Goode Motor
Did you know that Goode Motor is the oldest Ford Dealership in Idaho? That's right! What is now Goode Motor, Inc. started as "Jones Read Ford Motor Company" in 1917 when Alonzo Read and his business partner, C.A. Jones, acquired the first Idaho Ford franchise. Alonzo Read had previously owned a harness business; however, seeing that the automobile was the wave of the future, he traveled to San Francisco to learn about the Ford Motor Company. After selling his harness business and buying the Ford franchise, he opened the dealership in Rupert, Idaho -- which is now the oldest Ford Dealership in the State of Idaho. In 1927, Alonzo Read sold his interest in the Ford Dealership and in 1938 the Goode family purchased the interest in the Ford Dealership located in Rupert. The Goode family renamed the dealership to Goode Motor, Inc. Buster Goode assumed the management of the dealership and actively managed it until 1984 when he turned over the day-to-day management to his general manager, Garth Williams. Garth Williams was hired by Goode Motors in 1978 as a car salesman. He worked hard, rose through the Company ranks and by 1984 assumed the day-to-day management of Goode Motor as the General Manager. In 1993, Garth Williams purchased a 49% interest in the dealership from the Goode Family and continued to act as the General Manager.