Elnora Motors
Here’s a little service station in a “blink and you’ll miss it” kind of town. We’re looking at Elnora Motors and it’s one of a handful of businesses in sleepy Elnora Alberta. They dispense fuel (right on the road), fix and maintain all makes and models and distribute parts. In small communities making an income means wearing many hats and in short, you do whatever’s necessary. But one thing is sure, it’s no Gas ‘n’ Gulp.
We found reference to an Elnora Motors going back at least to the 1920s (the town’s from the decade before), and while no mention is made of the address, we believe it must be the same place seen here. At various times in the past, they sold cars and farm machinery.
Daydreaming as we do, picture a Model T out front, (globe pumps of course), then in later years it’s grampy’s Oldsmobile getting its oil checked. There’s an old farm truck in for service up on the hoist and ding, ding come’s another customer wanting a fill. Gleaming in the sun, a Farmall and Rocket 88, both brand new and fresh from their respective factories, are posed out front. It’s a mini-movie playing in our head with Elnora Motors the backdrop and it’s like we’re back there in time. We’re weird that way.
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Date of adventure: May, 2020.
Location: Elnora, AB.
Elnora Motors in sleepy little Elnora Alberta.
Fuel is dispensed right on the road.
Awesome!
It’s awesome that you say awesome!
Elnora!! Beautiful little town with some wonderful people living there!
We sure enjoyed our visit.
My Dad worked their for a while when we were on the farm!
What a cool connection!
Great that it is still in business!
We find businesses like this fascinating.
I bought a 1/2 ton there. My first 4×4
Do tell, when was it, and what model?
My father and his partners owned this business from 1974 to 2005. Awesome sales and service with awards for such. In 2005 one of the partners took over the business with his son and they are a very busy shop servicing vehicles from throughout Alberta. Mel and Glen Craig operate this business with honesty and integrity providing service to all makes and models (RVs too!) and sales of pre-owned vehicles. Take a tour out to Elnora and enjoy our little community. Nice little campground too.
Thanks for a little backstory! Sounds like they’re doing it right.
So cool when the legacy lives on however it can.
Nice to see it in business for so long.
Ahhh I can still smell it. Is that scary monster poster leading to the basement still there
Scary basement? Why are we not surprised…and I bet it’s spider infested too.
Quite a gem for a simple little building. That gas pump is probably from the 70’s.
No credit card swiper on that one!