The classic car community lost one of its great champions on July 3, when Martin Swig passed away as a result of a stroke. He was 78.
A lifetime native of the San Francisco Bay area, Swig went to work for European Motors—selling Alfa Romeos and Fiats—after graduating from Stanford with a degree in Economics. Over time, Swig was able to parlay that experience into opening his own dealership, which grew to become the San Francisco Auto Center, one of the nation’s first true, multi-marque auto malls.
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