Below is an excerpt from a 1986 article in D Magazine about the old car dealerships of Dallas. James Bruton Orand (1898-1961) married Frances Marie (Honey) Nash (1903-1998).
EWING BUICK/VOLVO
Before the Crescent Hotel and before the deepest hole in Dallas was dug, the plot of land at Pearl and Cedar Springs was home to Orand Buick. Owner Bruton Orand moved to Dallas in 1938 from Waco where he had a Chevrolet dealership. Orand’s daughter, Gail, married Samuel Finley Ewing Jr. in 1954 and the name later changed to become Ewing Buick. Ewing worked at the dealership which later relocated to its current location, 14345 North Dallas Parkway, in 1976.
As one of the oldest dealers in town, the Orand-Ewing family has become an active and vital asset to the Dallas community. The next generation, Ewing sons Jim and Finley III, are continuing the tradition of individual customer care in the automobile industry. Jim-bought Metroplex Mitsubishi in 1985 while Finley oversees Ewing Buick and Volvo. In 1972, the Ewing family added Autohaus and Volvo to their empire, with Ralph Gaden as partner and general manager. The legend continues to grow with a new entity, Ewing Mitsubishi, recently opening with Ivan King as general manager.
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