THE NERD PAYOFF
Why This Pin Earned Its Place
The building joins mid-century dealership design to a genuine engineering and drag-racing program where prototype Buick parts, engine building, and record-setting cars met.
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Glass showroom under dramatic exposed roof trusses
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“Fastest Buick Dealer on Earth” racing lineage
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Reynolds, James Bell, and Lennie “Pop” Kennedy collaboration
LOOK CLOSER
The Gloriously Specific Details
Showroom design
• 1965 William Garwood building
• Concrete-block façades
• Floor-to-ceiling glass showroom
• Exaggerated steel roof trusses
Drag-racing program
• Record-setting Reynolds Buick cars
• Engine builder James Bell
• Driver Lennie “Pop” Kennedy
• Factory prototype parts supplied for evaluation
Current boundary
• Active Reynolds GMC dealership
• The historical stop is exterior-only unless the business invites otherwise
CONFIRMED · ARCHITECTURE
The Los Angeles Conservancy documents the 1965 William Garwood showroom as an important modern dealership building.
CONFIRMED · RACING
The Conservancy describes Reynolds as a major Southern California drag-racing nexus whose program tested Buick factory prototype parts and set records.
CONFIRMED · CONTINUITY
The Reynolds family business remains active at the Citrus Street property as Reynolds GMC.
PLAN THE VISIT
Useful Before You Leave the House
Address
345 N Citrus Street, West Covina, CA 91791
Hours
Current structured hours are unknown. Check the official site.
Price
There is no admission for lawful exterior viewing.
Access
This is an operating dealership, not a museum. View the architecture briefly from lawful public space and enter only for normal dealership business or with explicit staff invitation.
Transit
Verify current Foothill Transit service and the pedestrian route along Citrus before departure.
Parking
Do not occupy customer, service, loading, or employee spaces solely for sightseeing. Use lawful public parking.
Photography
Photograph only from lawful public space without capturing customers closely or disrupting sales and service operations.
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