Why Buy from Wilsonville Chevrolet?

Wentworth Family - Merchants of Transportation Since 1903

The Wentworth family's history in transportation goes back further than even the car itself. In 1903, George Wentworth and Charles Irwin founded a business making custom-built wagons - including some for the U.S. Postal Service. The plant was located on the shore of the Willamette River in Portland and the wagons were sold out of a showroom on West Burnside Street.

In 1923, Wentworth and Irwin, Inc. became distributors for the Nash Automobile Company, with a district that covered five western states. They created a company - Columbia Body and Equipment - to manufacture custom truck bodies for log trucks, fire trucks, buses and dump trucks. Eventually that company was sold when they built the Oregon Convention Center, but still operates in Clackamas under different ownership.
In 1932, the second generation took the helm, and Charles Wentworth acquired a GMC Truck distributorship in 1937. West Burnside was one of Portland's "auto rows", with Wentworth, Joe Fisher Ford and others lining the street.

Charles Wentworth died in 1969, passing the dealership on to Charles Wentworth Jr., his son. Nash had become Rambler, which had then become American Motors. He took on the Jeep brand for several years before closing the West Burnside location in 1977. This former Wentworth building is now the home of the iconic Powell's Books in downtown Portland.

That same year, Charles Jr. purchased Ed Randall Chevrolet on the east side of Portland, just off Burnside, renaming it Wentworth Chevytown (with the addition of Subaru City in 1992) - this location was owned and operated by the Wentworth family up until it's sale in 2018.

The Wentworth family operated a Buick, Pontiac, and GMC Truck dealership in Eugene, Oregon from 1982 up until it's closure in 2010.

Following Charles Jr. passing in 1992, ownership passed to the fourth generation, with sons Greg, Scott and Bob taking ownership of the dealerships.

In 1998, they opened a second Chevy location in Wilsonville, where the company continues to this day. Today, two members of the fifth generation, Doug and Brandon, continue the family's tradition of serving the transportation needs of the Pacific Northwest.

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When you choose Wilsonville Chevrolet, you're choosing a dealership that genuinely cares about your total ownership experience. Our family-owned values and dedication to exceptional service make us the place to visit for generations of Chevrolet shoppers throughout the Pacific Northwest. We invite you to visit our showroom, explore our selection, and take a test drive. Stop buy Wilsonville Chevrolet today and experience the ease of our one-person process!