Elkins Motor Company was founded in 1918 by Augustus B. Elkins in Mebane, NC. Elkins worked for the DuPont company in Hopewell, VA before starting the business. The dealership initially sold Studebaker and Willis Overland vehicles, but "acquired the Chrysler franchise" in 1926. In 1933, AB Elkins moved the business to Durham, and it was initially...