Bio: Hohl, Jacob Walter & Edwin Fritz (Rambler Dealership)

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Surnames: Hohl, Hribar, Schutte

 

----Source: Local Historians

Jacob "Walter" Hohl was born July 4, 1914 in Greenwood to Edwin and Katherine (Sonderegger) Hohl, and received his education in Greenwood schools. He and his brother (Edwin) "Fritz" owned and operated the Hohl Brothers Garage where they also had a  "Rambler" dealership.  It was located where Branstiter is now and was across the street from “Farmers Store”. Ron Hribar

The Ad above appeared in the Greenwood Gleaner 27 Jul 1950

*The Rambler American is an automobile manufactured by the American Motors Corporation (AMC) between 1958 and 1969. The American was the second incarnation of AMC's forerunner Nash Motors second-generation Rambler compact that was sold under the Nash and Hudson Motors marques from 1954 and 1955.

The American can be classified in three distinct model year generations: 1958 to 1960, 1961 to 1963, and 1964 to 1969. During the entire length of its production, the car was sold under the Rambler brand name, and was the last Rambler named automobile marketed in the Canadian and United States markets.

The compact Rambler American was most often the lowest priced car built in the U.S. It was popular for its economy in ownership, as was proven by numerous Mobilgas Economy Run championships. After an optional second-generation AMC V8 engine was added in 1966, it also became known as a powerful compact performance model that also included the 390 cu in (6.4 L) version built in conjunction with Hurst, the 1969 SC/Rambler.

Family Notes

1920 Federal Census, Clark, Wisconsin

Edwin Fritz Hohl, white, single male
Father's Birthplace: Switzerland
Mother's Birthplace: Switzerland

Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head: Edwin Hohl M 39y Switzerland
Spouse: Catherine Hohl F 33y Switzerland
Son Edwin Fritz Hohl M 8y Wisconsin
Son Jacob (Walter) Hohl M 5y Wisconsin
Daughter Anita Hohl F 1y Wisconsin

Responses

I remember the American Rambler dealer in greenwood in 1961.

I bought a new 1960 rambler and rambler paid for me to take it 3 times to a dealer to keep it from falling apart.
A real lemon !  Don Schutte

 

 


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