36couper

I received my shipping report today. My '63 was sold by Luby Chev in Baltimore MD. It's now in my garage in Canada.
A quick google search turned up next to nothing .
Any Baltimore area members know anything of Luby? I suspect they have changed hands a few times in 50 years

shemp

Luby used to be downtown on E. Monument street. They were bought by the Anderson automotive group in the early 90s. Shemp.

Chuck Gongloff

I remember Luby Chevrolet, as Shemp stated, on Monument St. in Baltimore.

Didn't know what happened to the dealership.

I worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital in the early to mid 1970's and would pass the place often.

http://articles.baltimoresun.com/199...rolet-mortimer

Chuck

ralphspears

I worked at Luby in Boston from 1967-1972 They closed in 1978

MaineDoc

Do I remember a plate frame that said "I love Luby"? I grew up outside of Boston and seem to recall such a phrase.

36couper

Were there two Luby's? I think my report said Baltimore.

ejboyd5

Luby Chevrolet was on Boylston Street in Boston, just West of Park Drive. I visited it several times in the mid/later 60s while I was at law school. I believe it closed in the early 70s. They did indeed have "I Love Luby" key rings.

6T7L71CPE

I don't know if they were related but there was a Luby Chevrolet in Miami also.

tbarb

I most certainly do remember Luby Chevrolet in Baltimore, I was born and raised just a few blocks from there. That's where my Father bought his first 1962 Chevrolet Impala. Luby's showroom window was typical of many in that era with a big glass showroom. The dealership was where Monument street and Madison street split and the business was located at the tip of that triangle.

That old Impala was a good car from my memory, dad called it "shehasta" she-has-ta, it took me until recently to figure out what he meant by that. I think when we took a trip to Miami Fl. in 1970 he was prepared to leave it if there were car problems but shehasta make it back home like it always did. The car went down and back without a hitch.

I LOVE LUBY must have been used by both dealerships..

36couper

Great story tbarb.
I wonder what the chances are of the new owner of Luby's (Anderson) having a record of who bought my 63 new?

Donald #31176

AD Anderson Chevrolet at Edmonston Ave is gone too. Used to have a parts guy named Vernon who knew practically all the Corvette P/Ns.

36couper

I have a copy of the Maryland Department of Transportation MV Title dated 10.17.77
The name on the title was James Keith Arnold of Parksville. I tried googling the name but came up empty handed. It would be interesting to know the history of my 63.

Chuck Gongloff

At the triangle created by Monument and Madison Streets in East Baltimore. (East side of Baltimore)

Chuck Gongloff

AD Anderson is long gone too.

Vern Bessling was the parts guy. Ken Jestes was the parts dept. manager. Ken lives in Tennessee now. We stay in touch.

Chip Hosfelt? (spelling) owned the dealership.

AD Anderson used to sponsor the Corvette Club of Baltimore, of which I was a member at the time.

Chuck

tbarb

You know Chuck, that's where my 67 was delivered new. The original owner was a pharmacist, probably went to school at U. of Md. when I spoke with him he lived in western Md.

He traded a 65 for the 67.

Chuck Gongloff

A D Anderson was THE high performance dealer in Baltimore. They sold lots of Corvettes, Camaros, Chevelles, etc. etc.

They were located on Edmondson Avenue (Rt. 40 West). Not sure what happened to the old dealership buildings. That neighborhood became pretty rugged in the mid to late 1970's.

The old CCB used to meet there.

If you look in old Corvette magazines from the 70's and maybe even the early 80's, Anderson usually had large ads touting performance parts, Corvette stuff, etc.

Chuck

C1 driver

Wasn't the Boston Luby Chevrolet in the area of Fenway Park?

ralphspears

1280 Boylston St. showroom,,,, 16 Kilmarnock st parts and service

Chuck Gongloff

Here are some photos of Luby Chevrolet "memorabilia", sent to me by Ralph Spears........ Neat stuff.................

injctd

MY 65 rdstr was sold new by Luby Chevrolet at Queens Blvd., Forest Hills NY.