Joe Bokman Chevy Buffalo NY

[fvdillon]

I have the Protecto-O-Plate for my 72 Z-28. It came from Joe Bokman Chevrolet 2585 Main St at Fillmore Buffalo NY. Amyone know anything about this dealer, guess their not in business anymore? Any information will be great. Thanks Jim

[PeteLeathersac]

In this thread below Albert notes his Copo is from Jo Bokman Chevy yet I thought he'd mentioned it was from Laks Chevrolet previously too?.
Ask him?.

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[fvdillon]

Contacted Pete, he could never find out anything about this dealer either. Anyone else? Thanks Pete.

[fvdillon]

Anyone else?

[fvdillon]

Bump

[firez]

Have you asked Bob Harris from Camaro Specialties in East Aurora . His place is 10 minutes from Buffalo and he knows a lot about that area.

[PeteLeathersac]

Zone # 12
Dealer # 49

Dealer Name Joe Bockman Chevrolet Inc
Address: 585 Main St
City: Buffalo
State: NY

Comment - They sold a '70 LS6 car..

[Alss]

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Zone # 12
Dealer # 49

Dealer Name Joe Bockman Chevrolet Inc
Address: 585 Main St
City: Buffalo
State: NY

Comment - They sold a '70 LS6 car..

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and a COPO Chevelle

[bergy]

I remember the dealership name - having grown up in Western NY. There aren't very many of the old dealerships left in the Buffalo area from back in the day. One that still is operating is Don Davis BOP. Maybe if you called them some of the old timers might know some former Bockman employees.

[fvdillon]

I'll try one more time. So far have not been able to find out anything. Thanks Jim

[fvdillon]

Bump

[fvdillon]

Still have'nt had any luck with this,made a few contacts but didn't get anywhere. Anyone? Thanks Jim

[fvdillon]

Looking for any kind of memorabilia. Thanks Jim

[smallblockhero]

i remember bokman chevy when i was kid. the area it was in is now a very rundown area. which instigated its closing in the early 80's i think. we had a lot of chevy dealers in the buffalo metro area at that time. ive been to just about every western new york area swap meet in the last 20 years and have never seen any bokman chevy memorablia. it was not a high profile dealership so im not surprised to be honest. most of the old dealerships in the area are now defunct or have changed hands.

My friend owns 2 1971 442's that were originally bought from Holiday Olds locally. it shut down a few years back.... and we still cant get any memorabilia from that place either.

[fvdillon]

Thanks smallblock for the information, doesn't look good for finding any memorabilia. I did find a license plate frame for JOE BOKMAN CHEVROLET Los Altos CA. Same guy?

[smallblockhero]

i couldnt say for sure. there is the possibility seeing how the name is exactly the same.

[fvdillon]

TTT

[Alss]

Jim..I've been looking for years with no luck..don't even know what they used??..sticker..diecast, plate frame, etc.

Albert

[fvdillon]

Hi Albert, do you have a car from Bokman's in Buffalo NY?

[Alss]

Its the ordering dealer for my COPO Chevelle

[fvdillon]

Still looking for anything from Joe Bokman Chevrolet Buffalo NY....Jim

[PeteLeathersac]

Maybe you knew already but I just realized Joe Bokman's address was <span style="text-decoration: underline">2</span>585 Main not 585 thus the same location of Don Allen Chevy previous to the Bokman operation.
Keep trying Jim!

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~ Pete

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Zone # <span style="font-weight: bold">12</span>
Dealer # <span style="font-weight: bold">49 </span>
Dealer Name Joe Bokman Chevrolet Inc.
<span style="text-decoration: underline">2</span>585 Main St.
Buffalo NY
(Delivered a '69 Copo Chevelle and a '70 LS6)

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Zone # <span style="font-weight: bold">12</span>
Dealer Code # <span style="font-weight: bold">16</span>
Don Allen Motors, Inc.
2585 Main St.
Buffalo New York 12016
(Delivered a Z16 Chevelle)

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[fvdillon]

You know Pete your right. Went back and looked at my original post it does say 2585 Main St

