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    Author Topic: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom! Updated!  (Read 4800 times)

    Alaskan_TA

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    Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom! Updated!
    « on: July 22, 2008 - 03:41:53 PM »
    Hey gang,
    After the Carlisle show I stopped in for a visit with Tom Race at R/T Specialties. He has more NOS and used parts than a 454 can throw a rod at, it was amazing to see.

    Tom gave me a HUGE box of dealership records from the L. L. Richardson Dodge dealership in Dallas, PA. The records rage from the 1930s to 1974 from what I have seen so far. I am estimating that there are records for approximately 3000 cars, everything from 6 bangers to 440-6 cars. The information is a real treat to see.

    Due to the extra large donation of records, it will take me quite a while to get them all sorted out by VIN, model year and assembly plant. As I get each model year sorted out I will be listing them all in the "found" section of www.hamtramck-historical.com so that the legal owners of the cars can claim them.

    For those of you I know with other Registries, I will have some information for several of you once I get to the cars you track.

    I am going to have to buy at least two new filing cabinets and hundreds of file folders & page protectors to safely store these, so if anyone would like to make a monetary donation to help with that please let me know?

    Thank you Tom for all of us!

    Barry Washington

    « Last Edit: August 01, 2008 - 12:31:04 AM by Alaskan_TA »
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    Offline Moparal

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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #1 on: July 22, 2008 - 05:08:31 PM »
    Great score Barry :2thumbs:
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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #2 on: July 22, 2008 - 05:39:19 PM »
    Barry that rocks!  :ylsuper:
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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #3 on: July 22, 2008 - 05:47:17 PM »
    Thats a great find!Looks like you have plenty of work now.  :2thumbs:
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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #4 on: July 22, 2008 - 08:37:04 PM »
    We sure do appreciate what you do!!
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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #5 on: July 22, 2008 - 09:44:46 PM »
    That's great, Barry. I'd help you sort them out if you lived closer.  :bigsmile:
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    Alaskan_TA

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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #6 on: July 22, 2008 - 10:04:12 PM »
    Once I move to PA I will know who to call.  :wave:

    I have been sorting them for hours now with an occasional "online" break, I am seeing numbers in my head.

    Some cars so far have 3-4 pages of info, some were sold new and then later as used, must have been a fairly small town.
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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #7 on: July 22, 2008 - 11:32:49 PM »
    Quote from: Alaskan_TA on July 22, 2008 - 10:04:12 PM
    Once I move to PA I will know who to call.  :wave:

    I have been sorting them for hours now with an occasional "online" break, I am seeing numbers in my head.

    Some cars so far have 3-4 pages of info, some were sold new and then later as used, must have been a fairly small town.
    No problem, Barry. I use to go thru the titles at a local savage yard here. File them in order or send for salvage certificates. Hundreds at a time. I thought I was gonna go blind. LOL  I think the biggest thing in Dallas is the State Penn.  :smilielol: :smilielol: 
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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #8 on: July 23, 2008 - 03:12:00 AM »
    Way to go Barry   :2thumbs:
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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #9 on: July 23, 2008 - 04:33:02 PM »
    Rock On Barry!   :thumbsup:
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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #10 on: July 23, 2008 - 05:22:56 PM »
    So how much does a filing cabinet cost?   :clueless:
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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #11 on: July 23, 2008 - 05:31:24 PM »
    Nice job, Barry!  :2thumbs:
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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #12 on: July 23, 2008 - 05:45:25 PM »


    Absolutely fantastic. Awesome condition factory literature, you must have near passed out Barry lol.





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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #13 on: July 23, 2008 - 05:47:38 PM »
    Four drawer filing cabinets are $200.00 bucks here. I have 18 now but they are all stuffed full already for some reason..........

    More people need to tell all their pals to check my site for thier VIN so I can clear some stuff out of here.   :bigsmile:
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    Re: Hundreds of dealership records, thanks Tom!
    « Reply #14 on: August 01, 2008 - 12:30:39 AM »
    Hey guys,
    I still have a lot to do with these, but the first batch of records were just added to the found section, 257 new entries, mostly Dodge cars from 1968 - 1974.

    Happy hunting!

    http://www.hamtramck-historical.com/found.shtml
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