B.E. Auto Dealer 100 - Illustration

Black Enterprise, June, 2002

1973 30th ANNIVERSARY 2002

THIS  LAST                                              CHIEF
YEAR  YEAR        COMPANY             LOCATION        EXECUTIVE

 1     5    THE HARRELL CO.       Atlanta,          H. Steve
                                  Georgia           Harrell

 2     3    MEL FARR AUTOMOTIVE   Ferndale,         Mel Farr Sr.
            GROUP                 Michigan

 3     6    MARTIN AUTOMOTIVE     Bowling Green,    Cornelius A.
            GROUP                 Kentucky          Martin

 4     2    MARCH/HODGE HOLDING   Hartford          Anthony March
            CO.                   Connecticut       & Ernest Hodge

 5     1    PRESTIGE AUTOMOTIVE   Detroit,          Gregory
                                  Michigan          Jackson

 6     9    FREEHOLD CHEVROLET    Freehold,         Harold
                                  New Jersey        Williams

 7     26   BRANDON DODGE INC.    Tampa,            Sanford L.
                                  Florida           Woods

 8     4    RAY WILKINSON BUICK-  Racine,           Raymond
            CADILLAC              Wisconsin         Wilkinson Jr.

 9     20   PALANKER CHEVROLET    West Babylon,     W. H. Adkins
                                  New York

 10    24   JIM MITCHELL AUTO     Lynchburg,        James H.
            GROUP                 Virginia          Mitchell

 11    12   BOYLAND AUTO GROUP    Gresham,          Dorian S.
                                  Oregon            Boyland

 12    8    JMC AUTO GROUP        Austin,           J. Michael
                                  Texas             Chargois

 13    11   S & J ENTERPRISES     Charlotte,        Sam Johnson
                                  North Carolina    & Harry Harris

 14    29   WINSTON PITTMAN       Louisville,       Winston R.
            ENTERPRISES           Kentucky          Pittman Sr.

 15    10   32 FORD MERCURY INC.  Batavia,          Clarence F.
                                  Ohio              Warren

 16    14   SOUTHGATE AUTOMOTIVE  Southgate,        Fred J. Poe
            GROUP                 Michigan

 17    16   B & G AUTOMOTIVE      West Des Moines,  Franklin D.
            GROUP                 Iowa              Greene

 18    18   LEGACY AUTOMOTIVE     McDonough,        Emanuel D.
            GROUP                 Georgia           Jones

 19    15   HUBBARD AUTOMOTIVE    Charlotte,        Reginald T.
                                  North Carolina    Hubbard

 20    17   AVIS FORD INC.        Southfield,       Walter E.
                                  Michigan          Douglas Sr.

 21    13   FAMILY AUTOMOTIVE     San Juan          Raymond Dixon
            GROUP                 Capistrano, CA

 22    25   BOB JOHNSON AUTO      Brockport,        Robert Johnson
            GROUP                 New York

 23    21   THE MATTHEWS          Daytona Beach,    Irving J.
            AUTOMOTIVE GROUP      Florida           Matthews

 24    19   SPALDING AUTOMOTIVE   Griffin,          Alan Michael
            GROUP                 Georgia           Reeves

 25    38   THE BILL PERKINS      Taylor,           Bill Perkins
            AUTOMOTIVE GROUP      Michigan

 26    28   TROPICAL FORD INC.    Orlando,          Hamilton W.
                                  Florida           Massey

 27    22   DMR AUTOMOTIVE        Woodhaven,        Pamela Rodgers
            GROUP L.L.C. **       Michigan

 28    --   ED CORLEY             Grants,           Eddie B.
            AUTOMOTIVE GROUP      New Mexico        Corley Sr.

 29    23   BRIARWOOD FORD        Saline,           Eddie L.
                                  Michigan          Hall Jr.

 30    31   BOB ROSS BUICK INC.   Centerville,      Norma J. Ross
                                  Ohio

 31    33   FAMILY FORD SALES     Florence,         Bobby F.
                                  Alabama           Goldston

 32    32   BARANCO AUTOMOTIVE    Lilburn,          Gregory T.
            GROUP                 Georgia           Baranco

 33    30   PANHANDLE AUTOMOTIVE  Crestview,        Leon Daggs Jr.
            INC.                  Florida

 34    --   SUTTON FORD           Matteson,         Nathaniel K.
                                  Illinois          Sutton

 35    --   JK CHEVROLET-ISUZU    Nederland,        L. Robert
                                  Texas             Turner

 36    34   UNIVERSITY            Snellville,       Ronald L. Hill
            AUTOMOTIVE GROUP      Georgia

 37    --   AENEAS WILLIAMS       Monroe,           Aeneas D.
            DEALERSHIP            Louisiana         Williams

 38    39   SHACK FINDLAY HONDA   Henderson,        William E.
                                  Nevada            Shack Jr.