[PeteLeathersac]

Joe Bokman Chevy plate frames on eBay but Los Altos CA, not NY?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Joe-Bokman-Chevr...=item1c41271fa6 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Joe-Bokman-Chevrolet-Vintage-Dealer-License-Plate-Frame-Los-Altos-Mt-View-/121352167334?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item1c4127 1fa6)

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~ Pete

[fvdillon]

Thanks Pete, I did mention that in a post from 2012. Thinking it's still the same people. Jim

[fvdillon]

ttt

[PeteLeathersac]

Merry Christmas!
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[FormerBuffalonian]

For everyone on this thread: Joe Bokman Chevrolet did exist at Main and Filmore in Buffalo, NY. My father worked for Joe Bokman as Manager over Service, Parts and Collision shops in both Buffalo and Los Altos. Bokman purchased the Buffalo dealership from Don Allen Chevrolet, Buffalo. Sold the dealership sometime around 1972 or 1973 when Joe Bokman purchased a dealership in Los Altos, CA. Both dealership locations have been torn down and replaced by pharmacy in Buffalo and a two or three story multi-building Commercial Office Building complex in Los Altos. Bokman has family in Olean, NY who are also in the automotive business.

[fsc66]

http://blog.buffalostories.com/torn-down-tuesday-don-allen-and-dan-creed-chevrolet-main-at-fillmore/

http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2021/Buffalo%20NY%20Courier%20Express/Buffalo%20NY%20Courier%20Express%201969/Buffalo%20NY%20Courier%20Express%201969%20-%202426.pdf


Paul

[fvdillon]

Thanks guys, ever see any Bokman dealer stuff? Years ago I bought a Joe Bokman license plate frame on Ebay, but it was from the Los Altos plant. My car was purchased from Buffalo. Was always hoping that seeing how Bokman had frames from Los Altos there would be some from Buffalo. Jim

[fvdillon]

Bump....Scuncio posted a dealer emblem from Bokman, so it's out there. Jim

[jims68nova]

I sold a barnfind 68 396/375 Chevelle last year that was from Joe Bokman and still had the name plate on the car, I have a picture of it but am having a hard time up loading it. Jim.

[PeteLeathersac]

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Here's a closer-up of the '68 'Velle w/ Joe Bokman Emblem Tony posted here previously.
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~ Pete

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[fsc66]

right?

[jims68nova]

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Here's a closer-up of the '68 'Velle w/ Joe Bokman Emblem Tony posted here previously.
:beers:
~ Pete

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Thats the Barnfind I sold last year! I didn't see the pic in here before. Jim

[jims68nova]

I bought the car from the original owner and sold it to a guy in OH. He sold it last month. I have all the pictures from getting it out incase someone here bought it and wants them. Jim

[fvdillon]

Thanks guys, I'll keep looking, at least I know it's out there. Jim

[smallblockhero]

I don't remember Bokman.. I was just a kid back then. obviously im from Buffalo and im going through a similar search right now for a Mernan Chevrolet plate frame. there was a bunch hanging in my gramps garage when I was a teenager... all were discarded. still on the lookout.. somebodys grandparent have on in their garage around here somewhere..

[6pakdave]

My build sheet delivery address for my 70SS396 chevelle came up with Joe Bokman.
Directly under the address on my build sheet in smaller print is "SHIPPED TO 110"
The build sheet dealer code is 539 zone code is 06.
Build sheet
charged to 109
DBA Service
EL CAMINO REAL
LOS ALTOS, CA 94022, UNITED STATES 94022

[fvdillon]

Dave, I have a license frame from Joe Bokman Los Altos CA, if you want it? Jim

[Nirvanamike06]

I believe my car came from bokman chevy in los Altos ca. I looked up the one in buffallo and it looks like they are still in business. Anyone ever get in touch with anyone from there and see if they could find out anything? Curious about my 68 L89 corvette.

