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The sun never sets on a Tidy-polished car: Gary Goranson, who started in the car-polishing business five years ago with a $5,000 loan, now has 300 dealers in 33 countries
The sun never sets on a Tidy-polished car: Gary Goranson, who started in the car-polishing business five years ago with a $5,000 loan, now has 300 dealers in 33 countries

The sun never sets on a Tidy-polished car: Gary Goranson, who started in the car-polishing business five years ago with a $5,000 loan, now has 300 dealers in 33 countries

Date9/25/1980
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127831F
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Auctioneer Bob Dickenson (right) plies his trade at the car auction in Mississauga, where dealers buy their cars
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Blooming business: Tidy Car Inc
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Reg Thorn, Strathroy, started out to buy eight grandfather clocks for niches in his recreation room and now, four years later, he has 300 antique cloc(...)
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Blair Laing: Art dealer's father bravely started Laing Galleries in the Depression.
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Miles Nadal, Successful young businessman started five years ago with a $500 cash advance and now owns several companies, including a public relations firm
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