When my grandfather retired from the Erie-Lackawanna railroad, he purchased a new 1985 Buick Park Avenue. It was a nice vehicle with a clam shell hood hinged at the front much like the Classic SAAB 900. I always thought it was a neat vehicle just because of that. Apparently the hood was designed to push…
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Synchronized Silliness
Remember the synchronized swimming that was all the rage a while back. It was interesting how the swimmers could stick limbs out of the water at the exact angle, speed, and time as the others. I’m not much a fan of dancing but the synchronized part was impressive. Move forward a few years to today….
“Beauty Contest” at Leikin
While trying to figure out the details for our new picture booth with regard to lighting, camera, angles, etc., I took some pictures of co-workers with several of our cars. Which do you like best? Horace Tommie Roger
Roger’s Great Smile
Meet the Staff: Robert Bates
It’s been a while since I introduced a member of the staff at Leikin Motor Companies. Today’s staff member is one of the behind the scenes guys. Since Christmas of 2011, he has been taking digital photos of our new and used cars. At 6′ 4″ tall, you won’t quickly forget Robert … err ……
Tuesday’s Family Adventure
Being that Tuesday is my regular day off, it worked out that we could visit a friend whose father had passed away recently. Kurt and I grew up together at Calvary Bible Church in the Columbus area. We were part of the notorious crew who used to cruise up and down High Street and the…
Meet the Staff: Craig Thompson
When I first started working at Leikin Motor Companies, I found out that each salesman had his own personal story. As you can imagine, the stories were varied and quite interesting. Craig Thompson was no different. Did you know that he was an All American baseball player in college and eventually played for the LA…
A Car Guy … in Cambodia?
I’m home sick today. It’s one of those sinus, sore-throat things. But it did give me some time to think about a few things. After watching two videos about SAAB rally racing, I suddenly got the itch to do some racing around back roads. I’m no speed racer, but I’ve always enjoyed driving on country…
Meet the Staff: Shelley Strobel
During the last few days, I’ve been taking pictures of the newly renovated Mercedes-Benz showroom. Along with pictures of the building, the owner had me take several of one of our newest additions. Please allow me to introduce to you our official Mercedes-Benz showroom greeter, Shelley Strobel. Should you visit our new showroom, Shelley will…
Meet the Staff: Brett Leikin
For the summer Leikin Motor Companies was looking to hire an in-house photographer to take pictures of new and used vehicles. Our goal was to find someone who could take pictures and get them to our website as quickly as possible. Sound like a simple job, right? It’s not as easy as it seems. After…