Our 50th Corvette Sale Since We Started Actively Selling Them in 2007

We just sold our 50th Corvette since we started actively selling them in 2007. (We should mention that Ray probably sold 50 per year back in the 70’s, but records from back then are hard to come by and the people who have been at West Park since the 70’s seem to have developed a slight case of exaggerating past achievements. I suspect it might be hereditary! - Jer

Ray Is Off To El Salvador

Ray has left for El Salvador today and will be back at work next week Thursday. He along with others are in the process of helping the village of La Linea – about 3000 people – relocate to a new location because the ground under the current village is unstable enough that the next major storm will send everything crashing down the mountain side. About ½ of the families in La Linea have been living in “temporary plastic shelters” for the last 2 years.

A new piece of land has been purchased, architectural drawings for the village have been completed and money has been collected for a water system.

The purpose of this trip is to meet with community leaders to put final plans in place and find out from them exactly what Build a Village needs to do to help them make this new village a reality.

Click the link below if you are interested in learning more about Build A Village.

Build A Village

Merry Clunkmas, I Mean, "Christmas!"

We just took our decked-out, clunkerific entry to the Christmas parade. It was towed by a little 120 snowmobile.  Once again, the organizers of Altona's Tree Lighting Celebration did a fantasic job!

And here is West Park's tree for 2011!

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween from some "new faces" and the rest of the staff at West Park. May your day be filled with sugar!

A Piece Of Jerry Bruckheimer Comes to West Park

 

A piece of Jerry Bruckheimer comes to West Park. It turns out that the black 2010 Chev Corvette Convertible that we purchased from General Motors back in spring actually was the personal car of famous Hollywood producer, Jerry Bruckheimer, for use when he was at his home in Kentucky. As I was sorting through the glove box material in preparation for delivery I came across an insurance card showing ...that while it was always owned by General Motors, it was insured by Jerry Bruckheimer Inc. My first thought was that it might have been used in a movie or TV show. I called the dealer in Kentucky that delivered it to get the scoop. He informed me that every year GM provides Jerry with a Corvette to use as a thank you for all of the GM vehicles that he showcases in his TV shows and movies. In the fall of 2009 our black Corvette was delivered to Jerry. The twists and turns in the car business will never cease to amaze me. - Jer

Corvettes Sold to Date

It seems we have people coming up to us all the time asking, “Where does a dealership from Altona sell all of those Corvettes to?” In short, the answer is all over Canada! For those who want more detail we have compiled the list below.  We feel lucky to have been part of this many Corvette sales. From a purely practical sense we think more people right here in Altona will be able to justify a Corvette purchase in the near future. Since we live in the hail capital of Canada, a Corvette is really the only choice of vehicle to drive since it can take almost any hail storm in stride without any damage. Think of all of the money that can be saved on MPI deductibles alone!

Just Sold: ZR1

Joanne just sold her first Corvette! It wasn't just any Corvette, she sold the most powerful, most expensive production Corvette ever made, a ZR1! A couple flew out from Toronto, stayed in Altona for night and drove their ZR1 home the next day.

2nd Hail Storm of the Summer

 

On July 4th the Altona area experienced severe weather including hail. One month to the day later on August 4th, you guessed it … Altona had its second hail storm of the summer. When the ice cleared, we found a yard full of damaged new and used vehicles at West Park. But every cloud has a silver lining. If you have been thinking that this is the year to purchase a new or used car, truck, van or sport utility, you won’t find a better time than RIGHT NOW at West Park. As a valued customer, we want you to be the first to know about our 135 hail damaged vehicles. New and used stock will be cleared at prices reduced by $1000’s of dollars. All new inventory is available right now at GM Employee Price, LESS the Hail Discount. Last week these vehicles were some of the finest in southern Manitoba. This week their looks are letting them down just a bit. But beauty is only skin deep. If you’re looking for a bargain, don’t wait to buy what’s left over – get down here early! The HAIL SALE starts now!

 

Lot Work

Jer is almost finished "working" on our lot again this spring.  New rock has been spread and the vehicles should be back in neat rows before the end of the week.  For this wanna be farmer its a great change from the regular day to day tasks, especially when his 3 little girls can join him!

Vehciles on the Snow Ramp

Our vehicles are up on the snow ramp. The dump truck made it half way up. We'll try again when the hill has hardened some more!

Construction of Our Snow Ramp

We decided to put our mountain of snow that has accumulated from clearing our lot to good use and build a snow ramp for our vehicles. L.E.T. Construction arrived today with their backhoe and got right to work. When it's completed and we have vehicles parked on top, we hope to do another post.  You can also check out the video of the construction on West Park's Youtube channel by clicking this link: http://www.youtube.com/westparkgm#p/a/u/0/mwkd50D9Dmc