Struve Motor Company, Manning, Iowa

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="008005a0dkcfqa.png"> <div> <A HREF="http://willysdealershipproject.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://willysdealershipproject.com/"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>     | </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Willys De</B><B>alership Project</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>             Back to: </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Iowa"><U><B>Iowa</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Use your browser's Back button for best results</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Struve Motor Company</div> <div> 419 Main Street</div> <div> Manning, Iowa</div> <bR> <div> A web search for Willys Dealerships led me to the <A HREF="http://www.davidkusel.com/centennial/frame.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.davidkusel.com/centennial/fra"><U>Centennial History of Manning, Iowa</U></A>, a collective effort recorded in 1981.  Mention of Struve Motor Company is on <A HREF="http://www.davidkusel.com/centennial/208car.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.davidkusel.com/centennial/208"><U>page 208</U></A>, complete with a vintage picture showing the front of either a Willys wagon or pickup.  The article is quoted as follows from 1981:</div> <bR> <div> "John J. Struve and Merlin E. Struve established the Struve Motor Company in 1947 at 419 Main Street. They originally handled the Kaiser-Frazer and Willys lines. Two years later, they added the Buick Agency and discontinued the Kaiser-Frazer. The Willys were discontinued in 1958.  John J. died in 1961. Merlin, his son, has continued the business in the same location and in the same building, which he owns."</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Sources:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.davidkusel.com/centennial/frame.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.davidkusel.com/centennial/fra"><U>Centennial History of Manning, Iowa</U></A>, page <A HREF="http://www.davidkusel.com/centennial/208car.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.davidkusel.com/centennial/208"><U>208</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwkfoci/dealers/ia.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwk"><U>K-F Dealer List</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>