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1940s |
![]() | 1945 DOCKERY MOTORS HUDSON MONTCLAIR |
At the end of WWII, and after losing his political job because of a party change, Joseph Dockery, Sr., entrepreneur at heart, invested his life savings to start his first dealership. |
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![]() | 1948 JERICHO MOTORS LINCOLN MERCURY MINEOLA |
While pursuing Lincoln Mercury as his next venture, the manufacturer insisted Joe Sr. have a partner and suggested Peter Sullivan. His comfort level grew stronger knowing that Sullivan had married into the McDonald Family of Wall Street - also related by marriage to a little known entrepreneur named Henry Ford. |
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1948 DOCKERY SULLIVAN LINCOLN MERCURY MONTCLAIR FIRST DOCKERY SULLIVAN PARTNERSHIP |
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![]() | 1948 MONTCLAIR MOTORS FORD MONTCLAIR |
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1949 PLAINVIEW MOTORS LINCOLN MERCURY PLAINVIEW |
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![]() | 1949 SUBURBAN AUTO SALES FORD HACKENSACK |
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1960s |
![]() | 1960 DOCKERY FORD MORRISTOWN |
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1966 SHELBYVILLE EAST MORRISTOWN |
Inspired by Carroll Shelby, Bob Dockery pursued his passion for racing and started a team running Shelby GT350Rs with Mark Donohue and Marty Kriner behind the wheel. |
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![]() | 1968 PRESTIGE MOTORS MERCEDES-BENZ PARAMUS |
Joe Sr. didn't see the future in selling foreign cars. He often joked that when he saw a Mercedes on the road, "Oh look! There goes the other one." |
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![]() | Mercedes-Benz corporate said their two preferred names for dealerships were Silver Star and Prestige. Looking toward the future, Joe and Bob felt Prestige was the best choice. Hank Fossberg, a graphic designer in Hackensack, presented this logo to Joe and Bob. At the time, nobody had anything like it. |
2000s |
![]() | 2000 LAND ROVER ROARING FORK COLORADO |
Land Rover Roaring Fork narrowly survived the 2002 Coal Steam fire just 6 months after building completion. |
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![]() | 2002 PRESTIGE MINI MAHWAH |
Prestige was invited to be one of the first dealers to introduce MINI to the U.S. |
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![]() | 2004 PRESTIGE PRE-OWNED MAHWAH |
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![]() | 2004 VOLVO ROARING FORK COLORADO |
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2010s |
![]() | 2012 PRESTIGE JAGUAR PARAMUS |
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![]() | 2013 PRESTIGE VOLKSWAGEN STAMFORD |
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![]() | The Prestige logo evolves from being in Windsor Bold. This is the current logo for the Family of Fine Cars. |
![]() | 2014 PRESTIGE PRE-OWNED MIDDLETOWN, NY |
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![]() | 2015 PRESTIGE COLLISION CENTER PARAMUS |
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![]() | 2015 PRESTIGE LINCOLN PARAMUS --> UPPER SADDLE RIVER |
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![]() | 2015 MINI OF DUTCHESS COUNTY WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY |
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![]() | 2015 PRESTIGE LAMBORGHINI PARAMUS PARAMUS |
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![]() | 2016 PRESTIGE McLAREN BERGEN COUNTY RAMSEY |
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![]() | 2016 PRESTIGE LEXUS OF MIDDLETOWN MIDDLETOWN, NY |
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![]() | COMING SOON PRESTIGE LINCOLN UPPER SADDLE RIVER |
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