- David Ellis of Glendale Dodge in Glendale, Calif., received a 40-year award for Chrysler Financial Services from DaimlerChrysler.
- Bud Brown and Phil Brown of Bud Brown Chrysler in Overland Park, Kan., received a 40-year award for Chrysler Financial Services from DaimlerChrysler.
- John Beck and James Masten of Beck & Masten Pontiac-GMC in Houston received 25-year awards for both franchises from General Motors and General Motors Acceptance Corp.
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Lee Baird, right, of Baird Inc. (Buick-Pontiac-GMC) in Ripon, Wis., receives a 25-year award for all three franchises from Doug Bradley, General Motors' Green Bay, Wis., zone manager.
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40 with Toyota
Lloyd Chavez, left, of Burt Toyota in Denver, receives a 40-year award for Toyota from Dave Pina, Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.'s Denver region general manager.
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30 with Honda
Don Chamberlain, left, of Bob's Honda in Sayre, Pa., receives a 30-year award for Honda from Rob Breedlove, American Honda Motor Co.'s upstate New York district sales manager.
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Silver dealer
Bob Poynter, left, of Poynter Chevrolet-Buick-Pontiac-Cadillac-GMC in Seymour, Ind., receives a 25-year award for all five franchises from Ted Bortner, General Motors' Kentucky/Evansville, Ind., zone manager.
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