The former Ourisman Ford dealership by Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda was abandoned several years ago. The site has been expected to be redeveloped in the future.
But a swarm of German Volkswagens has appeared in the lot, where the service area has been apparently utilized by an auto repair business temporarily.
Ourisman must still own the site, because these VWs are from Ourisman Volkswagen on Rockville Pike.
So if you're in the market for a VW, I guess you can get a no-sales-pressure look at the exterior in Bethesda right now.
That GTI looks pretty nice. It's awfully tough to live up to the sports car legacy of the Ford logo on the building behind it, though.
The Ourisman Ford font on the facade certainly brings back memories of many now-closed Ford dealerships, including one that used to be in the area now called... Bethesda Row!
Where was the old Ourisman Ford? On the site of the current Honda dealership?
ReplyDeleteThe Ourisman Ford dealership was always at this location by Montgomery Mall. The Ford dealership in downtown Bethesda was called Bethesda Ford, and was on Elm Street where Bethesda Row is today. Before the dealership was torn down, it was leased as a new location for Lowen's toy store.
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