HISTORY AT WORK - Museum, diner celebrate Ford heritage and family-owned store

摘要

Enormous sales volume would be enough for many dealerships to boast about. But David Kim-merle's Ford store also includes a diner and a private museum bulging with collectible cars and memorabilia. Fifteen years ago, Kimmerle, CEO of Sanderson Ford in Glendale, Ariz., and his late wife Sue created a 15,000-square-foot museum in a former parts warehouse on the 65-acre site that houses the dealership. It adjoins the Ford store that sold nearly 30,000 vehicles last year - including hefty fleet sales - and a 1950s-style stainless steel diner that serves shakes, malts, burgers, fries and homemade apple pie.