 39    40   SUPERSTITION          Mesa,             Anthony L.
            SPRINGS TOYOTA        Arizona           Merritt

 40    53   CLASSIC CHEVROLET     Anaheim,          Milton
                                  California        Barnes Jr.

 41    --   TRACY TOYOTA          Tracy,            Ronald M. Lott
                                  California

 42    36   POWELL CHEVROLET-     Dallas,           John R. Powell
            OLDSMOBILE            Texas

 43    42   WARNER ROBINS         Warner Robins,    Terry L.
            FORD-LINCOLN-MERCURY  Georgia           Holmes

 44    46   DODGE-CHRYSLER-JEEP-  Vacaville,        Clarence A.
            NISSAN OF VACAVILLE   California        Williams Jr.

 45    43   MIDFIELD DODGE INC.   Midfield,         Jordan Frazier
                                  Alabama

 46    45   STEPHENS AUTOMOTIVE   Plano,            David L.
            GROUP                 Texas             Stephens

 47    55   TAYLOR COS.           Arlington,        Henry F.
                                  Washington        Taylor

 48    56   FORD OF MONTEBELLO    Montebello,       James Ross
                                  California

 49    47   CHINO HILLS FORD      Chino,            Timothy L.
                                  California        Woods II

 50    49   LEXUS OF MEMPHIS      Memphis,          James G.
                                  Tennessee         Kaiser

 51    48   ALL AMERICAN FORD-    Saginaw,          LaVal Perry
            LINCOLN-MERCURY       Michigan

 52    52   ISLAND FORD INC.      Staten Island,    Gil Chapman
                                  New York

 53    59   BRADLEY AUTOMOTIVE    Ann Arbor,        James H.
            GROUP                 Michigan          Bradley

 54    66   HUNTINGTON            Huntington        Gregory M.
            CHEVROLET INC.        Station,          Williams
                                  New York

 55    --   PARADISE FORD         Cocoa,            Wayne Martin
                                  Florida

 56    95   HUNTSVLLE AUTOPLEX    Huntsville,       Ellenae
                                  Alabama           Fairhurst

 57    98   MIKE JOHNSON AUTO     Chesterfield,     Michael
            GROUP                 Michigan          Johnson

 58    75   JIMMY WALKER AUTO     Laurel,           Jimmy Walker
            GROUP                 Mississippi

 59    58   ADVANTAGE CHEVROLET   Hodgkins,         Desmond A.
                                  Illinois          Roberts

 60    80   SIM FRYSON MOTOR CO.  Ashland,          Sim E. Fryson
                                  Kentucky

 61    41   TYSON AUTO GROUP      Gary,             Nathaniel Z.
                                  Indiana           Cain

 62    73   FOLSOM BUICK-         Folsom,           Steven J.
            PONTIAC-GMC           California        Jackson

 63    57   KIRKLAND CHRYSLER-    Kirkland,         William E.
            JEEP                  Washington        McIntosh Jr.

 64    70   EAST BRUNSWICK        East Brunswick,   Otis J.
            BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC     New Jersey        Thornton

 65    37   FITZPATRICK           Modesto,          Ed Fitzpatrick
            DEALERSHIP GROUP      California

 66    77   WESTMINSTER PONTIAC-  Westminster,      Robert Menzies
            GMC-BUICK INC.        California

 67    68   SHAMROCK FORD-        Clinton,          Jeffery
            LINCOLN-MERCURY INC.  Michigan          Shamberger

 68    --   ORVILLE BECKFORD      Milton,           Orville
            FORD-MERCURY          Florida           Beckford

 69    65   MIKE PRUITT FORD      Lima,             Mike Pruitt
                                  Ohio

 70    44   BROOKDALE DODGE INC.  Brooklyn Center,  Perry
                                  Minnesota         Watson III

 71    --   DUSTY RHODES FORD     Kilgore,          Harvey Clay
            SALES INC.            Texas

 72    64   ALAN YOUNG PONTIAC-   Fort Worth,       Alan J. Young
            BUICK-GMC TRUCK       Texas

 73    67   EVERETT CHEVROLET     Everett,          John B.
                                  Washington        Reggans

 74    51   REID AUTOMOTIVE       Rome,             Duane L. Reid
            GROUP                 Georgia

