Dealer Information

[Michael H.]

Re: Dealer Information

Dana,

I hope you don't mind could you give me the address for this dealership from your book:

Montgomery Chevrolet
Louisville Kentucky.

This dealership still exisit today but I think they have moved a couple of times over the years.

Thank you,

Mike

[Dana B.]

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Michael,

The Book shows in 1959
Montogomery Chevrolet
133 West Liberty
Louisville , KY

Dana

Dana,

I hope you don't mind could you give me the address for this dealership from your book:

Montgomery Chevrolet
Louisville Kentucky.

This dealership still exisit today but I think they have moved a couple of times over the years.

Thank you,

Mike

[Glenn B.]

Re: Dealer Information

Glen,
INFO from ..
1959
Directory of American
Automobile Dealers

Phil Boardman Chevrolet
412 North Oakland Avenue
Oakland Nebraska


Dana

Dana, great info, you've put another important piece of my puzzle in place for me. I have a few more search ideas - knowing the dealer address will be a real help.

Thank you.

[John S.]

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I just picked up a two volume set of books at a vintage book store.
Titled " 1959 Directory of Automobile Dealers"
It has all the Chevrolet Dealers and their addresses for '59.
Catigorized by State then City , alphibatized.
Pubilished by... B. Klein & Co. 23 East 22 Street , NY 10 NY
Any one ever seen these ?
Dana

Hi Dana
Would you mind looking up another one. I got my "Shipping Data " from NCRS and my 72 came up that it was sold at Harrell Chevrolet in Emporia, Virginia and it was zone 37, Dealer code 250. Harrell sold the Dealership in 1969 to the Sadler Family, but could have been in business for several years before the sale.
What I would like (if it is there in your book) is the address of Harrell Chevrolet in 1959. Emporia is a small town even today and it may be at the same address today.
Thanks John

[Dana B.]

Re: Dealer Information

John,

The 1959 Directory shows...

Harrell Chevrolet
517 - 519 North Main
Emporia , VA

They also sold Oldsmoble and Cadillac in '59


Dana

Hi Dana
Would you mind looking up another one. I got my "Shipping Data " from NCRS and my 72 came up that it was sold at Harrell Chevrolet in Emporia, Virginia and it was zone 37, Dealer code 250. Harrell sold the Dealership in 1969 to the Sadler Family, but could have been in business for several years before the sale.
What I would like (if it is there in your book) is the address of Harrell Chevrolet in 1959. Emporia is a small town even today and it may be at the same address today.
Thanks John

[John S.]

Re: Dealer Information

Hi Dana
Thank you VERY much, Another piece of the puzzle filled in that means that Harrell Chevrolet was in business at least 10 years before the his sale in 1969 to the Sadler Family which was Sadler Chevrolet until they sold to Boyd Chevrolet in 2007 till the present day. Your info cofirms that they are STILL at the same location for all these years. The Sadler's are of racing fame then and today Elliott Sadler #19 NASCAR and Hermi Sadler announces for NASCAR are the sons of the owner Herman Sadler of Sadler Chevrolet in Emporia. I am waiting a responce from the Library in Emporia and Greenville, Va to fill in more of the pieces like original pictures and info on the owners, how long they were in business of Harrell Chevrolet.
The search is very exciting.
Thank You for helping again!!
Regards John

[Dale C.]

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Dana

Thanks
Dale

[Wolf S.]

Re: Dealer Information

hi dana,

following the shipping info my vette's dealer code is 122 and zone is 23.

searched the dealer codes on the ncrs site but nothing came up.
also searched the internet but no luck.

could you look these up? thanks for the help.

dealer name is/was carl campbell chevrolet, duncan, ok.

[Jon R.]

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Still trying to discover who Dealer Code 294 in Zone 49 is!

Working from the list of 25 dealers that Dana provided, I eliminated 3 because they do not meet the "Ka" thru "Kl" criteria set by Al Grenning (thru correspondence with Matt). Of the remaining 22, I eliminated 5 that are positively identified on the NCRS website but not in my Zone - Zone 49. I also eliminated 4 more as not being in my zone even though they are not specifically listed on the NCRS website but are in the same cities as ones that are listed . That narrowed it down to 13 dealers.

Next, I plotted out all of the towns with known zones from the NCRS web site on a map of Pennsylvania. Out of about 100 towns recorded, there were 5 towns recorded that did not match the geographic patterns that I would have expected from the remaining zones. Some of these were later dates with much higher dealer numbers. Anyhow, plotting the remaining 13 dealers towns eliminated an additional 6 dealers as not being in my Zone. Now I am left with 7 dealers. However, there is one dealer listed on NCRS that is not on Dana's list above. If I add that one in, I have the following list of 8 possible dealers:

Keckler in Bellefonte
Keller in Marysville
Kepler in Selinsgrove
Keystone Park in South Waverly
Kindt in Danville
Kleinfeltner in Jonestown
Klick-Lewis in Palmyra (added but known as Dealer Code 294 from NCRS)
Klinger in Sacramento

From this I can eliminate two more since one is not my Dealer Code and the other is after that one alphabetically. Then, can I just count up the list from 294 to 290 and determine that Kepler in Selinsgrove is my Dealer or did I just spend a lot of time spinning my wheels for nothing? There really seem to be too many variables for this to be correct! Such as Klick-Lewis not being on Dana's list, but being on the NCRS list. Klick-Lewis was incorporated in 1955 - so they should have been on the list!

Any more ideas?

Thanks,

Jon

Turns out I was close to correct! Kleinfelter Chevrolet Co. in Jonestown, Pennsylvania is Dealer Code 290 in Zone 49 - confirmed by the original owner!

Jon

[Dino L.]

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Hello Dana,

Could you help me locate the address of Dawson Taylor Chevrolet in Detroit Michigan.....I think it was on Grand River Avenue. In Detroit.

Thank you very much for looking it up.

Dino

[Dana B.]

Re: Dealer Information

Dino,
No Dawson Taylor in 1959.,
found
Emmert Chevrolet
20000 Grand River Avenue
Detroit 19, MI
Dana

Hello Dana,

Could you help me locate the address of Dawson Taylor Chevrolet in Detroit Michigan.....I think it was on Grand River Avenue. In Detroit.

Thank you very much for looking it up.

Dino

[Dana B.]

Re: Dealer Information

Wolf,
No Carl Campbell in 1959,
Found
Thorn Chevrolet
901 Walnut
Duncan, OK

Dana

hi dana,

following the shipping info my vette's dealer code is 122 and zone is 23.

searched the dealer codes on the ncrs site but nothing came up.
also searched the internet but no luck.

could you look these up? thanks for the help.

dealer name is/was carl campbell chevrolet, duncan, ok.

[Tim L.]

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Dana,

Does your 1959 book list any info on these two dealers?

Sound Chevrolet
Morehead City, NC

Smith Chevrolet Sales
Scottsville, VA

Thanks in advance.
Tim

[Dana B.]

Re: Dealer Information

Tim,
Sound Chevrolet
1306 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC

Smith Chevrolet Sales Inc is listed in
Scottsville , Va
with no street address.

Dana

Dana,

Does your 1959 book list any info on these two dealers?

Sound Chevrolet
Morehead City, NC

Smith Chevrolet Sales
Scottsville, VA

Thanks in advance.
Tim

[Daniel K.]

Re: Dealer Information

Hi Dana,

Would you have a dealer listing for the following? I know 49 is for PA but, the dealer code for 376 does not seem to be available. Is the name of this location in your book?

Thanks a million!

Dan K.