Conway Heaton Ford

Conway Heaton Ford holds a distinction no other Ford dealer in Kentucky can claim: it is the oldest Ford franchise in the state, operating for more than a century at 810 North 3rd Street in Bardstown. The dealership has outlasted recessions, industry upheavals, and generations of competitors by building the kind of reputation that keeps customers coming back and referring their families.

The service center handles the full Ford lineup of trucks, SUVs, EVs, and performance vehicles, with an OEM parts department and a separate auto body shop for collision work on the same property. Having a body shop alongside the mechanical service operation is unusual for a dealer of this size and gives technicians the option to develop skills in both areas under one roof. The store carries a 4.6-star rating on KBB and serves a broad area including Elizabethtown, Campbellsville, Mount Washington, Shepherdsville, and Lawrenceburg.

Bardstown is known as the Bourbon Capital of the World, a historic small city in the heart of Kentucky's distilling region with a stable, community-oriented character that shows up in how its local businesses operate. For a Ford-trained technician who wants to work at an institution rather than just a dealership, Conway Heaton is genuinely one of a kind. More than 100 years in the same market means a customer base built across generations, a team culture shaped by longevity, and a strong signal that this business is built to last well into the next century.