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Second Annual Fleet Dealer Awards Named

Top fleet sellers awarded by Automotive Fleet. Top dealer sold 10,600 cars in 1976.

by Staff
May 1, 1977
2 min to read



MAKE

FLEET SALES MANAGER

DEALERSHIP

LOCATION

FLEET CARS SOLD*

CHEVROLET

Don Fenton

Dick Wenzel

Ron Beattie

Long

Hawkins-Corlew

Farrenkopf

Elmhurst, IL

Clarksville, TN

Garfield, NJ

10,600

6,800

5,100

PONTIAC

Charles Catlett

Earl Stewart

Evan Mecham

Wilson

Ruckle

Mecham

Jacksonville, FL

Yonkers, NY

Glendale, AZ

4,610

1,600

905

OLDSMOBILE

Mark Rosenstock

Tom Scolan

Bill Mortimer

Dale

Weil

Anderson

Bronx, NY

Libertyville, IL

Baltimore, MD

5,145

5,140

3,250

BUICK

Murray Heit

Jack Rowbottom

Allan Goldman

Stillman & Hoag

Lyons

Carol

Englewood, NJ

Torrance, CA

Evanston, IL

3,490

1,125

1,115

CADILLAC

Phil Mittleman

Robert Spreen

Doug Jean

Potamkin

Bob Spreen

Atherton

Manhattan, NY

Downey, CA

West Islip, NY

1,105

945

730

FORD

Dick Wenzel

Milo Matick

Mort Rosen

Bob Bennett

Al Piemonte

Alvin

Columbia, SC

Melrose Park, IL

Chicago, IL

6,180

3,740

3,480

LINCOLN / MERCURY

"Tiny" Solomon

George Goodman

T.D. Miller

O'Connor

Manhattan

Moberly

Los Angeles, CA

New York, NY

Moberly, MO

1,130

820

730

CHRYSLER / PLYMOUTH

James Berkley

Jack Webb

Dave Vandergrift

Elmhurst

Buckhead

River Oaks

Elmhurst, IL

Atlanta, GA

Houston, TX

1,480

1,310

1,160

DODGE

Jay Peterfreund

Dave Flukes

Bernard Muscelli

Future

S.L. Savidge

Cherry Hill

Long Island, NY

Seattle, WA

Cherry Hill, NJ

1,340

985

460

AMC

Joseph Rosenfield

Chuck Cascella

Mike Glowney

Fincher

Orrin W. Fox

Marty R's

Miami, FL

Pasadena, CA

Garland, TX

5,100

510

375

DATSUN

Phillip Ariew

John L. Taylor

Iris Clinard

Downtown

Fresno

Universal City

San Jose, CA

Fresno, CA

Los Angeles, CA

650

600

395

TOYOTA

Gerald Bean

Orville Verner

"Tory" Cerrito

Toyota Auto Sales

Toyota of Hollywood

Toyota of Almaden

Miami, FL

Hollywood, FL

San Jose, CA

1,045

745

575

TOTAL (For 36 Winners)

84,470


*AF's estimate, or rounded off

Recipients were honored for 1976 calendar year car fleet sales. Fleet sales to affiliated lessors were not allowed.


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