Wally McCarthy, one of the state’s most highly touted auto sales titans, died Wednesday. He was 94 years old. “There’s no one like him anymore,” said Paul Rubin, a business partner who has known McCarthy for 33 years. “I always thought he was Moses because he was 6-3… Source: www.twincities.com
An August 2000 file photo shows Wally McCarthy at the Oldsmobile dealership in Litchfield. This location is now the headquarters of Best Buy. Mr. McCarthy entered the auto industry in 1949 as an accountant for a South St. Paul dealership and owned several Twins. Source: www.twincities.com
One of the giants of the Twin Cities auto dealership world passed away this week. Wally McCarthy passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94. Those who worked with him say he was warm, loving and a larger-than-life person. His name certainly was. It’s been heard in radio jingles and TV commercials for decades. And the name Wally McCarthy… Read More