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1949 - First salesman in Atlanta to earn $50,000 in one year | |
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1950's - Number One National Salesman for Dodge & Plymouth | |
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1960's - Number One Salesman for Nash Rambler | |
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1960's - Member of the Chevrolet "Legion of Leaders" | |
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1980's - Number One World-Wide Salesman for Jaguar, (Over 837 Jags in Three Years) | |
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Top Earning of $21,000 in a Single Day, (Commission, not sales) | |
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Founder of the First Automotive Sales Institute Accredited by the State of Georgia - Led the Board for over 47 Years | |
Irving Silver
Living in Sullivan County, NY, Irving Silver sold his first automobile in 1934 at the age of 16. Earlier he had purchased a Model T pick-up truck for $8.00. He restored the old truck and drove it for a while, then sold it for $16.00. Mr. Silver stated, "That's when I knew it. I told myself that when I grew up I was going to sell cars."
On December 7th, 1941, a young Irving Silver heard over the radio that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor. On April 6th, 1942 he arrived at Fort Dix, New Jersey and enlisted in the United States Army. He then proceeded to Fort Bragg, NC for Basic Training and received the rank of Corporal due to his knowledge of diesel engines. He trained exclusively on landing craft and during combat operations he operated an LCM, (landing craft medium).
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