Edison, New Jersey: Turned-Over Car (Gone)

The turned-over car on Route 1 at Edison Generator Exchange was at my father John Chemidlin's shop. Possibly 1968 is when he purchased that garage (He was also involved in dirt track racing for 50-plus years). He was the one who came up with the sign that read, "Does Your Car Turn Over In The Morning?" since it was a generator, starter, and alternator shop. Sadly, he passed away on June 16, 2019. He was a great father to three daughters and grandfather of eight. We all miss him so much. That car was a landmark for decades. The township made us remove it.

Not there anymore.

6-8 years ago the original up-side-down vehicle collapsed and a new version was put in its place at Edison Generator. "Does Your Car Turn Over in the Morning?"

The front of Edison Generator, an auto ignition specialist on the southbound side of Route 1 in Edison, NJ, sports a tiny coupe of some kind (the size of those Minis you see everywhere these days) standing upside-down on its roof, with a sign overhead asking "Does your car turn over in the morning?" It's been there since I was a kid, at least twenty years, and I still look forward to seeing that it's still there on my periodic trips to the area.