Then and Now: Volkswagen dealerships in Spokane

Then and Now: Volkswagen dealerships in Spokane

It took some visionary car dealers to bring a tiny air-cooled four-cylinder German car to Spokane. The round-topped two-door was simply called the Type 1 and the panel van, introduced in 1950, was called the Type 2.Spokane’s two Volkswagen dealerships had different paths to success.Auto mechanic Charles L. Bright opened a repair shop, Bright Motors, at 13th Avenue and Inland Empire Way on Spokane’s southeast side in 1953. He worked on American, …