Top Fleet Dealers Responsible for Over 107,000 Vehicles

AF announces its Top Fleet Dealer Awards

by Staff

May 1, 1978

2 min to read

Automotive Fleet's Third Annual Fleet Dealer Awards

MAKE	FLEET SALES MANAGER	DEALERSHIP	LOCATION	UNITS SOLD
CHEVROLET	Don Fenton	Long	Elmhurst, IL	15,136
	Gene Farkas	Wink	Dearborn, MI	7,987
	Ron Beattie	Farrenkopf	Garfield, NJ	6,631
PONTIAC	Earl Stewart	Myrtle	Maspeth, NY	4,500
	Charles Catlett	Wilson	Jacksonville, FL	3,876
	Walt Kozak	Penn	Baltimore, MD	2,604
OLDSMOBILE	Mark Rosenstock	Dale	Bronx, NY	8,045
	Tom Scolan	Weil	Libertyville, IL	6,242
	Bill Mortimer	Anderson	Baltimore, MD	4,682
BUICK	Murrey Heit	Stillman-Hoag	Englewood, NJ	4,187
	Jerry Weinstein	Wilkins	Glen Burnie, MD	1,836
	Jack Rowbottom	Lyons	Torrance, CA	1,407
CADILLAC	Phil Mittleman	Potamkin	New York, NY	1,262
	Greg Spreen	Bob Spreen	Downey, CA	930
	Jimmy Rollins	Thomas	Los Angeles, CA	820
FORD	Milo Matick	Piemonte	Melrose Park, IL	6,926
	Mort Rosen	Alvin Motors	Chicago, IL	5,011
	Dick Wenzel	Bob Bennett	Columbia, SC	3,402
LINCOLN/ MERCURY	"Bob" Kunes	Terry's	Orland Park, IL	2,745
	"Tiny" Solomon	O'Conner	Los Angeles, CA	1,309
	Allen Brooks	Northgate	Tampa, FL	1,014
CHRYSLER/ PLYMOUTH	Jim Berkley	Elmhurst	Elmhurst, IL	1,445
	Charles Tamulitis	River Oaks	Houston, TX	757
	Bud Dubois	Universal	Honolulu, HI	560
DODGE	Jay Peterfreund	Future	Long Island, NY	2,795
	Dave Fluke	Savidge	Seattle, MA	952
	Owen Hartley	Massey-Yardley	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	847
AMC	Joe Rosenfield	Fincher	Miami, FL	2,118
	Diane Martin	Frizzell's	Houston, TX	399
	Leonard Casper	Greenfield	Detroit, MI	380
DATSUN	Ron Baker	Fresno	Fresno, CA	1,000
	John Taylor	Downtown	San Jose, CA	850
	Frank Hilson	Hilson	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	675
TOYOTA	George McCall	Toyota Central	Los Angeles, CA	1,500
	Ray Ethridge	Crown	Upland, CA	1,200
	"Tory" Cerrito	Almaden	San Jose, CA	1,000
			36 Top Dealer TOTAL	107,130

Topics:Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile Buick Cadillac Ford Lincoln-Mercury Chrysler Dodge AMC Datsun Toyota Awards Don Fenton Operations

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