![]() ![]() We Welcome Your Feedback and Commentsĭo you have questions or comments for us? We'd love to hear them! Fill out the form and we will get back to you as soon as possible. You may also contact us and let us know what vehicle you are searching for and we can look for you. Please visit us again soon and try searching again. We refresh our inventory multiple times throughout the day. You can contact us to find what you’re looking for.You might have accidentally typed the wrong information in the keyword search.The search criteria you are using may be too specific.The vehicle may have been recently sold or removed from our inventory.(All dates in the second-to-last paragraph came from appearances in the Daily Herald.Comments: No Vehicle Results Found We’re sorry - but there are no vehicles in our inventory matching your search criteria. Now that the Pontiac line has been phased out, Franklin-Weber will be remembered as THE Pontiac dealership in Schaumburg Township. We knocked down the entire store and rebuilt it.” The location is now Napleton’s Schaumburg Buick GMC. Napleton in the issue of the Daily Herald, “We felt it was time to update the grounds so in the spring of 2004, we put in new landscaping a new parking lot and lighting. In November 2001, it became known as Schaumburg Pontiac GMC and was purchased by Steve Napleton. With a slogan of “Nobody Beats Our Price,” Franklin-Weber proved their worth and stayed in business for quite a number of years until it became Larry Faul Pontiac sometime in 1985/86 followed by Harbor Pontiac in late 1996. According to an article in the October 18 edition of the Daily Herald, Schaumburg Police Chief, Martin Conroy noted that Franklin Weber was the only dealership to submit a bid for four new police cars. Art Danz of Hoffman Estates was named used car manager and John Soderholm would be the parts department manager.Īfter opening on July 29, 1968, the dealership got busy and by October of that same year were already gaining the appreciation of the local villages. ![]() Herb Gibson, a Hoffman Estates village trustee, was hired to be insurance-finance manager and involved in sales. ![]() John Mathias’ partner was Nicholas Bergadon who was vice-president and sales manager at the new location. They offered “new Pontiacs and fully guaranteed used cars in addition to a complete service and parts department.” A body shop and complete insurance –finance division were part of the business as well. ( Daily Herald, July 17, 1968) Considering Franklin-Weber began its franchise in 1926 and was Chicago’s oldest Pontiac dealer at the time, it was obviously quite a decision to take the leap and move to the area. The 22,000 square foot facility cost $500,000 to build. Golf Road, just west of Roselle under the oversight of Dick Frankis. Anticipating the coming boom, John Mathias, president of the dealership, moved his dealership from Chicago to Schaumburg. That was the year Franklin-Weber Pontiac jumped to the front of the Golf Road car dealers and opened its doors. The dream of being able to purchase a car in Schaumburg Township didn’t become a reality until 1968. Needless to say, for most of these new residents who moved from Chicago, a car was an absolute must. To get to a grocery, hardware or clothing store it was necessary to drive to Roselle, Palatine or Elgin. When the first residents of Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg began moving in, they were virtually surrounded by farm fields. Schaumburg Township District jrozek Posted on NovemMaCategories Car Dealerships 6 Comments on BUYING A CAR IN SCHAUMBURG TOWNSHIP FRANKLIN-WEBER PONTIAC: THEY BUILT EXCITEMENT! Schaumburg AMC (Pacer, Gremlin, Hornet, Matador).Robert Harris’ Woodfield Oldsmobile/GMC Truck. ![]()
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