My zone number has a crease on my build sheet but I can clearly read 539 and it looks like its only one digit and curved on the bottom so 6 seems highly likely. Then the guy I got the car from bought it in the 70s when it was only a couple years old in San Francisco which is right by los Altos. But I do plan on ordering a shipping report from the ncrs eventually.

[fsc66]

My records show 06-539 as Service Chevrolet in Los Altos, where are you getting the Joe Bokman info for that zone and code?
Paul

[PeteLeathersac]

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Bokman was operating in Los Altos too as Plate frames posted previously, stepping stone to CA retirement?:hmmm:
Lots of hits Googling it including '72 business filing date w/ Los Altos address as below file pic.
:beers:
~ Pete

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[Nirvanamike06]

My records show 06-539 as Service Chevrolet in Los Altos, where are you getting the Joe Bokman info for that zone and code?
Paul

yea for some reason the NCRS shows it as Service Chevrolet if that's where your getting your records from. If you have the version with the address attached it shows service chevy to be located at 5172 el camino real in Los Altos. No information ever comes up for Service chevrolet so I started looking up the address and it showed Bokman Chevrolet. I think it possibly could have become Service Chevrolet after Mr. Bokman sold it in the 80s but from 1971 to 1982 it was Bokman Chevrolet. Unfortunately Joe Bokman passed away about 12 years ago but I was able to get in touch with his son today. His son was an extremely nice guy and seemed like he still has a passion for cars with how interested he was in my car even after he said he wouldn't have any information about it from the old dealership.

He said there was a 0% chance any of the old dealership stuff was left or any info for my car. Interestingly enough he said if my car was a 1968 then his dad didn't sell it. They didn't purchase the dealership until 1971. He did know who they purchased it from, Stub Hatch. I looked that guy up and man did he have an awesome story. His father owned a chevy dealership in the 1920-40s. He went to world war 2 and ended up a fighter pilot called Ace, won war medals for shooting down 5 enemy planes in one day, came home opened up his own Chevrolet dealership and wrote a book about his time as a fighter pilot. Im going to try and get ahold of any of his surviving relatives and see if they have any more information to go along with what I've got.

[fsc66]

Stub Hatch’s “Service Chevrolet” opened in July of 71’

[Nirvanamike06]

Stub Hatch’s “Service Chevrolet” opened in July of 71’

I believe it was just the chevy dreamland department that opened in 1971. If you read the find print under the grand opening dates it says they were approved to do TV conversions on vehicles and opened a new department.

According to mr. Stubb hatchs obituary he opened the los Altos dealership in 1955.

[fvdillon]

This guy made me some Joe Bokman Buffalo NY plate frames. They're pretty nice
https://www.facebook.com/oldschoolplateframes/?__tn__=%2CdK-R-R&eid=ARCAy8A1Mhf4JuAYMxCRwczV0xePgQix1cu5yNuQjBShrq rLBFYx_x85CIf-LnVE1B23yxUNT_rL9l63&fref=mentions

[1969HO455]

Here's a pic

[cosworthjohn]

i own a 1970 LS6 chevelle sold new at joe bockman chevrolet. i am owner # 3, spoke with the original owner many years ago. this car has been stored since 1981.

[cosworthjohn]

where can i purchase 2 of these license plate frames?

[cosworthjohn]

my 1970 chevelle ss454 LS6 / M22 was sold new in buffalo, n.y. at joe bockman chevrolet.

[cosworthjohn]

the dealership is long gone.

[cosworthjohn]

i own a 1970 chevelle ss454 ls6/m22 car from this dealership, i am owner #3. spoke with the original owner many years ago.

[scuncio]

FYI, there is a '68 SS396 Chevelle on Marketplace with its original Bokman dealer emblem on the tail panel. Cool car. Link here: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1005674497232153

[PeteLeathersac]

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Looks like the same car Member Jims68Nova mentioned in 2018 was an L78 he'd sold after seeing the Bokman Emblem pic on the '68 as Post #33, same missing lower tail panel trim?:hmmm:
:beers:
~ Pete

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[fvdillon]

Messaged the seller if he'd sell the Joe Bokman emblem, no dice he said