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Before constructing a new brick facility across the street, Gallatin Motor Company operated a Ford dealership from the McClaskey Building (later to house Woodruff Ice Cream Factory) at 211 North Main Street. New Ford Model-T cars are shown at right. The newspaper office of the Gallatin North Missourian was next door at left. Gallatin Motors later moved across the street into new facilities. (date unknown)
New Ford Model-T cars were available for sale at Gallatin Motor Company which did business from the McClaskey Building located on North Main Street in Gallatin, MO. The building featured a freight elevator so that vehicles could be stored or repaired upstairs on the second level. The newspaper office of the Gallatin North Missourian is shown at left while a portion of the porch fronting the Gallatin Democrat is at right.
This is the Gallatin Motor Company building under construction at 212 North Main Street. The facility was “fireproof” and measured 130×120 feet at a cost of about $40,000. Joe Tate managed the family business at the time of this construction. In the background is the steeple of Kenney Chapel (Baptist church).
During the period of 1917-20 Gallatin Motor Company was a Ford dealership, operating from its brick facility at 212 North Main Street in Gallatin, MO.
This group photo is the employee “family” of Gallatin Motor Company while it operated as a Ford dealership under leadership of Joe Tate. Shown front row from left are Jeff Whitfield, ?, ?, ?, Stub Graham, ?, Frank VanBeber (mechanic), ?, ?; back row — Joe Tate, ?, ?, “Red” Evans (mechanic), ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, Barney Cowens, Billie Grimes (car washer).
Gallatin Motor Company was a Ford dealership (1917-20) and sold Skelly gasoline from a streetside pump at 212 North Main Street in Gallatin, MO. Later the business gained widespread notoriety as a Chevrolet dealership, especially in truck sales.
This workshop area is for vehicle repairs at Gallatin Motors. The dealership was located at 212 North Main in 1936.
This workshop area is for vehicle repairs at Gallatin Motors. The dealership was located at 212 North Main in 1936.
New models of cars for sale at Gallatin Motors were displayed in the showroom. The dealership was located at 212 North Main Street.
Hubert Tate, center, owned and operated Gallatin Motors at 212 North Main Street. At right is Bob Hill, service manager.
Gallatin Motor Company was once one of the larger Chevrolet dealerships in Northwest Missouri. The dealership was located at 212 North Main in Gallatin, MO, owned and operated by the Tate family.
This is the parts department at Gallatin Motors when the dealership was located at 212 North Main in 1936.
Business desks and parts dominated this portion of Gallatin Motors when the dealership was located at 212 North Main in 1936.
These are the showroom offices at Gallatin Motors in 1936 when the dealership was located at 212 North Main Street.
Working at Gallatin Motors in 1936 are, front row from left — Barney Cowans, -?-, Charley Cowans; back row — mechanics Willie Boyer and Claude Musick; front end gas attendant Fred Thomas; service manager Fred Thomas; and gas attendant Stub Graham.
This group photo is the employee “family” of Gallatin Motor Company. Kneeling from left, are John L. Binney (parts mgr.), Junior Hockensmith (salesman), Arnold Tolen (service dept.), “Tut” McAfee (service dept.), Bob Hill (service mgr.), Hobart Ward (mechanic), Ralph Buckingham (service dept.); back row from left are Noble Green (mechanic), __ Davis (parts), Buster Gordon (body shop), Boyd Ferguson (body shop), Hubert Tate (owner), Forrest “Frosty” Murray (mechanic), Walter Hays (maintenance), Lyle Green (mechanic), Jay Tarwater (parts).
Employees with families of Gallatin Motor Company in 1964 are, front from left: Patty Whotron Melba Warnes, Pearl Hagar, Charlott Bashford, Lisa Bashford, Debbie Frost, Ruth Frost, Duane Frost, Greg Frost, Norma Burns, __ Hale, Judy Tate; 2nd row — Hubert Tate, Mrs. Mark Terry, Bill Gordon, Pam Tate, Nancy Gordon, Janet Selby, Gladys Selby, Buster Burns, Nevins Burns, Mark Terry, Jim Hagar, Winnie Tate, Steve Tate, Joe Tate, Pat Tate; 3rd row — Rob Crockett, Buster Gordon, Wilma Gordon, Seth Selby, Carle Hale, Ronnie Burns, Danny Warnes, Phil Tate, Bobby Whorton, Larry Bashford, Earl Tomlin, Mike Warnes, Nevin Warnes.
Gallatin Motors displayed used vehicles for sale on a car lot located at 601 South Main Street in Gallatin, MO. This was just north of the cap factory (circa 1965).
During its last years of operation, Gallatin Motors sold Honda motorcycles from this brick building located at 701 South Main Street while still locating its Chevrolet franchise on North Main Street. The motorcycle business later sold to Lyle Warford who moved it to Pattonsburg, MO.
