W. A. Cornell, Columbia, Missouri

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=90 BGCOLOR="#003366" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="008005a0dkcfqa.png"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.vernco.com/DealershipProject/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.vernco.com/DealershipProject/"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>     | </B><B> </B><B> </B><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Willys Dealership Project</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>             Back to: </B><A HREF="id798.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Missouri"><U><B>Missouri</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Use your browser's Back button for best results</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> W. A. Cornell</div> <div> 16 S. Seventh St.</div> <div> Columbia, Missouri</div> <bR> <div> The Columbia Daily Tribune features a "This Week in Local History" column in their Sunday edition.  The following excerpt was originally published on January 19, 2003:</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jan/20030119Feat003.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jan/20030"><U>"Jan. 19, 1953</U></A><A HREF="http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jan/20030119Feat003.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jan/20030"><U> - W.A. "Dell" Cornell Automobile Dealer, 16 S. Seventh St., offered the 1953 Willys for $1,499.50.</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jan/20030119Feat003.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jan/20030"><U> </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jan/20030119Feat003.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jan/20030"><U>Compiler’s note:</U></A><A HREF="http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jan/20030119Feat003.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.showmenews.com/2003/Jan/20030"><U> This car was the civilian, more civilized, member of the Jeep family. Cornell started selling Jeeps in their own right about the time he moved his business from South Seventh Street to the northeast corner of Providence Road and Highway 40, now Business Loop 70 East."</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Also, circa 1950: <A HREF="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwkfoci/dealers/mo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/pnwk"><U>K-F Dealer List</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Renamed <A HREF="http://www.cornellmotors.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cornellmotors.com"><U>Cornell Motors</U></A>, the company is still in business at the newer location mentioned above.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>