Dealer Emblems and Stickers

[Keith Seymore]

Key Chain from Hank Graff Chevrolet, Davison Michigan (where I got my truck).

My Chevelle came from the same dealership but at that time it belonged to Robert Uptegraff. When Graffs bought it they left the signs up and just put a red line through the "Upte" portion.

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[jocko]

Galles in ABQ on a 69.

[Dirt's72]

Originally Posted by jocko

Galles in ABQ on a 69.

Nice one jocko.

[NewBayColony]

Mine wasn't delivered to Lannan Chevrolet in Woburn MA but I had the emblem in my tool box from the 70's so...

[dz1087]

This thread got me curious, so I called up the dealership that took over the place that the previous owner bought my truck at in 1980. They were awesome enough to send me a digital copy of the old dealership’s decal they put on the trucks they sold. They even had a 70 c10 they had originally sold in the service department the day I called, so the manager sent me some pics of that one, too, as a reference. I took a little paint thinner and tried to patina the sticker a little to match the rest of the truck.

[IronCanine]

Nice work.

[57taskforce]

Here’s a square body I own…

[jocko]

back ttt with Les Shellabarger Chevrolet in Grand Junction

[Chevys4life]

These are stickers and factory emblems.

[cericd]

Not my truck. Seen while driving around Denver CO. Original paint 1970 CustomCamper/20 from George Irvin Chevrolet in Denver.

[CKfan]

Great thread idea,Subscribed!
Hoping to see a Rice Motor Co. out of Oregon

[CKfan]

The site may be helpful for people searching a name.
https://media.gm.com/content/dam/Med..._Club_List.pdf

[old51sedan]

Here's a picture of the one on my truck that I purchased in CA. It may be a used car lot, not sure. Anyone have an idea?

[chevmn]

Originally Posted by old51sedan

Here's a picture of the one on my truck that I purchased in CA. It may be a used car lot, not sure. Anyone have an idea?

Spieler is a dealership in California MO. in central MO. Looks like they are still in business, but I have not been through California (missouri) lately. About 30 minutes from Jefferson City. For some reason I believe they sold GMC trucks for a time, but not positive of that.


http://www.spielersinc.com/

[CKfan]

Just got a real nice early take-off tailgate that has a Lou Grubb Chevrolet (Phoenix AZ) sticker on it.

[old51sedan]

Originally Posted by chevmn

Spieler is a dealership in California MO. in central MO. Looks like they are still in business, but I have not been through California (missouri) lately. About 30 minutes from Jefferson City. For some reason I believe they sold GMC trucks for a time, but not positive of that.


http://www.spielersinc.com/

That's strange, I bought this truck in CA in 2016, truck was built there, this was with the truck when purchased. It's funny that sticker may be from MO, as I used to live there 60 years ago in Pacific which at that time was on Route 66. I have a daughter lives in Eagle Rock and a grandson in Jefferson City.

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by old51sedan

Here's a picture of the one on my truck that I purchased in CA. It may be a used car lot, not sure. Anyone have an idea?

Reminded me I have an "NOS" decal from Bickerstaff Chevrolet that had a similar look to your emblem. This decal was from the late 70s I think.

[mr.mud1]

Originally Posted by CKfan

The site may be helpful for people searching a name.
https://media.gm.com/content/dam/Med..._Club_List.pdf

very cool,thanks.i didn't have to look for long,there was Leo Hoffman Chevrolet in City of Industry,California since 1944, where my truck was sold new to Mr. Bill Cochrane,

[4793]

If memory serves the Wehrs family started out in 1935 selling Allis-Chalmers farm equipment as well as Chevrolet vehicles. I don't recall when they quit A-C, but I bought this truck from them in 2011 and within 5 years or so they had given up the Chevrolet franchise.

I know some folks don't like giving a dealer free advertising. It never bothered me. As I've gotten older and a lot of things I thought were permanent have disappeared, preserving that little bit of history you get with a dealer sticker has some value. It also serves as an indicator of how many owners a vehicle may have had.

[CKfan]

Ran across an EBay seller with and incredible assortment of dealer badges.
Dealer Badge King, you might find what you need here.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_dkr...&_oac=1&_pgn=3

[HO455]

That's a LOT of badges.

[special-K]

These cheezy chrome dealer emblems are nicer than any trim put on the most expensive cars today

Originally Posted by 4793

I know some folks don't like giving a dealer free advertising. It never bothered me. As I've gotten older and a lot of things I thought were permanent have disappeared, preserving that little bit of history you get with a dealer sticker has some value. It also serves as an indicator of how many owners a vehicle may have had.

I feel kind of the same. I always removed the emblems, never liked them. It's not about free advertising, just didn't want it stuck on my truck. But I had an '85 Jimmy that came from a local GMC/White Tractor dealership and I cherished that decal on the tailgate. The dealership is gone now, but they started out selling horse-drawn farm equipment before GMC made a truck or Oliver made a tractor. Knott & Geisbert, and it was still in both families. In my owners manual cover booklet there was a Knott & Geisbert business card with a Knott being Service manager and a Geisbert being the sales manager

[Palf70Step]

Wish I still had some of the Yenko Chevrolet ones. Thing s we don't think about sometimes when clearing out stuff as you move around the world.

[HO455]

I spied this one on a original 67 short bed at the local lumber store here in Portland Oregon.

[CKfan]

ttt