Conlee Oil, Inc

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Conlee Oil Company has been in business since 1936 and is centrally located in Michigan 1936- This is where it all started! On September 2nd Clifton Conlee who is the only son of Bert and Verna Conlee set up shop at 122 N Mill Street in Clio, which used to be the old I.M. Beeman Oper House Building. The name of his business was called Conlee Motor Sales, where he was a dealership for Pontiac cars, Mobil Petroleum products and he had one single gas pump. Read more 1938- On April 28th a dealership for International Trucks and McCormick-Deering farm equipment was added to the business. With this addition the company name was changed to Conlee Sales. In this business they sold and worked on machinery. 1941- During this time the Pontiac dealership was replaced by Dodge and Plymouth, but during that same year that franchise was discontinued. 1943- With the car franchise gone during this year they became a commission agent for Mobil Petroleum products 1946- The business expanded to be made a distributor of Mobil products under the company name Conlee Oil and Tractor Sales. During this same year the company purchased “Consumers Supply” in Montrose and Clio, where he operated a bulk and station services. 1953- Clifton purchased property which lies between Clio Rd and the P.M. tracks at the south of city limits. Then in June of this year Birch Run Oil Co was purchased! 1957- On September 24th Conlee Oil Company was incorporated and took over Conlee Oil and Tractor Sales 1960- The McCormick farm equipment line was discontinued. 1961- On September 22nd Conlee Oil Travel Center was opened at the Birch Run Exit of I-75. This station was a first of its kind. It had facilities for overnight campers, a children’s playground, a picnic place for people to eat or you could go into the station and look at all the different vending machines. There was large parking area for big trucks to get in and out of and they sold diesel fuel there!! 1963- In September of this year a new office was built on Mill St in Clio 1966- Clifton’s son Richard returned home from college to take an active role in the business 1970- A Mobil outlet in Otisville was purchased, His other son Robert came into the business and Conlee Vending service was established. 1979-The Conlee Vending service ended and the Conlee Convenience Stores came into play. 1980- On December 30th the Birch run station that was located down town Birch Run bur Update description

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12076 N Linden Rd
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