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Old dealershp research
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12/18/12 01:25 PM
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I am looking at a car that has a reproduction window sticker that states the selling dealer was: Southern Motors 901 S. Main St., High Point, N.C. I have tried to locate this dealership with no luck. Does anyone know if there is a data base that actually shows the names and locations of the old dealerships? Do the companies that make the window stickers pull names out of their butts? Thanks guys. 
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Re: Old dealershp research
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#1354938
12/18/12 03:35 PM
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I am looking at a car that has a reproduction window sticker that states the selling dealer was: Southern Motors 901 S. Main St., High Point, N.C.
I have tried to locate this dealership with no luck. Does anyone know if there is a data base that actually shows the names and locations of the old dealerships?
Do the companies that make the window stickers pull names out of their butts?
Thanks guys.
My car came with a repop window sticker that the previous owner had the "guru" make with a dealership in Colorado listed on.
Is there a way to detemine from a build sheet where the car was sold new or is it pure BS? 
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Re: Old dealershp research
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#1354942
12/19/12 12:32 AM
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Las Vegas, NV
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Is this the address you have? SOUTHERN CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH INC 901 SOUTH MAIN STREET HIGH POINT NORTH CAROLINA 27260  I see you listed the address in the original post. Here's an authentic window sticker from Southern Motors in '73.
Last edited by 6bblgt; 12/19/12 01:54 AM.
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Re: Old dealershp research
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#1354945
12/19/12 08:44 AM
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Southern motors has been out of business for years. I remember it well. I had an aunt that lived just down the street form the carlot. I remember seeing one of Petty's cars in the small showroom.
Last edited by AARFJ6; 12/19/12 09:27 AM.
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Re: Old dealershp research
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12/19/12 10:15 AM
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My cars came from Roseville Chrysler in late 1969 and the other one from Birmingham Chrysler Plymouth. Birminghams is not on the Hamtramck registry. Ill have to get the dealer info to them to add to their list.
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Re: Old dealershp research
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#1354947
12/19/12 03:25 PM
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Hamtramck, PA
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Thanks, but no need. Once I heard that dealership books exist with all of the names, I stopped adding them one by one. It would take a lot less time to sit down with one of the books & do it all at once. I just need one of the books. 
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Re: Old dealershp research
[Re: His and Her 69's]
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12/19/12 10:26 PM
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Is there anyway to see if info still exists on an old dealership??
Thanks David
One of these will help if you can find one.
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#1354950
12/19/12 11:25 PM
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Is there anyway to see if info still exists on an old dealership??
Thanks David
One of these will help if you can find one.
I have those from 1988 (Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge & Jeep/Eagle) many musclecar era dealers were long gone, changed names or moved. 
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Re: Old dealershp research
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12/20/12 12:16 AM
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Is there anyway to see if info still exists on an old dealership??
Thanks David
One of these will help if you can find one.
I have those from 1988 (Chrysler/Plymouth/Dodge & Jeep/Eagle) many musclecar era dealers were long gone, changed names or moved.
This one has no Jeep dealers listed.
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Re: Old dealershp research
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#1354953
12/20/12 06:26 AM
12/20/12 06:26 AM
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Thanks, but no need.
Once I heard that dealership books exist with all of the names, I stopped adding them one by one. It would take a lot less time to sit down with one of the books & do it all at once.
I just need one of the books.
I've had the same idea, Barry. From what I understand, you'd need a lot more than one... Dealerships came and went and dealer codes were reused. Each year's books were pretty thick and were not available to the public. The traveler's guides don't list all the dealerships, only the ones with large parts and service departments near major roads and highways. The ones I've seen don't have dealer codes. There were a lot of dealerships in small cities and towns that sold several car brands, tractors, irrigation systems, etc. but couldn't service a new car. Same for smaller dealerships in bigger cities.
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