JACK’S JOURNEY

STREETWISE first met Jack Mendes in O’Connor, at his successful Yarrick Street car dealership opposite Bunnings.
Freo’s independent publication asked the Indian father of two to support the annual Freo StreetWise charity car cruise, the March 12 event this year having raised much-needed funds for the Cancer Council.
From a family owned trucking business in India in the 1960s, Goa-born Jack has established himself as one of Perth top car dealers.
In business since 2010, Jack also has held senior positions within automotive holdings for over more than two decades, including the management of Toyota and Nissan dealerships.
StreetWise caught up up with Jack at Synagogue: “I was 19 when I moved to WA and married a Sicilian girl from Fremantle.”
From new and used sales to servicing and finance, Jack has been in the automative business for 38 years.
A qualified valuer, Jack says the used car and secondhand market is booming, with business up 40 per cent.
Notably, people including many professionals and organisations buy online.
Jack, 57, previously worked out of a warehouse in O’Connor. Now he works from home, also recovering from a series of serious medical issues.
“I used to work seven days a week for 14 years,” he said. “I made a change supported by my wife and daughters.”