They not only toured the world in car shows and were publicized in magazines, but most were reproduced as 1/25-scale models. “Roth cars” as they are known, were created out of Roth’s fertile and sometimes odd vision. At his heart, Beau is a Ford guy, so the majority of the 50 or so cars you’ll see in the museum are from the Blue Oval, but he also has a keen interest in custom cars, particularly the radical custom cars of ‘60s icon Ed “Big Daddy” Roth. is the Galpin Premier Collection of cars that represent Ford history, G.A.S.-customized (referred to as “Galpinized”) cars, and Beau’s unique sense of personal automotive taste. Some people come to Galpin Auto Sports and say, ‘Oh, I’ve been thinking about getting a new car.’ It’s good all around.” It’s helped us, and it’s helped the dealership business because we’re bringing in customers too.

As an added perk, they are able to work the added expense into their dealership financing. As Beau says, “Dealership customers often come to G.A.S. Most of that has to do with Galpin Auto Sports (G.A.S.), where new car shoppers can walk across the street and see all the various ways that they can customize their cars and trucks. Bert is still the head guy at Galpin, but his son Beau, who is now Vice President, is the one getting most of the press. Bert Boeckmann was hired in 1953 as a salesman by Frank Galpin, and ended up buying the dealership from Frank when he retired in 1968. Galpin Ford, located in a suburb of Los Angeles – North Hills, California, to be exact – has been the number one volume Ford dealer in the world for a whopping 24 years in a row. This Dealer’s Car Collection Might Surprise You

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