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Member Posts: 46  Location: Fraser Valley, BC | Any idea why my car’s dealer code has someone’s name and location listed rather than a dealership name? I’ve been baffled by this for years. Would this be some sort of private sale direct from factory or an executive car perhaps? (IMG_1272.jpg) Attachments ----------------  IMG_1272.jpg (104KB - 133 downloads) | ||
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 9858    Location: So. Cal | Dealer no. 5497, Walker-Darden Motors (Walker-Darden Motors.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Walker-Darden Motors.jpg (21KB - 136 downloads) | ||
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Veteran Posts: 211 Location: Suwanee, GA | Furyous J - 2022-09-29 8:43 PM Any idea why my car’s dealer code has someone’s name and location listed rather than a dealership name? I’ve been baffled by this for years. Would this be some sort of private sale direct from factory or an executive car perhaps? Found this from Tyler, TX newspaper. Discrepancy with middle initial. Also a bit blurry, an ad in Jacksonville College Guiding Light yearbook. (Tyler_Morning_Telegraph_Wed__Apr_21__1943_.jpg) (Capture.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Tyler_Morning_Telegraph_Wed__Apr_21__1943_.jpg (207KB - 174 downloads) Capture.JPG (20KB - 154 downloads) | ||
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Member Posts: 46 Location: Fraser Valley, BC | Ev's62Chrysler - 2022-10-08 9:04 PM Furyous J - 2022-09-29 8:43 PM Any idea why my car’s dealer code has someone’s name and location listed rather than a dealership name? I’ve been baffled by this for years. Would this be some sort of private sale direct from factory or an executive car perhaps? Found this from Tyler, TX newspaper. Discrepancy with middle initial. Also a bit blurry, an ad in Jacksonville College Guiding Light yearbook. Wow! Thanks for that  In all of my google searches over the years I've never been able to find any record of a Chrysler-Plymouth dealer in Jacksonville, TX under that name. This has to be it. Perhaps the middle initial is a typo on my copy of the build documentation. Now if only I could find an address for this dealer I could google street view to see if there's any evidence of it left. | ||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10163 Location: Lower Mainland BC | . Adding one more (courtesy of Hunter D. and his 56 D500 IBM card and his FCA letter): 52404 Region 23 Cunningham & Rickey Motors, Klamath Falls, Oregon. | ||
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| Hello all. New to this so hopefully this works. I’m I’m following correctly I have a 1956 dodge custom royal 315 as the engine is stamped D63-3 and so on It should have been sapphire white and gold (paint prior to me purchasing) Trying to figure out the carburetor. It’s stamped ww and thats it…. Any other information would be helpful. Spread some of your knowledge Attachments ---------------- 3517D4C7-A9E9-47A4-A859-7A898EB45FDB.jpeg (89KB - 149 downloads) 1B94CD1B-847E-4113-AD82-549DCEADC8B5.jpeg (113KB - 149 downloads) | |||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10163 Location: Lower Mainland BC | . Frank E. Beckett Co. 701 Van Ness Ave, Fresno CA "Frank E. Beckett (1894-1963) was a prominent business owner inFresno, the San Joaquin Valley, and the surrounding Central Valley counties, in which he operated Dodge and Plymouth dealerships. He was a member of the Fresno County Planning Commission and owned interest in the California Inland Broadcasting Co. Beckett’s automotive businesses dominated the intersection of Van Ness and Mono streets." "As early as 1932, he (Frank E. Beckett) owned a Dodge dealership at 700 Van Ness Avenue and later expanded to a second dealership at 701 Van Ness Avenue that operated until 1960. Beckett’s truck department appears to have remained at 650 Fulton Street until 1962. By 1964, the property was occupied by the Crockett Equipment Company, which leased and sold equipment and vehicles. In 1970, the company came to be known as Sandy Crocket Dodge auto dealer. W.A. “Sandy” Crocket had purchased Fresno’s original Crocket De Soto-Plymouth dealership in 1938 and acquired the Dodge car and truck dealership (probably from Frank E. Beckett) in 1963. In 1967, the Crocket’s Dodge dealership was named