 75    62   ALLYN MOORE           St. Peters,       Allyn Moore
            LINCOLN-MERCURY       Missouri

 76    81   POUGHKEEPSIE          Poughkeepsie,     Raymond
            CHEVROLET INC.        New York          Wilkinson III

 77    69   FAIRWAY FORD OF       Evans,            David Karangu
            AUGUSTA INC.          Georgia

 78    87   HANK AARON BMW        Union City,       Henry L. Aaron
                                  Georgia

 79    76   EMPIRE FORD INC.      Spokane,          Nathaniel D.
                                  Washington        Greene

 80    71   CHAMPION AUTOMOTIVE   Scranton,         Steven R.
            GROUP                 Pennsylvania      Ewing

 81    83   NEW ROCHELLE          New Rochelle,     John C.
            CHEVROLET INC.        New York          Roberts

 82    79   HIGHLAND PARK FORD    Highland Park,    Carl Statham
                                  Illinois

 83    35   LONG AUTOMOTIVE       Vicksburg,        Monti M. Long
            GROUP                 Michigan

 84    --   DRISKELL AUTOMOTIVE   Orangeburg,       Barron
            GROUP                 South Carolina    Driskell

 85    97   MT. KISCO CHEVROLET-  Mt. Kisco,        Adrian Ward
            OLDSMOBILE-CADILLAC   New York          Quinn

 86    91   BAYVIEW FORD-         Daphne,           Damon Wickware
            LINCOLN-MERCURY INC.  Alabama

 87    86   UNIVERSITY FORD       Peoria,           James L.
                                  Illinois          Oliver

 88    82   PRIDE FORD-LINCOLN    Clarksdale,       William L.
            MERCURY               Mississippi       Pride Jr.

 89    63   RIVERSIDE FORD        Detroit,          Nathan G.
            SALES INC.            Michigan          Conyers

 90    --   JOLIET DODGE INC.     Joliet,           Carl R. Dukes
                                  Illinois

 91    --   DICK SMITH NISSAN     Columbia,         Calvin F.
            INC.                  South Carolina    Legette

 92    99   ORANGE FORD-          Orange,           Charles E.
            LINCOLN-MERCURY INC.  Texas             Hunter

 93    60   COURTESY FORD-        Danville,         Curley M. Lee
            LINCOLN-MERCURY       Ilinois

 94    88   QUALITY FORD OF       Mt. Vernon,       Cecil S.
            MT. VERNON INC.       New York          Wright

 95    93   NOBLE FORD-MERCURY    Indianola,        Dimaggio
            INC.                  Iowa              Nichols

 96    --   RIVER VIEWFORD INC.   Oswego,           Ray Fregia Sr.
                                  Ilinois

 97    92   DUHANEY PONTIAC-      Miami Lakes,      Trevor Duhaney
            BUICK-GMC             Florida

 98   100   CROSS ROAD CHRYSLER   Oklahoma City,    Jesse
                                  Oklahoma          Greathouse Jr.

 99    89   PLAZAFORD-LINCOLN-    Lexington,        Archie Kindle
            MERCURY               North Carolina

100    --   SUPERIOR FORD-        Marshall,         Warren Shaw
            LINCOLN-MERCURY       Texas

                       YEAR                   TYPE OF
      COMPANY         STARTED  STAFF         BUSINESS          SALES *

THE HARRELL CO.        1987     640   Chevrolet, Toyota,       417.351
                                      Dodge, Kia, Lexus,
                                      Honda, Nissan

MEL FARR AUTOMOTIVE    1975     279   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury,   353.336
GROUP                                 Hyundai, Suzuki, Kia

MARTIN AUTOMOTIVE      1985     523   Oldsmobile, Cadillac,    353.097
GROUP                                 Chevrolet, Dodge, Jeep,
                                      Ford, Kia, Lincoln-
                                      Mercury, Saturn

MARCH/HODGE HOLDING    1998     600   Saturn, Mitsubishi,      352.580
CO.                                   Cadillac, Buick, GMC,
                                      Mazda, Oldsmobile,
                                      Lincoln-Mercury,
                                      Infiniti, Jaguar,
                                      Daewoo, Toyota, Volvo,
                                      Land Rover, Honda,
                                      Subaru, Lexus

PRESTIGE AUTOMOTIVE    1989     175   Pontiac, Oldsmobile,     323.811
                                      Chevrolet, Ford,
                                      Lincoln-Mercury

