North Country Ford Inc.

1959 was a year that had Ike as President, Bonanza on TV, tailfins on cars at their largest and Ford offering factory four wheel drive on their trucks for the first time. It was also the year Alexander Kopp decided to leave his job as a Chevrolet salesman at Lancaster's Roberts Motors and strike out on his own. Lying dormant for several years, 29 Middle St. in Lancaster was the location of the former Alexander Motor Sales, the last in a string of Ford dealerships that stretched back to the 1920's. Al purchased the real estate and filled it with the contents of a closed Ford dealership in Bridgeton, Maine and so began North Country Motor Sales Inc.

Active within the business at some level from the time his father first opened the garage, Kevin Kopp formally joined his father as a salesman in 1966. Often with just four or five employees, Al Kopp and his then partner George Carter, along with Kevin as the only salesman, worked long hours to exist in the same town with larger more well established competition. 1980 was the year Kevin bought out George Carter's share of the business and the father and son team now officially became partners. The importance of happy, loyal customers came very clear during these early days of building the business and personal attention to customer service became a habit of the Kopps.

Currently under the ownership of Mike and Keith Kopp, North Country Ford continues to value customer service as a top priority.