Our History
ALLEN HARRISON
THE BEGINNING
A NEW OPPORTUNITY
In 1972, Ford Motor Company approached Allen and offered him to opportunity to become the area's Ford Dealer. Allen and Alice excitedly accepted with the hopes that their four sons might have an interest in future operations. The future came quicker than imagined when Allen suddenly passed away in 1974. Allen's two middle sons, Lad and Brian, were working in the business and continued operations along with their mother, Alice; Lad being 23 at the time and Brian 21. The youngest of the four, Rodney, joined his brothers in December of 1978 after graduating college.
GROWING THE BUSINESS
The three involved Harrison sons added a Goodyear Tire Center in 1984 that has since become the Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center at Harrison Ford. In 1989, Lad left the Ford Dealership to pursue the newly acquired Brother's Chevrolet, also in Wellington. Rodney and Brian continued operations at Harrison Ford and added Harrison Collision Center in 1995. In 1998, Harrison Ford moved locations once more to its current property, building a brand new facility on Wellington's North Main Street at the north end of town, able to handle the growing demand in the local area for vehicles, service, body repairs, and maintenance.
TOWARDS TOMORROW
In 2011, a Featherlite Trailer franchise was added in order to offer horse, livestock, car and utility trailers to help support the Auto and Agriculture needs of Northeast Ohio. Exiss & Sooner brands were added in 2017 and Elite Trailers was added in 2019. In 2015, with the support of Ford Motor Company, Harrison Ford remodeled their facility into a state-of-the-art dealership and service center.
Rodney's daughter, Ashley, joined the team at Harrison Ford in 2012 in the hopes of continuing operations for a third generation. The Harrison Family is proud and thankful to have had the opportunity to provide service to the community for 50 years.