lucky: Pikeville Purgatory". The Corvette in the Barn: More Great Stories of Automotive Archaeology. MBI Publishing. pp. 239-234. ISBN 978-0-7603-3797-4. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- Jancer, Matthew (April 2012). "Collier AMC Dealership - The Living Dead". Hot Rod Magazine. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
External links
- "Pikeville dealership sells cars of the past" (video). WRAL-TV. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
Collier Motors in the Wayne County town of Pikeville sells cars made by the now-defunct American Motors Corporation, a small car company that made a big impact. Gremlins, Pacers, Matadors, Rebels -- all AMCs, all classic American icons.
- "Collier Motors". www.bangshift.com. August 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- "Lost Dealerships of The Southeast US". route66rambler.com. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- Strohl, Daniel (8 May 2008). "Still more old AMC dealerships spotted in North Carolina". Hemmings Motor News. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- "Today's trip to Collier Motors AMC". amccars.net. June-July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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