Edward Davis (car dealer)
Edward Davis | |
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Born |
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States | February 27, 1911
Died |
May 3, 1999 88) Detroit, Michigan, United States | (aged
Other names | Edward Davis |
Known for | First African American inductee to the Automotive Hall of Fame, Headed Detroit public bus system |
Edward Davis (February 27, 1911 – May 3, 1999) was an American car dealer. He had a Studebaker dealership from 1939[1] or 1940[2] until Studebaker went bankrupt in 1956, and a Chrysler franchise from 1963 to 1971.[2][3]:24 In 1996 he became the first black inductee in the Automotive Hall of Fame.[2][4] His autobiography, One Man's Way, was published in 1979.[5]
References
- ↑ "1939 : Davis Motor Sales Opens" (PDF). Makingtracks.org. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- 1 2 3 "Edward Davis". Automotive Hall of Fame. 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ↑ "American Car Dealership". Books.google.com. p. 70. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
- ↑ Johnson Publishing Company (1 February 1999). Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. pp. 46–. ISSN 0021-5996.
- ↑ Ed Davis (1979). One Man's Way. E. Davis Associates.
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