History

One winter in the early 1970's, a district representative of Saab-Scania of America was looking for a new distributor. He came upon a small garage on Portsmouth Avenue in
Exeter, New Hampshire where a young man was just closing up shop for the evening. He asked the young mechanic if he was interested in buying a Saab franchise. Full of skepticism, the young man graciously declined the offer and went home for the evening.

The next night, the representative showed up again and tossed the keys to a 1972 Saab 99 SSE to the young mechanic... "Take this to the mountains for the weekend, Gary... you'll love it!" The young mechanic was used to the cumbersome rear-wheel drive configuration of Volkswagen Beetles, so the front-wheel drive Saab  was simply amazing in comparison. It wasn't long until a young Gary Blake opened what we know today as Gary Blake Saab.Over the next 30+ years, the Saab business took off as people began to realize how well they were treated at Gary Blake Saab.Today, Gary Blake Saab is one of the top rated Saab dealerships in the country for overall customer satisfaction.

Taking it one step further, Gary thought, If we can provide outstanding service and value all of these years with our SAAB dealership, why not offer the same to the area's import car owners, by providing a lower cost alternative to the stuffy and expensive import car dealerships. It was then that the idea was born- To create a friendly place with a small town feel, offer value priced vehicles and service while expanding our reputation of providing honest, trustworthy auto sales, high quality and lower cost service at Gary Blake Motorcars! Once you step inside our facility, you will notice immediately how comfortable you feel. Whether you are looking for a quality pre-owned vehicle, or are in need of any type of service on your import or domestic vehicle, our friendly staff is here to take care of you No matter what!

That is, and always has been the Gary Blake way of doing business.
Come see us soon!