POP shows a Zone office as the first owner

[SS427]

The green Pilot LS6 Chevelle that is now in the "Brothers" collection was sold to Chevrolet Tarrytown, Boston Zone, Tarrytown, NY. It was then delivered to MacMoran Chevrolet in Boston where a Chevrolet zone rep Ray Pasternak then took delivery of the car. He drove it up and down the east coast for several weeks and was then sold as a used car to another Chevrolet dealership. Often times when sold to zone offices they were used as salesman introduction vehicles.

[StealthBird]

I have dozens of examples of Pontiac invoices showing the dealer being one of the many Pontiac Zone Offices. A zone car was usually loaded up with options, and as stated above they were typically driven by a Zone Rep for a few months. The Zone Rep may use the car to visit various Pontiac dealers in the area to promote the specific model. Because these cars were frequently loaded with options it gave dealers the opportunity to see various option groups, engine options, or models that they may not typically see. In some cases the car may be used in parades, auto shows, and other promotions.

When the Zone Rep was finished with the car (the car wasn't actually sold yet) it would be sold to a dealer and a second invoice was cut. Because the car already had some miles on it, there was a 5% discount applied. The dealer would then sell the car to a customer.

Mike