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[Bigfella237]

Can anyone shed some light on the GMH Dealer Code 622 ?

 

I cant find anything on it.

 

Thanks

 

The only listing I have for 622 is "Fair Deal Holden" in Parramatta NSW but there are no dates against that entry so I can't say for sure when/if they actually were dealer 622.

Edited by Bigfella237, 18 June 2022 - 05:47 PM.

[v6 torana]

The only listing I have for 622 is "Fair Deal Holden" in Parramatta NSW but there are no dates against that entry so I can't say for sure when/if they actually were dealer 622.

 

Thanks Andrew.

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[S pack]

I have 622 as Fair Deal Motors until approx 1985.

[Bigfella237]

Going by the stock on the lot I'd guess that photo must date around the early to mid 60's?

[Shiney005]

They sold 3 L34's between Aug '74 and March '75.

[Balfizar]

622 Metro 2 NSW PARRAMATTA

FAIR DEAL CAR SALES P/L (Parramatta) sold to Boyded now T/as Heartland

08/03/1952 - 01/01/1985 32 Years, 9 Months, 24 Days

65 Church Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150 (Cnr  Church and Early Streets) 2150 Ph:- 6359688

Jack downes & Fred Fortune Ron Auswild 

[RallyRed]

Amazingly, still there.

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[Bigfella237]

Not for long going by the construction fencing around it!

 

Looks like it's either been condemned or it's about to be "re-developed"?

[Bigfella237]

622 Metro 2 NSW PARRAMATTA

FAIR DEAL CAR SALES P/L~ (Cnr  Church and Early Streets) ~

Interesting... I also have Hillsdon's listed as corner of Church Street and The Great Western Road, Parramatta (DLR 621) from 1938 "to at least 1983" (famously having their Pontiac Firebird stolen in the movie "Midnite Spares")

 

Would they have had two distinct Holden dealers only five blocks apart (even if it is "Auto Alley")?

[Balfizar]

Interesting... I also have Hillsdon's listed as corner of Church Street and The Great Western Road, Parramatta (DLR 621) from 1938 "to at least 1983" (famously having their Pontiac Firebird stolen in the movie "Midnite Spares")

 

Would they have had two distinct Holden dealers only five blocks apart (even if it is "Auto Alley")?

HILLSDON'S Pty Ltd Chevrolet 15/12/1937 25/01/1947 9 Years, 1 Months,

 10 Days 65 Church Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150 

(Cnr  Church and Early Streets)

 

Hillsdon's, Church st, (1/01/1907 Parramatta, NSW)

 ( Larke Neave and carter -  8/9/1948 became  Stack & Co dealer) C P Oak

25/01/1947 25/06/1985 38 Years, 5 Months, 0 Days

87-91 Church Street Parramatta 

 

HILLSDON'S Pty Ltd (Stack & Co dealer) ASO

01/04/1970 01/10/1977 7 Years, 6 Months,  0 Days

26 - 40 Anderson Street Parramatta

 

HILLSDON'S Pty Ltd Used

27/02/1971 28/02/1985 14 Years, 0 Months, 1 Days

18 - 24 Church Street Parramatta 

[Bigfella237]

So it looks like Hillsdon's Chevrolet was in the "Holden House" building we're talking about from 1937 till the late 40's, when Stack & Co took over and moved the Hillsdon's dealership down the other end of Church St.

 

Then a few years later (early 50's), Fair Deal Holden set up shop in "Holden House" and were there until the mid 80's.

 

I wonder what's in store for the old building now? I'd hate to think what that block of land would be worth (probably more WITHOUT the old building on it).

[Balfizar]

So it looks like Hillsdon's Chevrolet was in the "Holden House" building we're talking about from 1937 till the late 40's, when Stack & Co took over and moved the Hillsdon's dealership down the other end of Church St.

 

Then a few years later (early 50's), Fair Deal Holden set up shop in "Holden House" and were there until the mid 80's.

 

I wonder what's in store for the old building now? I'd hate to think what that block of land would be worth (probably more WITHOUT the old building on it).

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[Dr Terry]

I thought that Holden House was always Fair Deal Car Sales & Hillsdons was on the next corner (north) @ 87 Church St.

 

In those days (pre-1968) there were 3 levels of Holden dealership:- Distributor (e.g. Stacks, Boyded & WT Coggins etc.), dealers (Muirs, Suttons etc.) & sub-dealers of which there were many, often small 'one-man' businesses sometimes not much more than a suburban service station

 

Dr Terry

[Bigfella237]

Screenshot from the movie Midnite Spares circa 1982...

 

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[RallyRed]

Good info.....always thought that place looked like an old school pub.

[Balfizar]

I thought that Holden House was always Fair Deal Car Sales & Hillsdons was on the next corner (north) @ 87 Church St.

 

In those days (pre-1968) there were 3 levels of Holden dealership:- Distributor (e.g. Stacks, Boyded & WT Coggins etc.), dealers (Muirs, Suttons etc.) & sub-dealers of which there were many, often small 'one-man' businesses sometimes not much more than a suburban service station

 

Dr Terry

 

Distributor :- + John A Gilbert.   (Metropolitan Distributor)

Holden House was   :- or more correctly 65 Church Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150

 

 

 

HILLSDON'S Pty Ltd Chevrolet

15/12/1937 25/01/1947 9 Years, 1 Months, 10 Days

65 Church Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150 

(Cnr  Church and Early Streets)

 

Holden House then:-

After Hillsdon's moved  (21/12/1949)to 87 Church street Parramatta,  65 Church Street was occupied by 

a used car dealer from Glebe who expanded into Parramatta.

They used the defunct name of "Holden House" that was in operation

on the Holden premises in Williams Street Sydney.

 

FAIR DEAL CAR SALES P/L (Parramatta) sold to Boyded now T/as Heartland

15/04/1950 01/01/1985 34 Years, 8 Months, 17 Days

65 Church Street, Parramatta, NSW 2150 (Cnr  Church and Early Streets) 2150 6359688

Jack Downes & Fred Fortune

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[Balfizar]

Hillsdon's were at Auburn, Granville, 3 locations in church street, and they swapped around from used to new locations.

Just to trick you 65 church street was on the corner of Church street and the western road in the 1920's.

Its a nightmare trying to track them down.

 

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[v6 torana]

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[a9x4dr]

Hi All,

great work on the dealer listings. Interesting read through the thread and also the pictures.

 

does anyone know who dealer 142 was?

 

thanks in advance.