FREEHOLD CHEVROLET     1994      35   Chevrolet                291.200

BRANDON DODGE INC.     1989     144   Toyota, Dodge, Lexus     242.062

RAY WILKINSON BUICK-   1984      31   Buick, Cadillac          184.348
CADILLAC

PALANKER CHEVROLET     1994      32   Chevrolet, GM            184.319

JIM MITCHELL AUTO      1981     250   Ford, Mazda, Subaru,     170.000
GROUP                                 Hyundai, Isuzu

BOYLAND AUTO GROUP     1987     440   Dodge, Nissan, Ford,     169.079
                                      Toyota, Honda,
                                      Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai

JMC AUTO GROUP         1988     280   Toyota, Lincoln-Mercury  164.773

S & J ENTERPRISES      1973     300   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury,   155.032
                                      Subaru

WINSTON PITTMAN        1988     235   Dodge, Toyota, Lexus,    154.263
ENTERPRISES                           Mercedes-Benz, BMW,
                                      Nissan

32 FORD MERCURY INC.   1990     215   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury    149.989

SOUTHGATE AUTOMOTIVE   1994     172   Pontiac, GMC,            142.000
GROUP                                 Oldsmobile, Cadillac,
                                      Chevrolet, Daewoo

B & G AUTOMOTIVE       1984     269   Ford, Mercury, GM        139.613
GROUP

LEGACY AUTOMOTIVE      1992     170   Toyota, Ford, Mercury    135.000
GROUP

HUBBARD AUTOMOTIVE     1987     300   Dodge, Chevrolet, Isuzu  133.167

AVIS FORD INC.         1992     143   Ford                     127.000

FAMILY AUTOMOTIVE      1993     225   Toyota, Honda            123.927
GROUP

BOB JOHNSON AUTO       1981     157   Chevrolet, Ford          115.981
GROUP

THE MATTHEWS           1991     184   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury    106.159
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

SPALDING AUTOMOTIVE    1981     200   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury,   104.804
GROUP                                 Mazda, Dodge

THE BILL PERKINS       1995     113   Chevrolet                 95.949
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

TROPICAL FORD INC.     1985     147   Ford                      94.681

DMR AUTOMOTIVE         1999     135   Chevrolet, Honda,         93.883
GROUP L.L.C. **                       Hyundai, Oldsmobile

ED CORLEY              1982     185   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury,    90.000
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP                      Volvo, Dodge, Chrysler,
                                      Nissan

BRIARWOOD FORD         1986     110   Ford                      89.396

BOB ROSS BUICK INC.    1974     138   Buick, GMC, Mercedes-     88.927
                                      Benz

FAMILY FORD SALES      1998     112   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     85.700

BARANCO AUTOMOTIVE     1978     157   Pontiac, GMC, Acura,      84.159
GROUP                                 Lincoln-Mercury, Buick

PANHANDLE AUTOMOTIVE   1986     135   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury,    78.000
INC.                                  Dodge, Hyundai

SUTTON FORD            1989      92   Ford                      74.750

JK CHEVROLET-ISUZU     2000     100   Chevrolet, Isuzu          73.524

UNIVERSITY             1991     156   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury,    72.196
AUTOMOTIVE GROUP                      Mazda, Dodge

AENEAS WILLIAMS        2000     125   GMC, Pontiac, Buick,      71.321
DEALERSHIP                            Cadillac, Lincoln-
                                      Mercury, Chrysler,
                                      Toyota, Honda

SHACK FINDLAY HONDA    1998     110   Honda                     71.000

SUPERSTITION           1997     100   Toyota                    70.000
SPRINGS TOYOTA

CLASSIC CHEVROLET      1996      72   Chevrolet                 68.286

TRACY TOYOTA           2000      78   Toyota                    66.994

POWELL CHEVROLET-      1998      85   Chevrolet, Oldsmobile     65.599
OLDSMOBILE

WARNER ROBINS          1999      76   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     95.305
FORD-LINCOLN-MERCURY

DODGE-CHRYSLER-JEEP-   1999     108   Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep,    65.000
NISSAN OF VACAVILLE                   Nissan

MIDFIELD DODGE INC.    1989      60   Dodge                     64.987

STEPHENS AUTOMOTIVE    1998      50   Jaguar, Lincoln-          63.759
GROUP                                 Mercury, Honda

TAYLOR COS.            1981      80   GM, Ford                  63.094

FORD OF MONTEBELLO     1999     112   Ford                      62.694

CHINO HILLS FORD       1982      77   Ford                      62.165

LEXUS OF MEMPHIS       1998      62   Lexus                     61.010

ALL AMERICAN FORD-     1988     112   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     61.000
LINCOLN-MERCURY

ISLAND FORD INC.       1999      85   Ford                      59.057

BRADLEY AUTOMOTIVE     1973     108   Pontiac, Buick, GMC       58.940
GROUP                                 Trucks, Saturn

HUNTINGTON             1999      71   Chevrolet                 56.585
CHEVROLET INC.

