There was a time not so long ago when shopping for a new car or truck automatically meant a cruise down the south end of Abercorn where dealerships dotted the landscape for miles. While some longtime dealers were still holding on to their original locations away from Abercorn Street, they had become few and far Backus Cadillac/Pontiac remained on East Victory Drive, where it had been for more than half a century until it closed in 2009.