Leicester Jeff’s Auto Sales celebrates 23 years
By Catherine Hunter In the back corner of Jeff
Caldwell’s office is a photo al- bum full of 23 years of memo- ries. Caldwell and his father, Ted
Caldwell, first opened Jeff’s Auto Sales in September 1987. Te picture album shows the
first four trucks they had for sale when they opened in their old location across the highway. Caldwell said today they have
more than 100 cars and trucks on the lot. In 1987 Caldwell was working
for Crown Aluminum when his father bought a couple of trucks. “I cleaned them up and took them to the car sale,” Caldwell
said. “From then on I knew what I wanted to do.” Caldwell has loved working
with cars all his life and even got into racing for several years. He helped Ronnie Silver of Silver’s Auto Service with his race cars for
years and drove at speedways in Asheville and Hickory from 1992 to 1999. Caldwell’s photo album also in-
cludes pictures of employees, the sale of their first truck, his fam- ily, the construction of their cur- rent building and much more. “I didn’t realize when I kept these [photos] I’d be really glad later,” he said. Caldwell said his business has
always offered “buy here, pay here” financing with low down payments and low monthly pay- ments. He has continued that tra- dition throughout the years which brings in customers from as far away as Marion and Bryson City. “We specialize in cars for less
than $10,000.” Caldwell said. Today Caldwell has five employ-
ees, most of them from the Leic- ester area. His father still works with him picking up and hauling cars. Tey moved to their current location at 3176 New Leicester Highway in 2001 and the lot is open from 9 am to 6 pm Monday through Friday. Caldwell can be reached at 683-
Today Jeff Caldwell, owner of Jeff’s Auto Sales in Leicester, has more than 100 cars and trucks on his lot on Leicester Highway near Turkey Creek. Photo by Catherine Hunter
Jeff (5333) or on his Web site at
jeffsautosalesllc.com.
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Jeff Caldwell (right) and his father, Ted Caldwell (left), opened Jeff’s Auto Sales in September 1987 in Leicester. Photo by Catherine Hunter
This picture of a win at Asheville Motor Speedway is just one of the many pictures Jeff Caldwell, owner of Jeff’s Auto sales, keeps in a photo album of memories at his car lot on Leicester Highway. Contributed photo
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