67 Custom Camper in for service - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**HO455** · 02-16-2017, 05:42 PM

Drove by Wentworth Chevy and saw this short wide in the service bay and today it's out in the back lot, so I had to get a picture. It's pretty solid looking with gauges. Plus it has three gas tank fills. Two on the driver's side and one on the passenger.

**HO455** · 12-05-2019, 02:40 PM

Sad times in stump town.

The Wentworth Chevytown downtown is no more. They were in this location since the 1920's. I don't know where I will be able to look through old parts books for information now.

https://www.bizjournals.com/portland...wo-of-its.html

**burb71** · 12-05-2019, 07:02 PM

Man that kills me, I hate seeing the BIG 3 losing out in the car market to Kia, Toyota and all the other foreign makes.
The Truck market is GM and Fords last hope, and even there they are losing ground every day.
Pay attention to this, its kind of funny. The next time you see a car or truck with a, "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" decal, well most that I see down here are on foreign cars, sad!

RustyBucket · 12-05-2019, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by burb71

Pay attention to this, its kind of funny. The next time you see a car or truck with a, "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" decal, well most that I see down here are on foreign cars, sad!

..... If it's a Silverado or a Sierra it was built in MEXICO

Barnfind46 · 12-05-2019, 08:12 PM

Yeah, and the Toyota Tundra is made in Texas.

57taskforce · 12-06-2019, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by RustyBucket

..... If it's a Silverado or a Sierra it was built in MEXICO

Are all of them in Mexico now? My ‘18 Sierra 2500 was built in Fort Wayne...

RustyBucket · 12-06-2019, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by 57taskforce

Are all of them in Mexico now? My ‘18 Sierra 2500 was built in Fort Wayne...

Apparently some are and some aren't, depends on what site you're reading. Some of 'em say just the crewcabs.

**72 tigger** · 12-06-2019, 05:54 AM

I live 30 miles from the Ft Wayne plant, still going strong

yuccales · 12-06-2019, 08:32 AM

Sad topic, great comparison pics. We had a Ford dealer become a Chevy dealer which became a Subaru dealer, now it's a theater.

outfield · 12-06-2019, 07:02 PM

Hey there HO455, you sure get around. Its fun seeing all the PDX pictures and old trucks!

My '69 K20 was sold through Ed Randall Chev, which was at 107 SE Grande Ave, at least until '69...

**HO455** · 12-06-2019, 08:27 PM

That's interesting as that is the address of the above photos. Wentworth must have bought them out and moved in at some point after 1969. I can get some photos of the other side of the building with the service entrance and the indoor show room if you would like. It doesn't look like it has changed much from back in the day.

weim55 · 03-31-2020, 08:06 PM

HO455, Thought you might get a kick out of this: this license plate frame has been on the back of my uncles 1965 Ford falcon for close to 50 years. It was on the car when the vehicle was willed to him by his neighbor back in the 70s. The stunner is Eugene Wentworth is my uncle’s actual name (!?) an absolutely bizarre coincidence! I never thought to look the dealership up on the net, your thread made me put two and two together. Certainly this frame must’ve come from that dealership ?

Steve weim55 Colorado

**HO455** · 04-02-2020, 09:17 AM

That IS COOL! I wonder if Wentworth started in Eugene and moved or expanded in to Portland or the other way around?

**truckster** · 04-02-2020, 10:05 AM

The Chevy dealership I worked for when I was a teenager is long gone. It seems like no one even remembers it was there. Almost all the dealerships around here are owned by two or three mega-dealers.

