Although Leskovar Motors was not officially established until 1957, the automobile business was already ingrained in the Leskovar family. From 1937-1942, Anton Leskovar was the Butte Willys dealer, a franchise made famous for its civilian version of military jeeps and the Americar. In 1942, production of cars was shut down due to World War II. During this time, business continued as Central Auto Service, an automobile paint shop which eventually evolved into a full service body shop. Central Auto Service was located on 39 E. Galena, above the then Wellman Motors Dodge dealership. In 1957, Ted Wellman retired and sold the entire building to the Leskovars. Anton and Joe then signed on to sell Edsels, a new division of cars from Ford Motor Company. One short year later, the Lincoln Mercury franchise (the luxury brand for Ford Motor) was added to the business. Ted Leskovar, Joe’s younger brother later joined the family business as Joe and Anton’s partner. Ted and Joe expanded their operations in 1968 and opened another dealership in Kennewick, Washington. The Honda franchise was later added to the Butte location in 1975-making Leskovar Motors Montana's oldest Honda dealer. In 1985, Leskovar Motors relocated from uptown Butte to 3766 Harrison Avenue, its current location.
Four generations of Leskovars have worked to preserve what was originally started so many years ago. Today, we still take pride in conducting business with the same ideals that were established over 67 years ago. We are so proud to still be able to call Butte home and be part of this community as your only locally owned and operated dealership.
