VIN List: Queen City Chevrolet Cincinnati OH dealer invoices
 

My brother and I bought a few binders of new car invoices from Queen City Chevrolet. We figured this website would be a good place to post the serial numbers in the event that some of the cars they sold still exist. Here they are below. Hopefully we can reunite some of them with their car!

Corvettes

10867S106468
10867S107162
194676S100880
194676S102304
194676S106945
194676S109158
194676S111625
194676S113187
194676S113872
194677S101659
194677S108589
194377S108892
194377S111737
194677S114266
194677S117769
194677S121137
194678S401511
194678S403442
194678S408570

Camaros

1967

124377N118531
124377N119408
124377N120022
123377N122296
124377N126701
124677N126925
124377N127314
124377N129657
124377N137450
124377N137480
124377N157867
124377N161267
124677N162138
124377N167937
124677N168269
124677N180714
124377N184077
124677N202091
123377N205501
124377N207375
124677N210542
124677N212640
124377N227679
124377N228327
124377N237164
124677N239702
124377N244770
124377N248002
123377N250283
124677N250308
124677N250990
124377N252383

1968

124378N311028
124378N320139
123378N322754
124378N326977
124378N331143
124378N337996
124378N343502
124378N346931
123378N362511
124378N366367
124378N367676
124678N374347
124378N377634
124678N378302
124378N378384

Chevelles

1965

131115A124162
135375A136590
136375A141087
133115A145988
138375K169634
133355K196791

1966

136176A125323
131116A125724
136176A159670
138176A159685
138176A163748
136176A172810
135176A189207
131116A180413
136176A190096
136676B114775
138176B124370
138176B124413
138176B130288
138176F102055
138176F104665
138176F106136
138176F115398
136176F115676
138176F118958
138176F122729
138176F123469
138176F129318
136176F130530
138176F131375
136176F131958
138176F133860
136176F139965
136176F140473
138176F140696
136696F140950
138176F142589
136676K185107
138676K185686
135676K205398

1967

136177A101791
138177A108594
136177A108598
133117A110241
138177A121146
136177A121400
138177A121785
138177A122555
138177A123941
138177A125324
138177A127858
136177A138973
138177A140482
136177A140574
138177A140990
138177A141365
138177A141530
136177A147382
136177A156276
138177A156687
136177A156812
138177A158184
136177A159821
138177A166837
138177A177974
136677B101324
138177B105292
138177B131062
132697B133901
138177B139989
136177B143556
134807B150904
138177B153675
136177B154478
138177B155914
138177B159130
138177B159331
138177B159838
138677B169311
136177B196519
136177B198416
136177B201300
136177B202301
138177B202644
136177B203448
138177B208929
136177B209115
136177B216126
138177K178654
136177K183211
136177K183398
138177K185224
138177K185708
138177K189579
136677K190840
138177K192483
138177K198854
135177K209261
136177K214485

1968

136378A101797
136378A102518
136378A103070
138378A103917
136378A105365
133278A107439
138378A108822
136378A109660
138378A112310
136378A113355
138378A113179
136378A116810
138378A117010
138378A117325
134358A117839
136378A118481
138378A118900
134378A119218
138358A119618
138378A123126
136378A123182
136378A124754
133378A124688
136378A127391
138378A127781
136378A129937
138378A130971
138378A133605
136378B138393
136378K114000
138378K117355
138678K117960
131358K118470
138678K124070

Chevy II/Nova

1965

116355N145922
115695N186174
113355N208098
113695N221231

1966

116376N111397
117376N112629
118376N120264
118376N125730
115376N130180
113696N155239
116376N156906
118376N159952
115376N162706
113116W118244
115356W183288

1967

115377W122635
113357W127373
113117W134275
118377W143472
113117W201726
118377W203347
113117W205199

1968

113698W207693
113698W209088
113698W209760
114278W218589
113278W223013
114278W228547
114278W232354
113698W258926
113698W259395
113698W259462

Just bought a 1968 L78 Nova from that dealer any dealer item's floating around .Was that a hi po dealer

Yes Queen City was a HP dealer, they sold a number of HP cars including the Lemans Blue 69 RS/SS L89 Chuck used to own...

Numerous COPO Camaro were sold through Queen City.

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Awesome news and thanks for what you're doing!
Great you've posted the whole Vins and looking forward to what you can match up.
:beers:
~ Pete

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Looking for badges or tag frames

Queen city sold over 150 camaros in 1969

Do tell some specifics and maybe post some photos.
Thanks

136378B138393 Found this block tonight 327-325hp!

Tin Soldier was a Queen City car.

/R

I'll post up a pic of the options from that 68 L79 when I get a chance.

