The Kennedys leave the car business after 76 years

The last car of a legacy that has spanned more than seven decades was sold on Saturday afternoon. Phil Kennedy was there to hand over the keys to Kay Carpenter, the new owner of a 2013 Kia Soul. “Feels like buying from family,” Carpenter says.

Phil Kennedy, left, hands the key of his last car—a 2013 Kia Soul—to Kay Carpenter, of Tulsa. Kennedy and his family have been selling cars in Sapulpa for 76 years. His lot has been sold and Kennedy is looking forward to the next chapter. Choquette photo.

Few families have had as lasting of an impact on the City of Sapulpa as the Horn and Kennedy family. 


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Elizabeth Thompson is the News Editor for Sapulpa Times.

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