Sisley Honda
Automobile Service in Thornhill

The Sisley family has been involved in the retail automotive sales business since at least 1924. (Insert photo.) Today, that site is 4900 Yonge Street, home to the Canadian Federal Government's Joseph Sheppard Building. They agreed and M. M. Sisley Ltd. was born on the grounds of a rented coal yard gatehouse, located in Lansing, Ontario now known as the intersection of Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue. Upon returning from the war in 1946, he approached Chrysler about opening his own dealership. When World War Two broke out five years later, like so many other Canadians, Max, put his career on hold so that he could serve his country. We know this because Max Sisley, the founder of Sisley Motors Limited and grandfather to Hugh Sisley, the company's current President was given a gold pocket watch in 1934 as a token of appreciation for his ten years of service to the Packard Motor Company. Here, he had only one vehicle to show potential customers and a stack of brochures to distribute, but hard work and perseverance turned Max's entrepreneurial endeavour into a growing business.