About Us

Learn more about J.C. Lewis Motor Co

an old advertisement for a car with a picture of a man in the back of the car and a picture of a woman in the back of the car

1912

When J.C. Lewis Sr. bought a Ford dealership in Savannah from his golf buddy Jimmy Weeks.

1917

A 15-year-old boy named Sam Steinberg applied for a job with J.C. Lewis Ford and worked there for an astonishing 80 years. He was a trusted advisor and was absolutely essential to the dealership’s success until he passed away at the age of 95.

a black and white photo of a building in the middle of a street with cars parked in front of it

1942

J.C. Lewis Jr. inherits the dealership and begins to learn the business via a pay-phone from Woodberry Forest School in Virginia

1962

The dealership moved to Abercorn Street and remains there to this day. It was the success and determination of J.C. Lewis Ford that motivated other dealerships to relocate to Abercorn Street, thus creating the Automobile Dealer Row which is still the highest-trafficked area in Savannah’s automobile business 40 years later.

a man in a suit and tie standing next to an old car in front of a crowd of people

1975

Walter N. Lewis began working full-time at J.C. Lewis Ford, your local Ford dealership and he was instrumental in the recent modernization of the dealership’s Savannah facility.

2005

Walter will tell you that he was extremely fortunate to be able to work with his father almost every day until his death in 2005. Walter is the third generation principal at the dealership and feels honored, privileged, and blessed to have followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. The same virtues and beliefs that allowed the business to succeed at the beginning of the 20th century are still in place today.

a group of people standing next to each other holding a framed plaque in front of a man in a suit

2012

J.C. Lewis Ford celebrated a proud 100 years of business

2015

Walter N. Lewis was named the nominee for the Georgia Automobile Dealers Association’s “Time Dealer of the Year. With more than 100 years of experience, you can see why J.C. Lewis Ford, your local Ford dealership, is the go-to destination for your next Ford in Savannah.”