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Born [[February 8]], [[1920]] in Buffalo, New York, Vince Whibbs joined the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors in 1940 while attending the University of Buffalo. During World War II he served as a fighter pilot and flight instructor with the U.S. Army Air Corps. | Born [[February 8]], [[1920]] in Buffalo, New York, Vince Whibbs joined the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors in 1940 while attending the University of Buffalo. During World War II he served as a fighter pilot and flight instructor with the U.S. Army Air Corps. | ||
− | [[Image:VinceWhibbsPontiacSign | + | [[Image:VinceWhibbsPontiacSign|thumb|left|Vince Whibbs in front of the Pontiac dealership he founded.]] |
He returned to the Pontiac Motor Division in 1946 and became a zone manager before resigning in [[1958]] to open [[Vince Whibbs Pontiac]] in Pensacola. Today the dealership is the Pensacola area dealer for Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, GMC Truck and Saab. He was also the founder of Pacific Motor Co., a General Motors dealership in Taipei, Taiwan. Whibbs served as chairman of the board of [[AmSouth Bank]]s of Florida and as a director of AmSouth Bank Corp. He also served on the board of directors of the [[Southern Company]], Georgia Power Company and [[Gulf Power Company]]. | He returned to the Pontiac Motor Division in 1946 and became a zone manager before resigning in [[1958]] to open [[Vince Whibbs Pontiac]] in Pensacola. Today the dealership is the Pensacola area dealer for Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, GMC Truck and Saab. He was also the founder of Pacific Motor Co., a General Motors dealership in Taipei, Taiwan. Whibbs served as chairman of the board of [[AmSouth Bank]]s of Florida and as a director of AmSouth Bank Corp. He also served on the board of directors of the [[Southern Company]], Georgia Power Company and [[Gulf Power Company]]. | ||