Queen City Cincinnati OH dealer invoices
 

Hello Guys,

Brand new member here. My 1st post. So bear with me.

What an online treasure. Awesome site!! I've been researching Queen City Chevrolet for some time now. Decades. Every now and again my path would cross with "The Supercar Registry". I thought that this site was mainly for Camaro enthusiasts, but the more I've read I'm feeling a little more welcome.
A few of my buddies are hardcore Camaro aficionados. Myself, I'm a longtime '65 and '66 Corvette nut. I feel that I can contribute some things at a minimum about Queen City Chevrolet. My '66 427 was sold new from there.
Had to join your group!

A quick search led me to this thread. When I began reading I almost swallowed my toothpick! "TarrytownSS427s", man what an excellent selfless contribution you've made here. It's actions like this that really help many of us out here.

Unfortunately the Corvette VINs you've listed don't include mine but nonetheless I've gleaned a bit of info from your listing.

I'm looking forward to reading about my classic Chevrolet brother's cars. Here's a couple of classic Queen City Chev. Co. nuggets for you all!

Mike

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Great 1'st post Mike and welcome aboard!
Anything Queen City is always cool also looking forward to hearing about your cars!
:beers:
~ Pete

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Queen City Cincinnati OH dealer invoices
 

Thanks Pete,

I'm looking forward to reading the handfuls of other threads about Queen City Chevrolet as well.

Hey guys, I've always wondered if Queen City Chev. Co. placed these same (or similar) glove box stickers in your cars too? If you've got any photos would you please post them to this thread? No matter how chewed up they may be!

When I bought my first Corvette, my '66 427 convertible with air conditioning, it didn't have any prior ownership paperwork at all. There was an echo in my glovebox. But what was inside there proved to be the key to finding out where my plastic fantastic originally came from!

The glovebox door appeared to be factory original to the car in 1988 when I bought her in Dallas. On the inside of the metal door there were 2 dealership stickers glued to the cupholder depressions. These stickers were quite a mystery for about a years worth of telephone calls searching possible cities/towns where Queen City Chevrolet used to be. I knew it no longer existed. The GM Historic folks told me that early on. No city or area codes on these glovebox stickers. Very frustrating back then. Remember, this was wayyyy before NCRS offered factory dealership shipping data. That came in the 2000's.

One night around 1989 I was chatting with the Chicago telephone operator. Remember those ladies? Man, I miss those days. Anyway, she said "Cincinnati is known as the Queen City. Don't you watch WKRP In Cincinnati?" I said "GIVE ME CINCINNATI INFORMATION!" The next operator in Cincinnati told me all about Queen City Chevrolet. She used to work a couple of blocks from there. Great memories.

Anyway guys, here's those historic glovebox stickers. These came from a '67 Corvette. Nicer than my originals on my '66 but identical stickers. What style do you have on your Chevys?

Enjoy, Mike

Ill have to check Tin Soldier and see about this. Only 4,XXX miles so if it was there when new, still should be.

/R

Queen City Cincinnati OH dealer invoices
 

Here's my '66 Corvette's original accident sticker. Sorry, my service sticker was too obliterated for a decent photo. Mike

Hi Mike, I'm the other half (TarrytownZ24s brother). So close! They definitely had a number of salesmen. The invoices are from 2 salesmen specifically. 3 of the 66's were 427's. Would have been fun to find yours.

It's always fun to find a match. I just reunited a L72 Impala with it's original owners manual packet/protectoplate last week! Only the 2nd time I've been able to reunite a match.

Warren

Boy, that must have made the owner very happy.

Queen City Cincinnati OH dealer invoices
 

OK, I'm getting old but not too old to figure out who's who when it comes to "TarrytownSS427s". Warren you're "TAR6569" and your brother Steve is TarrytownZ24? Tell me I got that right???

Again, you guys are above and beyond when it comes to selfless actions for the benefit of all. I thought I was one of the few left out here. Man, it's refreshing! I've joined up with some sterling guys here I can tell. A couple of years ago I purchased a reasonably priced '65 Corvette warranty book with it's protecto-plate just to snatch it up to keep it away from the scalpers. I've got it listed under the NCRS Orphan Forum with hopes of reuniting it with it's rightful owner if it still exists. Pay it forward. It's full circle.

Warren, the other night I was curious what I would net if I Googled a VIN from a Queen City sales invoice copy that an old QC Chev. Co. salesman had mailed to me many years ago #194676S113187 and WHAM!!! It linked me to this thread that you two started with all these VIN numbers. Then and there I joined "The Supercar Registry".

