dealer # 955
does anyone have any info on this tulsa dealership?? the above search tab comes up with nothing... it is wilkersons chevrolet in tulsa oklahoma trying to get a pic if possible i also need the dealer zone 3# thanks don..
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D.B. Wilkerson, the retired owner of Wilkerson Chevrolet Inc., died Monday. He was 88.
Wilkerson was born on May 24, 1912, in Fort Smith, Ark.
He graduated from high school in Fort Smith in 1930 and began his automotive career as an employee of Adams Motor Co.
In 1932, he purchased a parking lot, where he operated a used car business until he received a Chevrolet franchise in 1954.
Wilkerson was elected to the board of directors of Major Engineering Co. in 1966. In 1972, he received a Quality Dealer Award from Time magazine.
Wilkerson played a major role in the development of Oral Roberts University and received an honorary doctorate in 1980 for his commitment to the American free enterprise system and for his support of ORU.
He is survived by two daughters, Marilyn Olsson of Tulsa and Dianne Lewallen of Plano, Texas; one son, D.B. "Tink" Wilkerson Jr. of Tulsa; eight grandchildren; and 14 great- grandchildren.I happened to know his son, "Tink" Wilkerson, who also owned several new car dealerships in the Tulsa area, and Colorado Springs, Colorado. Tink Wilkerson passed away about five years ago.
The location of the Wilkerson Chevrolet dealership is now a welding school. The buildings are still there, but the dealership franchise was apparently given back to Chevrolet, after the partners who bought it out years ago, went under. I would estimate that Wilkerson Chevrolet sold out around twenty years ago. Hope this information is helpful. Ridge.Good carburetion is fuelish hot air . . .
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