BANDON — Crazy Craig’s Fine Cars blew into Bandon early last spring with a big maroon awning, a newly paved parking lot full of cars, a brand new showroom and promises of great deals.

On Saturday morning, it blew out of town.

The used car business at U.S. Highway 101 and June Avenue whose claim to fame is “stack ‘em deep, sell ‘em cheap” was all but deserted. The car lot was empty and almost all of the furniture had been removed from the business. Flyers posted in the windows declared, “We have elected to close for the winter.”

An entry on the Bandon Police Department log at 12:34 a.m. on Saturday stated that a woman named Judy, from Eugene-based American Lenders, called to inform the department that her company was in the process of repossessing all the vehicles on the used car lot.

Calls to the business went unanswered, other than a message that stated the business was “temporarily closed for the winter due to the economy.” The woman’s voice went on to say that it intends “to re-open this spring.” Callers were then referred to the Eugene law firm of Muhlheim Boyd LLP, which specializes in commercial bankruptcy cases.

Crazy Craig’s is owned by Craig Petersen and his wife, Larae Petersen. Craig Petersen formerly owned Coos Bay Nissan and has been in the new and used car business for decades.

A message left on the Petersen’s personal answering machine was not returned Tuesday.