Karl Kott first toiled as a janitor after moving to California from Indiana in the early 1900s. After years of working his way up in the auto sales industry, he opened the Karl Kott Motor Co. in 1929. The Ford dealership was located at 402 W. Anaheim St. in Wilmington. It opened two years beforeContinue reading “The roots of Don Kott’s landmark Carson car dealership go back to 1929”
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How pioneer automaker Henry Ford ended up having a street named for him in Wilmington
Henry Ford’s Model T revolutionized automobile production when it became the first auto produced using the moving assembly line in 1913. The innovation streamlined the production process at his factory in Highland Park, Michigan. During the 1920s, Ford looked to expand production greatly, planning for six new factories employing the assembly line process to beContinue reading “How pioneer automaker Henry Ford ended up having a street named for him in Wilmington”
