Pwenner: Russ Litten poses in front of his west end Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership with a brand new 1958 Chevy Bel Air. See the Chevy truck in the showroom and a poster in the window promoting a Jimmy Dean show at the old fire hall. As you'll see from pumps, Litten's sold two brands of gas at the time--Crown and American (later known as Amoco.) Mark Stewart Back then the next model year would come out in September and it was a big deal. The style changed every year. Now all cars look a like and the...

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Russ Litten poses in front of his west end Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership with a brand new 1958 Chevy Bel Air. See the Chevy truck in the showroom and a poster in the window promoting a Jimmy Dean show at the old fire hall. As you'll see from pumps, Litten's sold two brands of gas at the time--Crown and American (later known as Amoco.) Mark Stewart Back then the next model year would come out in September and it was a big deal. The style changed every year. Now all cars look a like and the...

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== Summary ==
Russ Litten poses in front of his west end Chevrolet-Oldsmobile dealership with a brand new 1958 Chevy Bel Air. See the Chevy truck in the showroom and a poster in the window promoting a Jimmy Dean show at the old fire hall.

As you'll see from pumps, Litten's sold two brands of gas at the time--Crown and American (later known as Amoco.)

Mark Stewart
Back then the next model year would come out in September and it was a big deal. The style changed every year. Now all cars look a like and there is little fanfare.

Gerald McAllister Jr.
We used to go there when the tire on our bike would go flat and the mechanics in the back would fix them and wouldn't charge anything.

Randy George
Gerald McAllister Jr. fixed flats and minor tire stuff on showroom floor just inside doorway. Had that equipment there too.

(Photo courtesy of Remember When: Maryland and Virginia)

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