I worked in the old Ace Pierson building for many years when Peninsula Volkswagen was located there. The first time I was employed there, I had bought a beater '54 Commander 4 door from their back lot. Tried to get the title for it for months. Fresh out of the Navy, went in there one day to check on the title and ended up getting hired.

Dwain G. - SDC Forum July 2010


I am from Bremerton and a friend, of mine who still lives there, who is in his late 80s, told me that there were three different Studebaker dealers. One of whom had the dealership two different times. I took notes but haven't found all of them at this moment. So here is what I have for now. Pop Warren had the dealership in the 20s-38 located in an alley between Montgomery and Callow south of Burwell. Ace Person's Studebaker (mid 40s) dealership was near 9th Ave and Wycoff. Pop Warren again had the Studebaker dealership in Manette (East Bremerton) where he added VW to the dealership. The third owner was Gibson; I don't know were it was located (lost notes) or when he fit into the time-line. Pop Warren took VW to Naval Ave somewhere along the way it became Peninsula Motors, don't know if he took Studebaker to Naval Ave, which was later sold to Paul Zellinsky.

"fatboylust"  SDC Forum Oct 2010


Some of that info is off a bit. Ace Pierson, later Peninsula VW, is at 4th and Naval. I worked there for several years for Paul Z. The building is now a state liquor store. I'll get up there some day this week and take a few pics. VW was never sold in East Bremerton, but it did start out on Washington Ave., just up from the ferry terminal before they moved to Naval Ave. After 4th and Naval they moved to the newly developed Car Town west of town, which incidentally was spearheaded by VWoA.
Another dealer was Eddie's Studebaker, located in the 800 block of 6th St. in the early '60s. He was a former Edsel dealer.
I don't think Pop Warren ever had anything to do with VW sales. I met him once in the mid '60s. He was in an old building at the south end of Wycoff, near the Sportsman Restaurant. That whole area is gone now due to shipyard expansion.

Dwain G  SDC FORUM Oct 2010