another Auftrags question

[John Betsch - "SADIE"]

Is there any source to find dealer codes from the "'60's" 
For my '65 230sl": My Auftrag number 42211397
I believe the 4- indicates ordered in 1964
221 Germany?
1397 which dealer?

My "zertifikat" indicates destination of delivery as (Koln) Cologne Branch.  I like many have tried to trace original owners to no avail.  Getting to a specific dealer would add to my cars genealogy

Any sources of further info, someone can point me to?

JB

[MikeSimon]

JB: I did some investigation based on earlier info you posted. I ran into dead ends. My "government" contact in Germany could not find an avenue to track down earlier owners and I never received an answer from the current "Köln-Düsseldorf" Mercedes dealership as to who was an active dealer in Cologne back then

[John Betsch - "SADIE"]

Thank you Mike for your zealous diligence. Maybe someone else may have purchased their car at dealer
"1397" The hunt continues


v/r

John Betsch

[MikeSimon]

Although I have the history of my car, i.e: year, dealership, etc documented elsewhere, I looked at my data card and sure enough: There is another weird issue. The "Auftrags-Nr/ Order-No" on the data card reads: 217-4464. It does not start with a leading 0 for 1970 and has a dash between dealer/contry code and serial sequence no.  Anybody seen anything like this?
I know it was sold through the "Niederlassung Frankfurt". First owner was a fur dealer who bought it as a Christmas present for his wife.