The source for this bit of trivia, is the MCACN magazine, and I guess they meant that it wasn't a celeb hired by the manufacturer, as so many radio and early tv stars were part of the advertising of cars in magazines, newspapers, and commercials.
Maybe he was the 1st tv star that was hired by a dealership, and not the manufacturer.
But what's the real interesting point, is that he was hired by Nickey
Have you ever seen Alley Oop? He was a cartoon character in daily comic strips in the 1940's and 1950's. He spawned an expression used to encourage someone to get up from rest which is ALLEY OOP!
ReplyDeleteof course I did, I mentioned in the title to that post, that he's my favorite cave man. I read the comic strip Alley Oop as a kid. Must have either still been ongoing, or reprinting it from the beginning like they did when Charles Schultz retired, and they started Peanuts all over again. Not a bad idea. But how many people still get a newspaper, and read the comic strips too? Not many I imagine.
DeleteJesse, just so you will know: Dan Blocker (Hoss Cartwright from Bonanza) owned a special, one-of-a-kind 1965 Chevelle convertible equipped with a 396-cubic-inch V8 engine, specifically a RPO Z16 model. While the Z16 was mostly produced as a 200-unit hardtop run, Blocker reportedly exchanged his hardtop for a unique convertible prototype to accommodate his ten-gallon hat for public
ReplyDeleteI know. I posted about it 15 years ago. https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/10/1965-chevelle-malibu-ss-only-201-made.html
DeleteLike I have been telling you for years, you'll really like what I've posted in my archives if you look through them
I have looked though some of it but I don't really have the time to spend these days. I will tell you about my world in a few days.
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