Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Motor Vehicles  


  • Swanders, Inc. d/b/a Swanders Auto Mart

    Notice of Publication for a New Point

    Franchise Motor Vehicle Dealer in a County of Less

    than 300,000 Population

    Pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, notice is given that Classic Motorcycles and Sidecars, Inc., intends to allow the establishment of Swanders, Inc. d/b/a Swanders Auto Mart, as a dealership for the sale of motorcycles manufactured by Taizhou Zhongneng Motorcycle Co. Ltd. (ZHNG) at 5546 North Lecanto Highway, Beverly Hills (Citrus County), Florida  34465, on or after January 14, 2009.

    The name and address of the dealer operator(s) and principal investor(s) of Swanders, Inc. d/b/a Swanders Auto Mart are dealer operator(s): Carl Swander, 5546 North Lecanto Highway, Beverly Hills, Florida 34465; principal investor(s): Carl Swander, 5546 North Lecanto Highway, Beverly Hills, Florida 34465.

    The notice indicates intent to establish the new point location in a county of less than 300,000 population, according to the latest population estimates of the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research.

    Certain dealerships of the same line-make may have standing, pursuant to Section 320.642, Florida Statutes, to file a petition or complaint protesting the application.

    Written petitions or complaints must be received by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice and must be submitted to: Nalini Vinayak, Administrator, Dealer License Section, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Room A-312, MS 65, Neil Kirkman Building, 2900 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0635.

    A copy of such petition or complaint must also be sent by U.S. Mail to: Bobbette Lynott, Classic Motorcycles and Sidecars, Inc., Post Office Box 969, Preston, Washington 98050.

    If no petitions or complaints are received within 30 days of the date of publication, a final order will be issued by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles approving the establishment of the dealership, subject to the applicant’s compliance with the provisions of Chapter 320, Florida Statutes.

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