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| Millbrook Motors location to restore and service Jeeps |
| By Susanna Sheehan |
| Wednesday, August 01, 2012 09:00 AM |
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The plan to bring Jeeps back to the old Millbrook Motors location on Tremont Street is moving forward, organizers say.
Two new businesses will share the former Millbrook Motors building. They are Exotic Cars of Boston, a luxury car rental and sales company, and Jeeps and Buggies, which plans to restore old Jeeps, as well as offer service on later model Jeeps. Millbrook Motors sold Jeeps to Duxbury residents from 1954 until its closure in 2010. The land and business are owned by Millbrook Enterprises Incorporated in care of Edwin E. Loring, who is listed with the town as the registered agent. George Rose, a Scituate native who lives in Duxbury, owns Exotic Cars of Boston, which is currently located on Route 3A in Kingston. He rents exotic cars like Ferraris and plans to sell pre-owned luxury cars like Range Rovers and BMWs, as well as old and newer Jeeps. His business is named Millbrook Auto sales. “There is a strong market share and a love for Jeeps in Duxbury,” he said. “People really enjoy their Jeeps.” Currently, Rose offers three exotic vehicles for rent: a $200,000 Ferrari 360 Spider, an Audi A8L and a Mercedes AMG sport convertible. He plans to buy four to five other similar exotic cars to add to his rental fleet. People rent these cars for special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries, he said. The cost of renting the Ferrari is between $800-$900 a day and, according to Rose, “It’s well worth it.” “Customers in these cars are treated like rock stars and people always ask them if they can take pictures,” said Rose. “It’s much cheaper to rent one of these cars than to own it, and once you’ve driven it a couple of times, you get it out of your system.” While Rose does not have a background in cars sales, he said he’s been “a sports car enthusiast all my life.” He previously owned a marina and bar in Key West. The marina also offered boat rentals. David Glowacki is the owner of Jeeps and Buggies, which will restore old Jeeps for private owners and for resale. It will also offer service and repairs on used Jeeps. Glowacki moved his business from Nantucket because of the location and the size of the shop, he said. Glowacki said he enjoys his job because he’s able to bring something old to life again. “I take an old piece of junk and turn it into something brand new looking like it just came out of the factory,” he said. In addition to Jeeps, Glowacki is building dune buggies, both the fiberglass body model and the sand rail, or pipe frame, kind. Dune buggies are legal for both road and off-road use and are rare. “You don’t have a lot of them anymore but they used to be really popular in the sixties and seventies,” he said. “The demand is coming back.” Glowacki said his business is not yet open to the public but that he’s busy working on restorations there. Once both companies are officially open, Rose will sell Glowacki’s restored Jeeps and new dune buggies. Both car businesses are currently operating under a special permit for car service that was granted to the Lorings by the Zoning Board of Appeals, according to Director of Municipal Services Scott Lambiase. Lambiase said the businesses can work on cars, but not sell them under the special permit. He said a used car license is needed to sell vehicles and no one has applied for that yet from the board of selectmen. Rose said that he plans to apply to selectmen for a used car license in the next couple of months. He currently has a license in Kingston. Also, Lambiase said Glowacki, David’s brother Kim Glowacki, and Rose are seeking a transfer of the special permit from the Lorings to their businesses. For this, they must appear before the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at a public hearing. Lambiase said the hearing is not yet scheduled and that he is waiting to see the site plans and other information. “My guess (for the hearing) is in October,” he said. “That lot is zoned specifically for car sales. They’re doing exactly what they’re allowed to do.” Lambiase added that any issues that he or the fire chief have had with the property have been taken care of promptly. “We are staying on top of it,” he said. Earlier this month, John Wisbach appeared before the board of selectmen seeking a used car license for the property. Selectmen did not act on his license application because they wanted more information on which businesses were renting the property. At that meeting, Wisbach told selectmen that multiple companies planned to share the building but he did not name them. Since that time, Wisbach withdrew his application and is not involved in the venture anymore. Wisbach, who has a commercial real estate business and is also an automobile dealership business broker, said he was involved to facilitate the process. “My role is to get the property leased and find people interested in utilizing the building,” said Wisbach. “I was applying for a license to help get people up and running, but I’m out of it completely and I’m fine with that. I know it was confusing to the town as it wasn’t decided who was going to lease it, but it’s a very nice combination. I think it will do very well there and the community will get their Jeep service back.” |






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