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| Spring 1956 |
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Mark
Wesbrooks starts his company with one employee, a mechanic, in
a garage in the backyard of his home in Wichita Falls, Texas. |
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| Winter 1956 |
 Mark
Wesbrooks hires one more employee and moves his business from his
backyard to 311 Indiana in Wichita Falls. |
| 1957 |
Mark
Wesbrooks business is growing. His son Bob Wesbrooks and a new
employee David Bogart join him. Bogart remained with the company for
32 years as service manager. |
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| 1958 |
 Mark
Wesbrooks in his small showroom at 311 Indiana. |
| 1960 |
Wesbrooks
expands to a 6000 square foot building at 2012 Sheppard Access Road
in Wichita Falls. Note the fleet of salesmen's Rancheros and El
Caminos. Wesbrooks now has 11 employees. |
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| 1961 |
 Mark
Wesbrooks, whose hobby was woodworking, is shown at a knotty pine
desk he made for his new office. |
| 1966 |
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Wesbrooks
expands service to 11 states. Bob Wesbrooks begins to play a
significant major role in running the business with his father. |
| 1972 |
 Bob
Wesbrooks succeeds his father Mark Wesbrooks after the founder and
president’s death due to a heart attack. |
| 1974 |
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Wesbrooks,
Inc. enlarges the size of its plant to 12,000 square feet with a
6000 square foot addition.
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Wesbrooks, Inc. has its first booth
at the 1974 Farm Show in Wichita Falls. A singing cowboy, in keeping
with the cowboy logo, entertains show attendees. |
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Niece, Linda Breault, (left) demonstrates a
100-ton hydraulic jack at the Farm Show.
Bob Wesbrooks with top salesman Roy
Norman (above) at the Farm Show. Norman was responsible for successfully
increasing sales during his 14 years with the company.
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| 1983 |
 Three
generations celebrate 27th anniversary at a special open
house. Pictured left to right: Lori Wesbrooks (daughter of Bob and
Billie Wesbrooks); Grace Wesbrooks (widow of Mark Wesbrooks and
mother of Bob Wesbrooks); and Bob and Billie Wesbrooks. |
| 1987 |
Bob
Wesbrooks with Hugh Silbaugh, president of Chicago Pneumatic Tool
Company at Wesbrooks’ first booth at the NTDRA tire show in
Dallas. |
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| 1988 |
 Bob
Wesbrooks at their first National Association of Truck Stop
Operators show in Las Vegas. |
| 1989 |
Wichita
Falls, Texas newspaper features article on Bob Wesbrooks
“rebuilding” business to include truck stops throughout the U.S.
after 80s slump in oil industry sales.
Click
here to read the article.
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| 1992 |
 Bob
Wesbrooks explaining air tool exchange program to Robby Roberts at
Petro Lube in Oklahoma City.
Photo
taken from Truckstop World, 1992.
Click here
to read full article.
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| 1994 |
Bob
Wesbrooks returns from the road with a truck bed full of jack
exchange cores.
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Lori Wesbrooks Stone, center, and
Mike Grauerholz, right, visit with Harry Harlan of Lincoln Lube at
the NTDRA Tire Show in Dallas. |
| 1998 |
 Jim
Winstel and Lori Wesbrooks Stone at the TravelCenters of America
show in Nashville. |
| 2001 |
Don
Harkey and Darren Cunningham at the AOCA Quick Lube show in Kansas
City. |
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| 2002 |
 Newly
designed 2002 Product Catalog with Bob Wesbrooks’ cartoon art
rolls off the presses; the company moves into the 21st century with
the launch of its website.
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here to order your copy.
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