Collier Motors
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Collier Motors is an American Motors (AMC) dealership in Pikeville, North Carolina. It is the last existing operational dealership for AMC, which was bought by Chrysler in 1987. The dealership is owned by Robert Collier.[1]
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[edit] History
The Collier family had a longstanding relationship with AMC from the 1950s until the company was partially purchased by Renault in 1979.[2] Rather than move toward selling the Renault Encore derived vehicles that AMC increasingly concentrated on marketing during its last years in business, Collier continued to sell the existing stock already on the lot.
[edit] Current
In spite of the lot being overgrown with weeds, Collier continues to sell whole cars and parts, although many of them are in poor shape as they have been sitting on the lot since the early 1980s. These existing vehicles include 1970s and 1980-model AMCs, such as Gremlins, Pacers, Matadors, Javelins, Eagles, Concords, etc. Many of them retain their original window stickers.
[edit] Rare vehicles collection
Robert Collier himself owns a number of famous AMC vehicles. These include Barry Goldwater's AMX musclecar[1][3], 2 Alabama Highway Patrol Javelins, as well as the Nash from the 1991 movie "The Marrying Man" (starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger).[2]
