Golden Mile Motors Ltd.

[JayR]

We have a Golden Mile L79 Nova SS in the Canadian L79 Registry. Built February 15, 1966. It's a very rare 3 speed manual on the column with PB, PS, Strato Headrests and rear speaker. Finished in Laurel Mist Metallic, which was known as Willow Green in the U.S. The car is undergoing restoration in Kentucky.

Bob

[67BelAir427]

I had the pleasure of talking to Gerrie Coffee years ago and he had saved every sales invoice and dealer paperwork for every Corvette he ever sold at Gorries. Do you know what happened to all those boxes of priceless documents after his demise? I suspected that many wanted to get their hands on that paper. I suggested to him that he could sell them through the NCRS and donate the proceeds to his favourite charity. Marc

[midyr]

Gerrie died a few years ago. I knew Gerrie from the early 1960s on, he was a great guy. He had two brothers, I will see if I can't track one down.

Lance Hill

[PeteLeathersac]

Thanks for the clarification Lance!.
I was thinking both Gorries and the Goldon Mile dealership were in operation for a period of time but reading your above info it was Gorries then Golden Mile, no overlapping time w/ both operating?.

So were there 2 separate dealer Codes?.
If Gorries was 95-526, was G'Mile the same or different?.
Again looking at some GM Vintage paperwork, it's possible both Dealer Codes were being used while Golden Mile was in operation?.
Tracker what Dealer Code is indicated on your 71 LS5 car's GM Vintage Services info?.


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~ Pete

[midyr]

Yeah, Pete, as soon as I sent the post I realized it needed correcting (it isn't so much a memory deal as much as we just didn't register a lot of this stuff back then cause it wasn't important). Yes, Gorries and Golden Mile did operate at the same time, and actually, for a number of years. My memory came back when I realized I bought my first new car, a 1963, from Golden Mile. So here is the deal as I recall it: Gorries and Golden Mile were both owned by Bert Sykes in the early to mid 1960s, Gorries was definitely the older of the dealerships, and I'm taking an educated guess that Bert opened Golden Mile in the early 1960s, maybe '61 or '62. We know Gorries closed down around 1967-68, and some employees went to Golden Mile. I am not sure when Sykes sold Golden Mile to Brian Rountree, but Brian owned it in 1969 for certain. It is entirely likely there was some lag or overlap in GM paperwork and dealer codes, but it would be of little consequence as they were really under the same ownership at the time Gorries ceased to exist and things transferred to Golden Mile. I will check to see if I have different dealer codes for each.

[Tracker1]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: PeteLeathersac</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for the clarification Lance!.
I was thinking both Gorries and the Goldon Mile dealership were in operation for a period of time but reading your above info it was Gorries then Golden Mile, no overlapping time w/ both operating?.

So were there 2 separate dealer Codes?.
If Gorries was 95-526, was G'Mile the same or different?.
Again looking at some GM Vintage paperwork, it's possible both Dealer Codes were being used while Golden Mile was in operation?.
Tracker what Dealer Code is indicated on your 71 LS5 car's GM Vintage Services info?.


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~ Pete
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Pete I mis-remembered as the politicians say, apologies.

My '71 SS454 was originally delivered to Peleshuk Motors (dealer 95008) in Ajax, Ontario. The original owner had it only a matter of months before he traded it in at Golden Mile. From there a gentleman by the name of Erni Lunter purchased the Chevelle off the lot at Golden Mile as an almost brand-new car. The salesman he dealt with at Golden Mile was Joe Morrow.

[scuncio]

Golden Mile used the same vendor as Central Chevrolet to cast their dealer emblems (Aristo-Cast of Winnipeg). I have a couple Golden West emblems and they are of unbelievable quality, just beautiful.

[PeteLeathersac]

Cool info and they are similar!.
I was drooling over the below Central emblem the other day that a guy up here scored on eBoy recently..






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~ Pete

[ZiggyL78]

I have a lot of old memories about Golden Mile.I lived with my parents at Warden and Lawrence.My cousin and I would walk to Golden Mile every September to see them unveil the new Chevys.I still remember back in 63 when we went there and the salesman pulled the cover off a brand new 64 black on black Impala SS.I was only 14.My father bought most of his Chevys from there about every 2 or 3 years.I still remember his 57,59,61, and 63 Impala.The 63 was white on black with a white vinyl roof.Everyone thought it was a convertible because vinyl roofs were fairly new back then.When I turned 19 I went to Belmont Chev Olds and bought my first car from Dave Mackay.It was a 69 SS Camaro 350-300 4 speed with 4.10s.It was stock except for a tricked out Lance Hill Quadrajet.It was a 14 second car but I thought it was a rocket.LOL.I was fairly tough on rear ends and went to Golden Mile for warrentie work.Rick Eaton was well known for building a strong rear end.I'm sure Lance has lots of stories about Crazy Rick.Not many of the mechanics liked him as he was a bitch to get along with.I just kissed his ass and he took care of me.I went to the track many times with Rick and his Super Stock 396-325 Camaro.I can still remember him doing a spin wheel start leaving the line at about 5000 RPM with the tires smoking.No one built any good converters back then.Mike and Olie Stephen also ran in Super Stock.Mike had a LS6 convertible.Many a 396 car went through those doors for a little warrentie tune and left with a 427-425.I still don't know how they pulled that off so many times.In the early 80s I bought my 69 COPO Camaro from a friend.It was originally from Golden Mile.Someone blew the 427 and when I got it it had a LS7 in it with 5.38 gears and a 4 speed.I didn't get beat very many times on the street with that car.It ran 11.1s and would bust an axle about every 4 passes if I didn't change it first.On the street with L60 Ingelwoods it wouldn't hook till 3rd gear.It was stupid fast.Oh the memorys!

[1967Z28]

The invoice I have for Craig Fisher's '67 Z-28 is signed J. Coffey next to where it says &quot;salesman&quot;. This would seem to suggest he went by Jerry Coffey rather than Gerrie Coffee. The J. Coffey is also on a second related document I have.

-Jon