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| FORM 3 | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Price Thomas A.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
240 Bridgeway, Suite A-230
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(Street)
Sausalito, California 94965
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/00
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person if an Entity
(Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Sonic Automotive, Inc. (SAH)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
_X_ Director _X_ Officer ___ 10% Owner ___ Other
(give title below) (specify below)
Vice Chairman
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 01/06/00
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of
of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene-
Security ficially Owned Indirect (I) ficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Class A Common Stock 1,804,393(1) I By reporting person
as trustee for The
Price Trust
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reported person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
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TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In-
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene-
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial
Date Price Security: Ownership
(Month/Day/ of Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) Derivative or In-
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Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion Title Number of
cisable Date Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The Form 3 originally filed by the reporting person incorrectly indicated
that 20,000 of these shares were held directly.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Thomas A. Price April 10, 2002
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.