Magdalena dies and her sons Alex M. and Adolph assume managementof the hardware store. They add a line of horse-drawn buggies,sold to them by W.C. Durant, who later founded General Motors Corp.
Alex M. acquires a farm tractor line and realizes the needfor expansion. He rents the Heinisch Building on Gallia andGay Streets and moves the hardware store to that location.
Alex M. obtains a franchise with Chevrolet. It was necessaryto contract for a specific amount of cars per year, and a $50 per car“earnest” money had to be deposited in advance with Chevrolet.
Ebby forms Multi Channel Cable Co. and in Portsmouth builds the largest CATV system with more subscribers built in less time than had ever been done before.
Andy began Glockner Auto Credit in order to help good people facing bad situations reestablish their credit while driving a nicer, newer car. Always a forward thinker, the Glockner Auto Credit slogan reads “We finance your future, not your past.
The sixth generation of Glockner active in the business, Tim, Joe, and Mike are poised for the future to grow the enterprise. Starting with our expansion into the Greater Ironton Area. Glockner of Ironton was acquired in August of 2015.
The Glockner family added yet another dealership to their repertoire: Glockner of Ashland, Kentucky. Glockner of Ashland represents the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and RAM brands.