A legendary name in the world of car dealerships in South Florida has died.
Gus Machado, who owned several dealerships across Miami-Dade County and made Gus Machado Ford into one of the largest in the car dealers in history, died at the age of 87 according to a Twitter post from Hialeah Mayor Esteban Bovo.
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WATCH HEREBorn in Cuba, Machado came to the United States in 1949. He acquired his first franchise in 1982, Gus Machado Buick and was President of Gus Machado Ford.
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No details were released on the cause of death.
