Bill Hudgins Automotive GMC Truck celebrated its 45th anniversary with special promotions May 4-7 at the dealership on Route 17 south of Gloucester Court House. The fun included hot dogs, popcorn and other food, plus giveaways and drawings for prizes such as concert tickets.

Bill Hudgins started the business, then Hudgins Oldsmobile-Pontiac (he added the GMC line in 1972), with his brother John Hudgins. Bill Hudgins, the company’s current president, later bought his brother’s interest in the business. The Hudgins brothers had purchased the F.A. Clements and Son car agency on Gloucester’s Main Street in 1971. That business had been run by Wayne, Bobbie and William Clements, of Gloucester.

In 1972, the Hudginses moved their car business to a site on Route 17 near the old airport. In 1989, the car dealership moved to its present Route 17 location.

Brad Hudgins, the company’s vice president and general manager, said the business has always featured new and used c...