DEAD RETAIL USA Abandoned Former Ford Truck Car Showroom Repair Shop Historic Downtown Walterboro SC

[@christrojak9951]

Yo dude, you always feature the best vintage commercials man, mad respect. Free wheelin ford and free wheelin babes, rockin

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

@@christrojak9951 thanks Chris! I try to put up the commercials that are a bit n more oddball! Thanks for watching as always! 🤣

[@jmayer3]

So originally this dealership was Walterboro Motor Sales. It’s always been a Ford Dealership. Spent time there growing up since my grandfather was a Ford man. The dealership was originally owned by the Rizer family. The same family that owns the Chevy Dealership. The father was the owner of the Ford dealership and the Son still owns the Chevy dealership. Not sure if the Rizer family is still involved with Walterboro ford or not. You are correct that the city of Walterboro did purchase this building. I can’t remember off hand what they wanted to do with this property but I know they want it to function as a civic location.

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

@@jmayer3 great info!! Thanks for sharing all of this! I guess the structure is coming down or at least the back of the building? The inside looks to be in very bad shape. I’m not sure if anything other than the outer walls can be saved. Thanks for always jumping in and providing the details! 👍👍👍

[@45AMT]

Interesting. It's right across the street from where the murdaugh trail was held.

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

@@45AMT yup… beautiful courthouse! Too bad many parts of Walterboro are unfortunately in really bad shape or high crime areas… 😢

[@Sleeve_Did_It]

My dad had an '88 F150, but it wasn't his first truck. In the 70s, he had a Ford tow truck and he and a friend of his tried their hand at towing, but it didn't pan out for them. It wasn't until I was 11 in 1989 that my dad switched from cars to trucks for good. He bought a '79 Chevy C10 with an online 6 and a 3 on the tree. Then, came the '88 F150, and then his import phase with a '94 Izusu Rodeo followed by an '04 Toyota Tacoma. His first new truck was a 2012 Chevy Silverado, and he traded that in 2017 on a new Ram 1500, which he still has. My maternal grandpa owned 3 F150s that he bought new and garage kept. The most grueling work those trucks ever did was transport his model airplanes to the sod farm where he flew them. On my Dad's side, I had an uncle by marriage who worked as a mechanic at a number of Dodge and Chrysler-Plymouth dealers. He even rebuilt the engine in my first car, an '86 Plymouth Caravelle sedan (a stretched K car).

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Oh wow! A caravelle! Now I have to find some Carvel ice cream cake at a grocery store! 😂😂😂 Did any of the fords have that stupid clearcoat peeling issue? Ford told my dad on both that it was “acid rain”… they were full of Poo! I have seen sooooo many fords with that clearcoat peel issue.

[@Sleeve_Did_It]

@charlestonpinballarcade None of my grandpa's Fords, and especially not Grandma's Lincoln LS (My sister in Tennessee still has that car). My dad's '88 F150 didn't either. Now, my 2014 Hyundai Elantra that I bought in 2016had clearcut issues on the roof and trunk lid by about 2018. I was soooo glad to trade that heap in 2019 for my 2017 Sentra.

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

@@Sleeve_Did_ItI’m gonna snag me a sweet Yugo and wrap it KZbin logos! 🚗 😂😂😂

[@beaufortgirl72]

Lived in Walterboro in the 90s. Great little town...went back to visit, didn't recognize it! Loved this video!! P.S. the water tower in the end of your video is the opening scene of the movie Radio (was painted for the movie, wish they would have left it up)

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Radio Shack? 🤣🤣🤣

[@beaufortgirl72]

@@charlestonpinballarcade 🤦🏼‍♀️ 🤣🤣🤣

[@crazyadventuresandreviews]

Cool vid, Walterboro highway 15 to Santee is a nice scenic route if your not feeling the traffic on I 95 probably a lot of old abandoned stores on that road also

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Yea, I usually stay off the main highways to find the best spots to search for abandoned GoBots and random toilets in mold ridden structures! 👍🤣🚽

[@jeee1074]

Hey bro, hope you make it through the upcoming storm high and dry. Yassssss

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

@@jeee1074 thanks! Good so far. Walmart and Arby’s up in Goose creek got rocked with a tornado overnight. I think Walmart will be ok, but the Arby’s might be a demo candidate. The pics I have see were from overnight.

[@wizardofahhhs759]

My cousin bought his very first car from here in 1966 with money he saved working at Piggly Wiggly.

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Oh! That’s cool! What media did he get? We need that car back! I’m beyond tired of all the technology in all cars today. ✌️😀

[@wizardofahhhs759]

@@charlestonpinballarcade It's a Galaxy fastback with a 302 V8. He still has that car and drives it occasionally.

[@WhittyPics]

GM vehicles had some HORRIBLE paint in the 80s. Especially darker colors would crack and craze after a few years. Ford wasn't the only ones that had paint issues.

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

All of them became horrible when lead went away and clearcoats came into the production. We need the days when you could run a power buffer on a specific spot for like 3 hours and the paint was still there and perfect. Now, you breathe on paint and it’s ruined! 😂😂😂

[@AydenTaub]

Did you see the comment on the signal hill mall video I put on your last video about the update I would give you

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Just went over to look and thanks!!! I just replied. Sorry about that… KZbin is not good at popping up a Facebook style feed. I appreciate you giving the update! If you go back, check the dumpsters for some store signs or logos. We need that JCP sign! 😂

[@AydenTaub]

It’s alright

[@AydenTaub]

Hell yeah

[@AydenTaub]

The problem is when they do renovate the mall I don’t know what stores will come to Statesville

[@AydenTaub]

I know wallieB26 would hang that on his wall

[@FesterFlo]

YEEEEEEEEEESSSS😂

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

@@FesterFlo YAAAAASSSS!!! ✌️☮️

[@rapidfire3914]

Yeah blame all of Ford because of one truck that's logical

[@charlestonpinballarcade]

Wow, that’s what you took away from me just sharing a personal real life experience? Every manufacturer has issues from time to time. I’m not adding a disclaimer to every word that comes out of my mouth, that’s unreasonable. If you could, please take a moment to see how all of my other viewers seem to be able to talk to each other like we are all having a conversation with each other around a table, sharing memories, both good and bad. Join in on the fun! 😀 Either way, thanks for watching! I appreciate your comment. ✌️✌️✌️