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New Car Surplus Sparks Reverse Black Market
A wartime twist floods used car lots with 1934 models sold as new at discount prices. Dealers ship, auction, or rebrand overstocked cars, some damaged or freighted, creating a nationwide bootleg wave. Industry leaders warn against fraud while efforts to limit the practice intensify across major cities.
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James G. Crossley
NEA
Cleveland
Detroit
Henry Ford II
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
G. M
Earl Burrows
Cleveland Auto Dealers Association
Akron
Miami
Fla
Auto Ental
South
Southwest
Pacific Coast
Dallas
Tex
J. N. Whitehurst
New Car Dealers of Dallas, Inc
Workman
New York
Brooklyn
C. Roy Palmer
Brooklyn and Long Island Automobile Dealers Association
Queens County
Palmer
West Coast
San Francisco-Oakland
Better Business Bureau
Bay
Seattle
Los Angeles