Rent-A-Wreck

Rent-a-Wreck

Rent-a-Wreck

American car rental company

Rent-A-Wreck is an American car rental company which rents vehicles that have been previously owned by individuals or other rental car companies.

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History

A Rent-A-Wreck in Gillette, Wyoming
The owners of a Rent-A-Wreck in Cherry Hill, New Jersey posing with a 1957 Chevrolet and a Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray in 1979

Rent-A-Wreck was founded in 1968 in Los Angeles, and sold its first franchise in 1973.[1] Since then, it has opened franchised locations in 41 of the 50 U.S. states, Scandinavia, and Sint Maarten island in the Caribbean. The company operates primarily in neighborhood locations, often connected to or in close proximity to repair facilities, car dealerships or other automotive related services. Certain Rent-A-Wreck locations offer airport pick-up and drop off services.

Rent-A-Wreck was purchased by JJF Management on January 26, 2006.[1] Long time employee Jason Maneli was made President of Rent-A-Wreck in July 2018.

International expansion

A separate Calgary-based Rent-A-Wreck was founded in 1976 in Prince George, BC and is not affiliated with the US based firm (changed parent firm from Rent-A-Wreck Capital, Incorporated to Franchise Services of North America, Incorporated).[1][2] This firm offers car and truck rentals in all 10 provinces and the Yukon Territory. This Canadian operation has been known as PractiCar since 2008.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "About Us". Rent-A-Wreck. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Chauffeur privé Bruxelles airport". Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Meet the Franchisor: Patrick Dyer of Practicar". 3 October 2011.
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