Sight Family History
THE SIGHT AUTOMOTIVE FAMILY IN KANSAS CITY
100 Years of History, And Counting
1923
Jack Sight opened Sight Brothers Chevrolet with his two brothers, Dave and Harry, joining him to work in the dealership. Located at 2301 E. Gillham Road, it was the first Chevrolet franchise in Kansas City.
1957
Jack passes away, and his two sons, Bob and Bill, take over ownership and operations.
The dealership was located just outside of the then-vibrant downtown Kansas City at Linwood and Gillham Streets.
1966
Bob Sight left the partnership at the Chevrolet store and acquired Village Mercury in the up-and-coming Kansas City suburb of Overland Park, Kan. Bob quickly added Lincoln to supplement the Mercury franchise, and Bob Sight Lincoln Mercury was born. With two Sight family dealerships in the area, the Sight name soon became a staple in Kansas City.
1967
Bill Sight remained dealer principal of the family’s original Sight Bros. Chevrolet. In 1967, he renamed the dealership Bill Sight Chevrolet, which is how it remained until it closed in the early 1980s following losses from the oil crises and interest rate spikes.
1982
Bob Sight passes away. His two sons, Rob and Tom, took over ownership and operation of the Lincoln Mercury store.
1992
Rob and Tom Sight purchases a Ford store in the growing Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit, Mo., which they named Bob Sight Ford, after their father.
2005
Bob Sight Independence Kia added. Tom’s son, Zachary, is general manager and partner of Bob Sight Ford, while his other son, Brian, is general manager and partner of the Kia store in Independence, Mo. Both Zachary and Brian, as well as Bobby are NADA Academy graduates.
2024
The Bob Sight Auto Group grows once more with the acquisition of Dale Willey Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM in Lawrence, Kansas and renamed Bob Sight Chrysler Dodge Jeep RAM!
2024
The Bob Sight Auto Group grows yet again with the additional acquisition of Dale Willey Honda, also in Lawrence, Kansas, and renamed Bob Sight Honda.