“I worked for Ford Motor Co. for seven years in the off-season. I worked in an area called dealer development,” Farr said in an interview with the Detroit Free Press a few years ago. “You see, in 1967 when I came here, Detroit was literally on fire because of the riots and so Henry Ford II said, ‘You know, we’re going to make Ford dealerships available to African-Americans,’ because before 1967 there were no African-American Ford dealers.
This prompted Farr to open 11 dealerships with his automotive group at the height of his success post retirement. Farr was known as the “superstar” businessman amongst local car buyers. Locally, commercials featured Farr with a cape and action hero worthy scripts to go along with his catchy car sale deals.
Farr’s cause of death is still unknown, but an autopsy is underway. He is survived by his wife, Jasmine and children: daughters Monet and Milan and sons Mel Jr., and Mike.
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