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WILWERT'S HARLEY-DAVIDSON SALES
WILWERT'S HARLEY DAVIDSON, INC. Established in 1958, Wilwert's was the franchised dealer for Harley Davidson & Arctic Cat. The 1966 through 1989 Dubuque City Directory listed 240 E. 19th.
Wilwert's in 1989 through 2010 was located at 15 Nightendale Lane. The company carried:
New or Used Golf Car
New or Used Utility Vehicle
New or Used Rough Terrain Vehicle
Customized Vehicle
Multi-Passenger Vehicle
Commercial Vehicle
Street Legal
In the spring of 2009 Virgil Schulenburg purchased the dealership from the Wilwert family. He operated the business at 145 N. Crescent Ridge Road until September, 2016 when Dubuque Harley-Davidson was purchased by MCGRATH AUTO GROUP. McGrath also opened a 3,600-square-foot used-car superstore and 16,000-square-foot Volkswagen dealership on Holliday Road. (1)
See: Eldon "LD" WILWERT
See: Clay WILWERT
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Source:
"September," Chronology-2016, Telegraph Herald, January 1, 2016, p. 60