Bavarian Motor Works Names New Seattle Dealer

From the Seattle Times 12/17/1967

L.E. Belcourt BMW

From the Seattle Times, 9/23/1969

Laurent E. Belcourt, 1941

Laurent E. Belcourt congratulating man from Fageol Motors on becoming a Studebaker Truck distributor , 1941

Jarvis Jeep/Lark Building, December 12, 1965

Wareham/Jarvis Studebaker

This dealership is Wareham Motor Co., 615 SE Hawthorne Boulevard, in Portland Oregon. The building remains very intact. It was built in 1926, according to the Multnomah County Assessor: <http://www.multcoproptax.org/property.asp?PropertyID=R176821>
The Wareham Motor Company was founded in 1926, and operated until 1968. In 1960, it was announced that the Wareham Motor Company, would become Jarvis Lark. In 1961, it moved into the Jarvis Jeep building, at 1300 SE Grand, in Portland. Below is a photo of Jarvis Jeep, and an ad for the opening of Jarvis Lark.

J & L Studebaker Photos

Photos of J & L Studebaker's building, 1940s (upper right), and 1980s (lower left)
Image courtesy of Whatcom County Assessor's Office.

Moller Motors Building in 1972 ad--from The Issaquah Press

Carl E Filer Greenville, PA

The End Result of the "Great Scaffolds"

Moller Motors floor plan--1971 version, circa 1995

Moller Motors Construction--May 26, 1971

Moller Motors Building in 1972 ad

Moller Motors Advertising--The Issaquah Press

Sands Motor Company Expands!

Architect's Conception of the L.E. Belcourt Building, 1927

Groundbreaking was in August, 1927; the building was finished on January 4, 1928. This building was built for W. L. Eaton, a Dodge dealer. By the 1930s, he had acquired a Hudson franchise.

W. L. Eaton had closed by 1940, and the L.E. Belcourt Co. moved into the building in 1941, and remained there until 1978.

L.E. Belcourt,1950

University Motors, as it looked in 1927

Frank E. Rhodes, Renton, as it looked in 1952

Photo courtesy of Brent Havekost, nashparts.com

LaBonte Rambler (1964)

After Frank E. Rhodes was renamed LaBonte Rambler, LaBonte sold and serviced Studebakers until the 1965 model year, according to the South King County Telephone Directory from 1964. The building looks very similar to one in Grants Pass, Oregon :

L. E. Belcourt Interior--Used Car Department, 1941