Longtime owner Russell Gwatney closes his last area new car dealership
And recounts his three decades in the business
Gwatney Mazda at 7300 Winchester has closed. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
For the first time in 33 years, no new car dealerships named “Gwatney” are operating in Memphis.
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Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.