MacataQ · 04-02-2020, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 57taskforce

Are all of them in Mexico now? My ‘18 Sierra 2500 was built in Fort Wayne...

sad days indeed, the last GMC sierra rolled off the line up here in Oshawa, Ontario
December 18, 2019.
only bright spot is it was raffled off to former employees, with the proceeds going to charity.
the guy who won it (1 $30 Ticket) got a custom plate as an ode to GM Canada’s founder Robert Samuel McLaughlin.
Mac

02-16-2017, 05:42 PM	#1
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,803	67 Custom Camper in for service Drove by Wentworth Chevy and saw this short wide in the service bay and today it's out in the back lot, so I had to get a picture. It's pretty solid looking with gauges. Plus it has three gas tank fills. Two on the driver's side and one on the passenger. Attached Images __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban the WMB,1991 S(stink)-10 Blazer,1969 GTO, 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird. 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

12-05-2019, 02:40 PM	#2
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,803	Re: 67 Custom Camper in for service Sad times in stump town. The Wentworth Chevytown downtown is no more. They were in this location since the 1920's. I don't know where I will be able to look through old parts books for information now. https://www.bizjournals.com/portland...wo-of-its.html Attached Images __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban the WMB,1991 S(stink)-10 Blazer,1969 GTO, 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird. 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377 Last edited by HO455; 12-05-2019 at 02:41 PM. Reason: Forgot link.

12-05-2019, 07:02 PM	#3
burb71 Active Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ft. Myers, Fl Posts: 1,711	Re: 67 Custom Camper in for service Man that kills me, I hate seeing the BIG 3 losing out in the car market to Kia, Toyota and all the other foreign makes. The Truck market is GM and Fords last hope, and even there they are losing ground every day. Pay attention to this, its kind of funny. The next time you see a car or truck with a, "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN" decal, well most that I see down here are on foreign cars, sad!

12-05-2019, 08:12 PM	#5
Barnfind46 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 485	Re: 67 Custom Camper in for service Yeah, and the Toyota Tundra is made in Texas. __________________ 68' with no bells or whistles unless I add'em.

12-06-2019, 05:54 AM	#8
72 tigger Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berne IN Posts: 3,206	Re: 67 Custom Camper in for service I live 30 miles from the Ft Wayne plant, still going strong __________________ 71 C10 72 K20 72 K10 Super Kirk

12-06-2019, 08:32 AM	#9
yuccales Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northern Calif. Posts: 3,588	Re: 67 Custom Camper in for service Sad topic, great comparison pics. We had a Ford dealer become a Chevy dealer which became a Subaru dealer, now it's a theater.

12-06-2019, 07:02 PM	#10
outfield Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 387	Re: 67 Custom Camper in for service Hey there HO455, you sure get around. Its fun seeing all the PDX pictures and old trucks! My '69 K20 was sold through Ed Randall Chev, which was at 107 SE Grande Ave, at least until '69... Attached Images

12-06-2019, 08:27 PM	#11
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,803	Re: 67 Custom Camper in for service That's interesting as that is the address of the above photos. Wentworth must have bought them out and moved in at some point after 1969. I can get some photos of the other side of the building with the service entrance and the indoor show room if you would like. It doesn't look like it has changed much from back in the day. __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban the WMB,1991 S(stink)-10 Blazer,1969 GTO, 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird. 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

03-31-2020, 08:06 PM	#12
weim55 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Larkspur, Colorado Posts: 904	Re: 67 Custom Camper in for service HO455, Thought you might get a kick out of this: this license plate frame has been on the back of my uncles 1965 Ford falcon for close to 50 years. It was on the car when the vehicle was willed to him by his neighbor back in the 70s. The stunner is Eugene Wentworth is my uncle’s actual name (!?) an absolutely bizarre coincidence! I never thought to look the dealership up on the net, your thread made me put two and two together. Certainly this frame must’ve come from that dealership ? Steve weim55 Colorado Attached Images Last edited by weim55; 04-02-2020 at 12:34 PM.

04-02-2020, 09:17 AM	#13
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 10,803	Re: 67 Custom Camper in for service That IS COOL! I wonder if Wentworth started in Eugene and moved or expanded in to Portland or the other way around? __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban the WMB,1991 S(stink)-10 Blazer,1969 GTO, 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird. 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377

04-02-2020, 10:05 AM	#14
truckster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 7,794	Re: 67 Custom Camper in for service The Chevy dealership I worked for when I was a teenager is long gone. It seems like no one even remembers it was there. Almost all the dealerships around here are owned by two or three mega-dealers. __________________ I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. - Thomas Jefferson



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