"Triangulating" on dealer code 48-209 (NY?)

[William T.]

I'm still having no luck finding the name and address of this 1974 Chevrolet dealer. Does anyone have information on this dealer- regardless of the model year? I'm wondering if the NCRS does a kind of reverse cross check? By that I mean, if the name/address of dealer 48-209 appears in (i.e.) 1972 and 1976 documents, and is the same - then it would seem likely that dealer was in operation in 1974. One last thought, I would like to see another new data base established for people who have information on former dealers. Some of us have done alot of research that would be of benefit to others. What do you think?

[Dave S.]

Re: "Triangulating" on dealer code 48-209 (NY?)

I'm still having no luck finding the name and address of this 1974 Chevrolet dealer. Does anyone have information on this dealer- regardless of the model year? I'm wondering if the NCRS does a kind of reverse cross check? By that I mean, if the name/address of dealer 48-209 appears in (i.e.) 1972 and 1976 documents, and is the same - then it would seem likely that dealer was in operation in 1974. One last thought, I would like to see another new data base established for people who have information on former dealers. Some of us have done alot of research that would be of benefit to others. What do you think?

Bill,
I have been putting dealer information into the Dealer section of this website for years. Go to member services and click on Dealer Codes. That is the way I have done it in the past. Hopefully that feature is still there. I believe most of the information came from members like us.

[Gary F.]

Re: "Triangulating" on dealer code 48-209 (NY?)

" Check Dealer Code Data Base " is now almost at the top of this forums page. It's very very small, in blue, and clickable. I too have added info on dealers I found in my area & zone when I was researching my 63.

[Sydney G.]

Re: "Triangulating" on dealer code 48-209 (NY?)

Hi Bill,

The data report for my '63 was Zone 48 and the car came from upstate NY.
My dealer code was 163.

Hope this helps you somehow!
Good luck

Syd

[Drew P.]

Re: "Triangulating" on dealer code 48-209 (NY?)

Hello Bill,
The dealers name starts with the letter " H " .
It is up state New York or Vermont.
Keep looking to get 48-209 information.
Regards,
Drew Papsun

[Dave S.]

Re: "Triangulating" on dealer code 48-209 (NY?)

Hello Bill,
The dealers name starts with the letter " H " .
It is up state New York or Vermont.
Keep looking to get 48-209 information.
Regards,
Drew Papsun

Zone 12 Dealer 500 was Palmyra Motors in Palmyra NY which is in the Syracuse area.
Zone 48 Dealer 131 was Demeree Chevrolet in Bainbridge, NY.

[Sydney G.]

Re: "Triangulating" on dealer code 48-209 (NY?)

Zone 12 Dealer 500 was Palmyra Motors in Palmyra NY which is in the Syracuse area.
Zone 48 Dealer 131 was Demeree Chevrolet in Bainbridge, NY.

Zone 48 Dealer 163 was Franklin Chev in Pulaski NY, which is also in the Syracuse area.

Dave, I wonder why Zone 12 and Zone 48 intersected in this area and why the number sequence for the zones are so far off? No method to this madness??

Syd

[Dave S.]

Re: "Triangulating" on dealer code 48-209 (NY?)

Zone 48 Dealer 163 was Franklin Chev in Pulaski NY, which is also in the Syracuse area.

Dave, I wonder why Zone 12 and Zone 48 intersected in this area and why the number sequence for the zones are so far off? No method to this madness??

Syd

Syd,
Palmyra (Zone 12) is technically between Syracuse (60 mi. west) and Buffalo (95 mi. east) and right next to Rochester. Demeree Chevrolet in Bainbridge NY (south of Palmyra) is Zome 48 like Franklin Chev in Pulaski. I know Zone 02 was in the Tarrytown NY area (near NYC) as I had a 70 that came from Fleet Chevrolet in Mt. Vernon. So in the 200 miles heading north from NYC thay had Zones 02, 48 and 12.
One can only guess how Zone numbers were determined but I'm sure as Chevrolet grew oner the decades they had some logic.

[George C.]

Re: "Triangulating" on dealer code 48-209 (NY?)

Syd,
Palmyra (Zone 12) is technically between Syracuse (60 mi. west) and Buffalo (95 mi. east) and right next to Rochester. Demeree Chevrolet in Bainbridge NY (south of Palmyra) is Zome 48 like Franklin Chev in Pulaski. I know Zone 02 was in the Tarrytown NY area (near NYC) as I had a 70 that came from Fleet Chevrolet in Mt. Vernon. So in the 200 miles heading north from NYC thay had Zones 02, 48 and 12.
One can only guess how Zone numbers were determined but I'm sure as Chevrolet grew oner the decades they had some logic.

In the good old days Zone numbers I believed were assigned in Alphabetical order. But that doesn't seem to make sense as Cincinnati 09,Cleveland Zone 28, Charleston 40 Charlotte 16, Buffalo 12, Pittsburgh 13, etc. Here a pic of the Chevrolet Zones circa 70' and 80's. I also have the Chevrolet Dealer Zone Lists for the Buffalo (12) Zone, Philadelpha (15) Zone, Richmond (37) Zone, and Harrisburg (49) and Syracuse (48) Zone. So if i can help someone, just ask.

[Roy S.]

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We know dealer numbers were assigned alphabetically never have heard zones were assigned alphabetically and have nothing that proves they were.

[George C.]

Re: "Triangulating" on dealer code 48-209 (NY?)

We know dealer numbers were assigned alphabetically never have heard zones were assigned alphabetically and have nothing that proves they were.

Correct, my mistake. I should have said Dealers. I'm at a lost about Zones Region number assignments. Detroit was 01 so take it from there. Maybe Al Grenning or Tom Russo can give the correct input on Zone Region number assignments.