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Martin J. “Hoot” McInerney, a successful Michigan car dealer who not only sold Chryslers, but helped Lee Iacocca sell the 1979 Chrysler loan program to Congress, died Monday, February 16, at his home in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Born on January 23, 1929, McInerney began his automotive career at the age of seven when he started working for a car dealership on the east side of Detroit. He kept the coal furnace stoked, swept the floor and ran errands for 50 cents a week.
After graduating from Southeastern High School in 1946, he took a job at another car dealership. Other than a stint in the Marines during the Korean War, he spent the rest of his life in the car … (full article) Read the rest...
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Born on January 23, 1929, McInerney began his automotive career at the age of seven when he started working for a car dealership on the east side of Detroit. He kept the coal furnace stoked, swept the floor and ran errands for 50 cents a week.
After graduating from Southeastern High School in 1946, he took a job at another car dealership. Other than a stint in the Marines during the Korean War, he spent the rest of his life in the car … (full article) Read the rest...
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