one of three Dodge sales leaders in Northern California. In 1970, the Sandy Crocket Dodge dealership was purchased by Norman K. Harris and renamed Fresno Dodge Inc." 701 Van Ness Avenue was constructed circa 1946. The original building permit was not located; however, the property is known to have been the location of a gas station until at least 1940, possibly 1944. The current building is shown on the 1948 Sanborn map. Frank E. Beckett Co. was the first occupant of the building. As early as 1932, he owned a Dodge dealership at 700 Van Ness Avenue, directly across the street from the subject property. He also owned a truck sales and service facility nearby, at 640 Fulton Street. The gas station that had been located on the subject property since 1928, and was originally owned by P. J. Hicks, and later by Beckett after 1937. It is assumed that Beckett improved his interests by demolishing the gas station and constructing the current building in the mid-1940s. It was then used as an auto sales and service facility, with a large showroom across the front, until 1960." REFERENCE: https://www.fresno.gov/darm/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/11/Hist... Edited by 56D500boy 2023-01-19 1:16 PM (701VanNessAveFresno_1.jpg) (701VanNessAveFresno_2.jpg) (701VanNessAveFresno_3.jpg) (701VanNessAveFresno_4.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 701VanNessAveFresno_1.jpg (174KB - 113 downloads) 701VanNessAveFresno_2.jpg (87KB - 111 downloads) 701VanNessAveFresno_3.jpg (166KB - 108 downloads) 701VanNessAveFresno_4.jpg (226KB - 131 downloads) | ||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10163 Location: Lower Mainland BC | . Why is it Spitzer Motors advertised itself as the "World's Largest Dodge Dealer" but yet we don't have any listings for them (several locations)? http://www.forwardlook.net/forums/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=54385&... (SpitzerMotors56DodgeAdvert_Cover.jpg) (SpitzerMotors56DodgeAdvert_small.jpg) Attachments ---------------- SpitzerMotors56DodgeAdvert_Cover.jpg (148KB - 100 downloads) SpitzerMotors56DodgeAdvert_small.jpg (146KB - 97 downloads) | ||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10163 Location: Lower Mainland BC | 56D500boy - 2023-05-27 11:46 AM Why is it Spitzer Motors advertised itself as the "World's Largest Dodge Dealer" but yet we don't have any listings for them (several locations)? Spitzer Motors Dodge was at 3112 Broadview Road, Cleveland Ohio back in 1956. Spitzer is still going very strong and has been in the automobile sales business since 1904. Their current Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Dealership in Cleveland is at Spitzer CDJR Cleveland 13001 Brookpark Rd, Brook Park, OH 44142, United States https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yToRwITeqs (56DodgeBrochureSpitzerMotors_eBay_small.jpg) (3112BroadviewRoadClevelandAug_2022.jpg) (SpitzerMotors_2024_1.jpg) (SpitzerMotors_2024_2.jpg) Attachments ---------------- 56DodgeBrochureSpitzerMotors_eBay_small.jpg (88KB - 64 downloads) 3112BroadviewRoadClevelandAug_2022.jpg (127KB - 64 downloads) SpitzerMotors_2024_1.jpg (80KB - 63 downloads) SpitzerMotors_2024_2.jpg (75KB - 76 downloads) | ||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10163 Location: Lower Mainland BC | 56D500boy - 2024-03-03 9:41 AM Spitzer Motors Dodge was at 3112 Broadview Road, Cleveland Ohio back in 1956. Spitzer is still going very strong and has been in the automobile sales business since 1904. Their current Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Dealership in Cleveland is at Spitzer CDJR Cleveland 13001 Brookpark Rd, Brook Park, OH 44142, United States Found these: (SpitzerMotorCity_Cleveland_1.jpg) (SpitzerMotorCity_Cleveland_2.jpg) Attachments ---------------- SpitzerMotorCity_Cleveland_1.jpg (152KB - 78 downloads) SpitzerMotorCity_Cleveland_2.jpg (80KB - 84 downloads) | ||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10163 Location: Lower Mainland BC | 56D500boy - 2024-03-03 9:41 AM Spitzer Motors Dodge was at 3112 Broadview Road, Cleveland Ohio back in 1956. Better image of the 56 Dodge brochure with Spitzer's address. (LawrenceWelkForDodge_BackCover_SpitzerMotorsScan_small.jpg) Attachments ---------------- LawrenceWelkForDodge_BackCover_SpitzerMotorsScan_small.jpg (122KB - 59 downloads) | ||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10163 Location: Lower Mainland BC | mikes2nd - 2024-03-14 8:08 PM Spitzer is big, in the trunk of Scott from cold war motors donor 60 dodge had a Spitzer emblem in it... from Akron to Alberta canada is a long trip I contacted Spitzer today and emailed Alison Spitzer (the one in the video linked above) and asked about any 56 Dodge info that they might still have and whether she might know what the dealer code was back in the day. I attached copies of the 56 Dodge Spitzer info posted above. Who knows whether or not she will respond or not.  | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 1049 Location: PL / EU | 56D500boy - 2024-03-16 8:27 AM mikes2nd - 2024-03-14 8:08 PM Spitzer is big, in the trunk of Scott from cold war motors donor 60 dodge had a Spitzer emblem in it... from Akron to Alberta canada is a long trip I contacted Spitzer today and emailed Alison Spitzer (the one in the video linked above) and asked about any 56 Dodge info that they might still have and whether she might know what the dealer code was back in the day. I attached copies of the 56 Dodge Spitzer info posted above. Who knows whether or not she will respond or not. :) Dave, my "US dealership codes" table has eight dealer numbers for Spitzer. In my "US all FL dealer" table you will find ten locations for Spitzer. | ||
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Expert Posts: 1223 Location: Ramona, CA | StillOutThere - 2024-03-16 10:17 AM Interested in any information: Max Watson Motors Gaffney, South Carolina Dealer Code #5001 Sellers of my 1955 Imperial Newport They opened in late 1954 in the location of a former Dodge-Plymouth dealer. Closed by 1959. (The_Gaffney_Ledger_Sat__Dec_18__1954_.jpg) (The_Gaffney_Ledger_Tue__Feb_3__1959_.jpg) Attachments ---------------- The_Gaffney_Ledger_Sat__Dec_18__1954_.jpg (231KB - 63 downloads) The_Gaffney_Ledger_Tue__Feb_3__1959_.jpg (235KB - 66 downloads) | ||
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Location: Under the X in Texas | Google Earth pic of the Max Watson location (Max Watson Motors as of 2023.jpg) Attachments ---------------- Max Watson Motors as of 2023.jpg (448KB - 85 downloads) | ||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10163 Location: Lower Mainland BC | RDP - 2024-03-16 10:08 AM Dave, my "US dealership codes" table has eight dealer numbers for Spitzer. In my "US all FL dealer" table you will find ten locations for Spitzer. Thanks Robert. I am only interested to find out whether Spitzer Motors on 3112 Broadview Road, back in the day was Dealer No. 55816 (from your spreadsheet). Maybe Ms. Spitzer will be able to confirm that. | ||
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Expert Posts: 1223 Location: Ramona, CA | wheelcover - 2024-03-10 4:03 PM Looking for information on dealer # 36285 in Escanaba, MI. Called Ludington Motors or Ludington Motor Co. My 58 Firedome was sold new there. Would be nice to get an address or a picture of the dealership. Sparse information from Stellantis. There was a Ludington Motors at 1636 Ludington Street in Escanaba, Michigan. In 1957-1959 at least it was a Pontiac-GMC dealer. Added Buick in 1960. Here's an article from March of 1960 announcing the addition of Buick, mentions that they were a Pontiac dealer for 17 years. Don't see any connection to Dodge. Looks like the Dodge dealer there was Riverside Auto Sales at 2511 Ludington St. Looks like they were around until 1977 at least. (The_Escanaba_Daily_Press_Tue__Mar_1__1960_.jpg) (The_Escanaba_Daily_Press_Fri__Sep_26__1958_.jpg) Attachments ---------------- The_Escanaba_Daily_Press_Tue__Mar_1__1960_.jpg (202KB - 61 downloads) The_Escanaba_Daily_Press_Fri__Sep_26__1958_.jpg (192KB - 60 downloads) | ||
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Exner Expert 10K+ Posts: 10163 Location: Lower Mainland BC | hondaman1974 - 2024-04-14 7:55 PM dealer number 55021 Central Motors Inc. Hagerstown maryland my 1956 dodge coronet parts car was sold here. Anybody have any info? Maybe: http://www.usa.com/frs/central-motors-dodge-inc.html That corner is now a CVS (in a new building) Edited by 56D500boy 2024-04-15 2:59 AM (CentralMotors_1.jpg) (CentralMotors_2.jpg) Attachments ---------------- CentralMotors_1.jpg (157KB - 55 downloads) CentralMotors_2.jpg (98KB - 72 downloads) | ||
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