Bill Gonzales, Buick in Burnsville

[Bad Boattail]

I have this little dealer-logo on the rear of my boothlid, saying: Bill Gonzales, Buick in Burnsville.

Is this dealer still around? Couldn't find anything on the internet.
And is this the same Buick dealer on the licenseplate frame in the photo? Found this plateholder here in the Netherlands on a 67 Wildcat.

[bobc455]

Bad,

By 100% coincidence, I happen to be staying in a hotel room in Burnsville Minnesota tonight.

I looked in the phone book for you, no sign of a Gonzalez Buick (there are probably 15 other Buick dealers here though).

-Bob Cunningham

[Bad Boattail]

Thanks for looking Bob,

But I think there are more places called Burnsville in the USA?
Can't find anything on http://www.google.com
Is there a Burnsville in CA?

[flynbuick]

Go to www.weather.com and type in Burnsville but not the state. It will prompt you with all the states having a city with that name. For example there is a Burnsville here in NC. In addition to MN there is Mississippi and West Virginia.

[BillMah52]

Los Angeles, CA

[lapham3@aol.com]

This dealer in Burnsville, Mn. has apparently gone away now. I think they sold Buicks and Toyotas. Now just Toyotas at the location under another name. Back in about '95-6 I found a nice, original '66 Riv there that had been traded in on a Toyota pickup. Yes-the other dealer is Los Angeles

[nailhead55]

The licence fram you have is for a Buick dealer in Los Angeles, Ca.. I can find no mention of the dealer in Burnsville, Mn. in the telephone directory I have, dated Feb 2003. Hope this helps.
Nailhead 55 (formerly from Minneapolis, Mn.)

[v6plus2]

Badboatail; I know Bill Gonzalas. Yes he was a Buick dealer in Burnsville Mn. He sold out a few years ago and moved to California. His old building is now a Honda Dealership. I know he and his wife . His wife's father was Win Stephens , another Buick dealer here in Minnesota that just closed after 80 years in business here in Minneapolis. Both my father and myself worked for Win Stephens for many years.

[nailhead55]

Tim, the world just got a lot smaller. I also worked for Win in the middle 60's. I was a mechanic on the night shift.
When did you work there?

Walt Carlson
hcarlson@rangenet.com