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[[Image:Jim Skinner Ford.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Jim Skinner Ford, March 2011]] | [[Image:Jim Skinner Ford.jpg|right|275px|thumb|Jim Skinner Ford, March 2011]] | ||
'''Jim Skinner Ford''' is an automobile dealership located at 9924 [[Parkway East]] in [[Huffman]]. Founded | '''Jim Skinner Ford''' is an automobile dealership located at 9924 [[Parkway East]] in [[Huffman]]. Founded at 2109 [[Avenue E Ensley | ||
Avenue R]] [[Ensley]] by [[Jim Skinner]] in September [[1958]], the dealership moved to its current location in [[1974]]. | |||
The dealership was known for a long-running series of commercials in which Skinner poked fun at himself. The series was refreshed in the 1980s with the participation of Skinner's sons, [[Jim Skinner, Jr|Jimmy]] and [[Bobby Skinner|Bobby]]. After Jim Skinner died in [[2007]] ownership of the business fell to his sons. | The dealership was known for a long-running series of commercials in which Skinner poked fun at himself. The series was refreshed in the 1980s with the participation of Skinner's sons, [[Jim Skinner, Jr|Jimmy]] and [[Bobby Skinner|Bobby]]. After Jim Skinner died in [[2007]] ownership of the business fell to his sons. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Williams, Roy L. (September 28, 2008) "On the Record - Bobby and Jimmy Skinner of Jim Skinner Ford in Birmingham predict SUV sales will pick up when gas prices decline." | * Williams, Roy L. (September 28, 2008) "On the Record - Bobby and Jimmy Skinner of Jim Skinner Ford in Birmingham predict SUV sales will pick up when gas prices decline." {{BN}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Auto dealerships]] | [[Category:Auto dealerships]] | ||
[[Category:Parkway East]] | [[Category:Parkway East]] | ||
[[Category:Ensley]] | [[Category:Avenue E Ensley]] | ||
[[Category:1958 establishments]] | [[Category:1958 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:1974 buildings]] | [[Category:1974 buildings]] | ||
Revision as of 20:18, 1 April 2013
Jim Skinner Ford is an automobile dealership located at 9924 Parkway East in Huffman. Founded at 2109 [[Avenue E Ensley Avenue R]] Ensley by Jim Skinner in September 1958, the dealership moved to its current location in 1974.
The dealership was known for a long-running series of commercials in which Skinner poked fun at himself. The series was refreshed in the 1980s with the participation of Skinner's sons, Jimmy and Bobby. After Jim Skinner died in 2007 ownership of the business fell to his sons.
References
- Williams, Roy L. (September 28, 2008) "On the Record - Bobby and Jimmy Skinner of Jim Skinner Ford in Birmingham predict SUV sales will pick up when gas prices decline." The Birmingham News
External links
- Jim Skinner Ford website