By Steve Cornelius
Since 1965 , the Alton Blakley Ford family dealership has always provided its customers with quality cars and exceptional service . Nearly 60 years after Alton Blakley Sr . started the local Ford dealership , three generations of Blakleys and an outstanding team of professionals have made Alton Blakley Ford one of the most trusted car dealerships in the local area and the entire state .
With the addition of Mazda and expanded state-of-the-art showrooms , second generation President Al Blakley took the family dealership to the next level . Now , third-generation Director of Operations Trey Blakley is taking the family business in a whole new direction with the opening of Lake Cumberland Motorsports Powered by Alton Blakley .
Lake Cumberland Motorsports features a wide variety of motor vehicles on a smaller scale , which includes motorcycles , dirt bikes , UTVs , and ATVs . Plus , they offer all the accessories needed for these sporty motor vehicles .
Like his grandfather did more than a half a century before him , Trey Blakley saw a need in the community for quality motorsports sales and service .
“ From an automotive perspective , motorsports has similar processes ,” Trey Blakley stated . “ We felt there was an opportunity for the market . Harts owns Tri-County Cycles in Corbin , they also have Middlesboro Honda , and then they had Somerset . They had acquired those Somerset and Middlesboro locations
26 • SEKY - Life in Southeast Kentucky august 2023