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Article: Obituaries.(NEWS)(Obituary)(Brief article)
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- Automotive News
- Article date:
- July 6, 2009
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Frank Crippen
CORAL GABLES, Fla. Longtime auto dealer Frank Crippen died on May 1. He was 79.
In 1965, he founded Crippen Oldsmobile in North Miami and was the store's president until 1994, when he sold the dealership. In 1973, he purchased Starnaman Oldsmobile in Lansing, Mich., and changed the name to Regency Oldsmobile.
Crippen's son Jeff bought the dealership, which has grown into Crippen Auto Mall (Buick-Pontiac-GMC-Mazda-Volvo).
Paddy Shanahan
TORONTO Longtime auto dealer Paddy Shanahan died May 26. He was 77.
He founded Paddy Shanahan Ford Sales in 1965, Shanahan Leasing Co. in 1968 and Sunrise Car and ...