Spotlight on Mark II Histories

[Pat Marshall]

What a small world.

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Back in the day, I knew Holmes Tuttle very well. I was Director of Internal Audit-Western Hemisphere of Dart Industries, headquartered in Los Angeles. Holmes was on our Board of Directors and was a close personal friend of Justin Dart, Chairman of Dart.

Justin and Holmes were very politically active and a young actor named Ronald Reagan caught their eyes. Over the years they supported Reagan and were a major influence in his deciding to run for Governor of California. When Reagan was president, they were members of his "Kitchen Cabinet" and provided advice and support.

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Holmes Tuttle owned Beverly Lincoln-Mercury in Beverly Hills and Holmes Tuttle Lincoln-Mercury and sold many Mark II's in the Beverly Hills, Hollywood and Los Angeles area.

[Milsteads Garage]

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Found this blast from the past in a few boxes I had stashed away in the shed.

[Barry Wolk]

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Found this blast from the past in a few boxes I had stashed away in the shed.

Curious, did you post that picture in that orientation?

[Milsteads Garage]

No. Cell phones are the worst to upload pictures with.

[Milsteads Garage]

I found a history you posted yesterday Pat, about Chubby Checkers buying one of these cars used! I wonder what other interesting people bought one of these used?

[Milsteads Garage]

Reading on, I came across 3289 which belonged to a former presidents brother. I bid on this car believe it or not around 10 years ago when it was on EBay. It was a very rough car back then that yard drove and one of the previous owners bought a parts car out of Russ Uptons boneyard in hopes to put it back together. It was a very bottom of the barrel cheap way to be an owner. To fix and drive however, that example would have been one of the hardest to do.

[Pat Marshall]

I found a history you posted yesterday Pat, about Chubby Checkers buying one of these cars used! I wonder what other interesting people bought one of these used?

For starters - Gene Autry, Elka Sommers, Richard Carpenter, William Clayton Ford...

[Milsteads Garage]

I read the history of Elke Sommers car which is 3498. She owned it between 1981-1984 and was sold in a divorce. I would be curious to know why a relatively well known actress buys a 25 year old used car. Nonetheless, very interesting owner who bought one of these second hand.