About 1991 I befriended an old Queen City Chevrolet salesman via the telephone who wanted to try and help me with my lifelong history search of my '66 427. You must have known him. Otherwise you wouldn't own these sales invoices which led me to you guys. Ralph Gabbard was a very interesting fellow. We often chatted for hours on the phone about the old days at Queen City Chevrolet. As I recall, Ralph worked there from about '65-'68(ish).

I'm attaching a QCC ad from the Enquirer dated December 16th, 1965. You'll see a listing of the salesmen that worked there at that time. For some reason Ralph Gabbard isn't included. But Clancy Condit is among the others. I'm also attaching this cool post card that Clancy would mail out in '67 to prospective customers.

My '66 Corvette's final assembly date was December 1st, 1965. Must have arrived at Queen City around a week later. I've always suspected that my '66 was a possible corporate ordered car by the dealership owner Nick Halmi. Not a COPO car but one to promote the all new big block AC combination. And make it even more rare by ordering a convertible. Ralph Gabbard swore to me that Nick drove a Nassau Blue big block AC convertible about that time. But I can't back that up. Is there anyone in this Registry that used to work there then?

No matter what, I'm grateful to be part of this group. Mike

i personally have owned the 67 435 and the 67 390 horse from queen city. with pictures

Ten COPO's on the lot. Nice!

queen city ad
 

my favorate queen city ad

Queen City stickers
 

Those round Queen City sticker look pretty easy to repro.

Paul

Queen City stickers
 

Those round Queen City sticker look pretty easy to repro.
What’s the diameter? Are they both the same size?
Paul

Queen City Cincinnati OH dealer invoices
 

Yes, it's always been my intention to have those glovebox door stickers reproduced to put back onto my restored glovebox door.

My car and removed stickers are up north. I'm here in Miami at work for a while. Sorry, I don't have the dimensions with me. Yes, the stickers are both the same size.

I even bought an extra inner glovebox door metal tray with those cupholder depressions to have a set installed there too. Nice shop wall hanging.

I've never seen these Queen City Accident/Service stickers on any cars other than '63-'67 Corvettes. And they were placed in the worst spots possible! They always show damage due to moisture from the drinks placed on top of them having been glued in the cupholder depressions!

But I'm sure grateful that someone at the dealership placed them in the gloveboxes. That's how I figured out where my car was sold new.

I sure wish other Queen City car owners would post some photos of their stickers to this discussion thread. They must've been installed on other Chevrolets too?

Mike

Mike, you got the two of us correct. One of the binders had Gabbard's sales and the other smaller one had stuff sold by Jim Toombs. Saw a few invoices with the name House as well. Also, there are numerous invoices from the salesman's demos. They noted "Gabbard Demo" or "Haag Demo" and other names on them. One of Gabbard's demos was a 66 Caprice 396.

We've never met Ralph. These two binders were found in a file cabinet in a closed Ford dealership in that area that was being cleaned out. (According to the person we got them from).

What color is the invoice he sent you? 99% of these are the pink carbon copies.

Warren

Queen City Cincinnati OH dealer invoices
 

Hi Warren,

Very interesting thread here. I used to talk to Ralph Gabbard on the telephone in the early 1990's when I was researching my '66 Corvette sold new from Queen City. Ralph gave me a couple of ideas and leads to follow up on. Very enjoyable conversations with him so long ago. Ralph Gabbard passed away in 2007.

Ralph sent me a single black and white copy of a Queen City Chevrolet sales invoice dated February 1966. A car that he had sold new. Very similar model Corvette as mine. But as you said, "close but no cigar". Sadly, not my car. I printed it out on faux aged paper to make it look proper to have it framed and matted. It hangs on my shop wall.

I'm attaching a December 1965 Queen City Ad and a closeup of the salesmen working at the dealership back then. For some reason Ralph Gabbard isn't listed. I know he was working there then.

Mike

Queen City Cincinnati OH dealer invoices
 

To TAR6569:

Warren,

I've sent you a PM.

Mike

New invoice 68 Camaro
 

I am in the process of purchasing a 1968 Camaro that you and your brother have the new invoice from Queen City Chevrolet that was in Cincinnati, Ohio. I would like to reunite the paperwork with the Camaro. Thank you in advance!!!

Wanted Camaro invoice
 

Please contact me, looking to reunite the invoice to my 68 Camaro.Thanks, Phase 3.

Happy to report I have user Phase3 is now in possession of the original invoice to his Camaro, which shows it was originally an SS 396 350! Everyone is happy!

Wow, thats very gracious of you! :beers:

Hi Warren,

I'm green with envy! Or should I say Nassau Blue. Sure wish you guys had my Queen City Invoice from '66 but we've been down that road already.

Very happy for Phase 3!

Good show guys,
Mike