PARADISE FORD          2000     101   Ford                      56.354

HUNTSVLLE AUTOPLEX     1995      70   Dodge, Infiniti, Lexus    56.000

MIKE JOHNSON AUTO      1991      80   Chevrolet                 54.000
GROUP

JIMMY WALKER AUTO      1992     111   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury,    52.572
GROUP                                 Kia, Mazda

ADVANTAGE CHEVROLET    1999      65   GM, Chevrolet             51.247

SIM FRYSON MOTOR CO.   1995     100   Mercedes-Benz, Honda,     50.453
                                      Nissan, Lincoln-Mercury

TYSON AUTO GROUP       1989     135   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     49.756

FOLSOM BUICK-          1998      46   Buick, Pontiac, GMC       48.523
PONTIAC-GMC

KIRKLAND CHRYSLER-     1996      75   Chrysler, Jeep            48.000
JEEP

EAST BRUNSWICK         1996      56   Buick, Pontiac, GMC       47.989
BUICK-PONTIAC-GMC

FITZPATRICK            1992      48   Lexus, DMW                47.500
DEALERSHIP GROUP

WESTMINSTER PONTIAC-   1997      62   GM                        47.402
GMC-BUICK INC.

SHAMROCK FORD-         1988      45   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     47.269
LINCOLN-MERCURY INC.

ORVILLE BECKFORD       1989      76   Ford, Mercury             47.038
FORD-MERCURY

MIKE PRUITT FORD       1990     163   Ford                      47.000

BROOKDALE DODGE INC.   1996      90   Dodge                     45.416

DUSTY RHODES FORD      2001      70   Ford                      43.560
SALES INC.

ALAN YOUNG PONTIAC-    1983      82   GMC, Buick, Pontiac, GM   43.289
BUICK-GMC TRUCK

EVERETT CHEVROLET      1996      78   Chevrolet, GM             42.086

REID AUTOMOTIVE        1995      95   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     42.074
GROUP

ALLYN MOORE            1989      75   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     42.000
LINCOLN-MERCURY

POUGHKEEPSIE           1997      55   Chevrolet, Oldsmobile,
CHEVROLET INC.                        Cadillac                  40.461

FAIRWAY FORD OF        1989      50   Ford                      40.336
AUGUSTA INC.

HANK AARON BMW         1999      55   BMW                       40.243

EMPIRE FORD INC.       1986      71   Ford                      39.500

CHAMPION AUTOMOTIVE    1988      65   Ford, Nissan              38.900
GROUP

NEW ROCHELLE           1999      37   Chevrolet, GM             38.772
CHEVROLET INC.

HIGHLAND PARK FORD     1998      78   Ford                      38.681

LONG AUTOMOTIVE        1990      38   Ford, Chrysler, Dodge,    38.480
GROUP                                 Jeep

DRISKELL AUTOMOTIVE    1998      80   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     38.451
GROUP

MT. KISCO CHEVROLET-   1999      39   Chevrolet, Oldsmobile,    36.477
OLDSMOBILE-CADILLAC                   Cadillac

BAYVIEW FORD-          1993      48   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     36.015
LINCOLN-MERCURY INC.

UNIVERSITY FORD        1985      68   Ford                      35.346

PRIDE FORD-LINCOLN     1996      45   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     35.293
MERCURY

RIVERSIDE FORD         1970      80   Ford                      35.240
SALES INC.

JOLIET DODGE INC.      1996      53   Chrysler, Dodge           35.054

DICK SMITH NISSAN      1993      45   Nissan                    34.664
INC.

ORANGE FORD-           1994      55   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     34.118
LINCOLN-MERCURY INC.

COURTESY FORD-         1998      52   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     33.688
LINCOLN-MERCURY

QUALITY FORD OF        1993      51   Ford                      33.676
MT. VERNON INC.

NOBLE FORD-MERCURY     1985      85   Ford, Mercury             32.512
INC.

RIVER VIEWFORD INC.    1991      54   Ford                      32.000

DUHANEY PONTIAC-       1994      70   Pontiac, Buick, GMC       31.000
BUICK-GMC

CROSS ROAD CHRYSLER    1998      50   Chrysler, Jeep            30.750

PLAZAFORD-LINCOLN-     1987      50   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     29.988
MERCURY

SUPERIOR FORD-         1994      48   Ford, Lincoln-Mercury     29.847