McCoy Mills Ford

Back in 1930 the City of Fullerton was experiencing a boom fueled by the food processing industry. It was in that year brother-in-laws Arlee Mills and E.R. McCoy opened McCoy & Mills Ford Tire & Tractor on the corner of Harbor and Commonwealth. After a decade of growth, E.R. McCoy expanded to a location in Anaheim: McCoy Ford Car and Tractor. Then in 1950 a fire destroyed the Fullerton location, and McCoy & Mills Ford re-opened at its present location on 700 W. Commonwealth. In the late 1950s we expanded the sales department and started selling Ford cars and trucks. E.R. McCoys daughter, June, married Bill Miller and E.R and Bill ran McCoy Motor Co in Anaheim. Bill and Junes son Jim Miller started working at McCoy Motor Co at the age of 8 and continued working at the family stores. In 1980, Jim Miller became General Manager of McCoy Mills Ford and his sister Jana Bogart followed suit a few years later. Joe Green and Lori Closs became partners after 30 years of employment...