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Gorries Downtown Chev-Olds on Gerrard Street East in Toronto was owned by Bert Sykes, who ran out of room to expand and, after buying property in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough on a stretch of Eglinton Ave known as The Golden Mile, sold the Gerrard St property to Ryerson University and moved to the newly constructed premises in Scraborough, renamed it Golden Mile Motors, around 1967-68. Sykes subsequently sold the dealership to Brian Rowntree. I knew both Sykes and Rountree, as well as most of the key employees. Gorries/Golden Mile specialized in Corvettes, mainly due to salesman Gerrie Coffee, a great guy who unfortunately passed years ago. Dealer code 95526.