 The story of our family is much like many who have lived this past century. Our company may be unique
in the way it has unfolded. I hope you enjoy getting to know "us" and will leave reading this page with a
feeling we are people you'd like to do business with. Let me begin with the name...George M. Sutton RV.
I am the third generation "George M. Sutton" to be in business, a family tradition since 1921..
My grandfather, George Murphy Sutton, started it all eighty-seven years ago. In 1920 while in living in Oklahoma City, he came across an
advertisement in the Los Angeles Times' classified for a Ford Dealership. Although looking for a business with potential, this also looked like
a great place to raise his family. He decided to investigate what turned out to be a sleepy little car dealership in an obscure town named
"Inglewood". Back in those days, there was only one road into town and it took two hours to travel from Los Angeles. If you ever want to talk
about a person being in the right place at the right time, it was my grandfather! Documentation shows that Inglewood was the fastest growing
city in America during the first five years of the Roaring 20's!
Being a Ford dealer during those times was like owning a gold mine, especially in Southern California. Besides selling a whole lot of Fords,
his involvement into Inglewood's development led to his election as the first President of the Chamber of Commerce. In 1927, he was
instrumental in bringing the new Ford Tri-Motor Airplane to town. Promoting a local barley field, it later became the official airport of the time
Today, it's known as "LAX", the International Airport! Those 1920's were good, business was great, and life was grand!
 Unfortunately, things soon changed. The dark days of the Great Depression clouded everyone's sky. In 1928, the Ford Motor Company shut
down for nine months to re-tool so that they could regain the sales lead over Chevrolet. Two years later my grandparents were startled when
they received a Western Union Telegram announcing the "new" 1931 Fords. They were $100 less than the 90 vehicles in my family's inventory.
At an average price of $695, my grandmother just sat down and cried! This was a crushing blow to them. What had started out as such a
promising and successful business venture was now becoming a nightmare. However, there was one ray of sunshine in this otherwise gloom
and doom. A year before the 1929 Crash, my grandfather borrowed $50,000 for the business. Although the money was not intended for
survival, it certainly made the difference. He kept his ear to the ground as to what the financial buzz was each day. There were many times
he would literally run down to the bank and make a withdrawal only to deposit it with another bank that seemed secure. In those days, there
was no FDIC insurance. If the bank failed, the funds would be lost and so would his business!
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