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03/04/2026 9:49 am
I remember these kinds of ads from the dealers in the St. Louis area where I grew up. I also remember the neighbors who bought these kinds of cars. Great nostalgia. Thanks Galen.
03/04/2026 11:20 am
@bob-jackman ...here's one that still hangs in my garage - where my '57 Dodge used to be parked. Make sure use ask for Chuck! 
03/04/2026 11:27 am
Great memory of those ads Galen. When I was a kid, I'd wait eagerly for the daily newspaper so that I could cut out the many car dealer ads that were in each edition. Then I would pretend I was a car salesman and play car dealer in our basement.
George Schire
Oakdale, Minnesota
03/04/2026 1:27 pm
I was busy playing with my Lionel train set and little cars 👍 It was cold in the basement but who cares when you’re surrounded by all your favorite toys.
Steve
03/04/2026 2:28 pm
George, you may be the first person I've ever heard that played car dealer when they were a kid.
Yep! - And I thought I was nutty kid, dressing up in my robe, with the terrycloth belt around my neck - as a tie - while holding a plastic pipe - as a microphone - pretending to be a Game Show host. 🙄 😯 🙄
03/04/2026 4:35 pm
Those are great ads. I remember them from the 60's. I was also into my small cars. I once had all the original Hot Wheels from '68 and '69. Wish I had them back, lol. Oh yeah, plus my slot car track. Fond memories indeed.😊
03/04/2026 5:24 pm
I was playing with my little cars too. I had one or more of the Matchbox roadways; I'd put all my cars on it and play Traffic Jam.
04/04/2026 5:16 am
I think it all started with my dad buying a Lionel train (which I still have 68 years later) and running it with me when I was old enough to know what it was. Then came the plasticville houses. I have a small collection of tootsie toys. But what really got me started on collecting was every time I went for a haircut I was able to buy one or two matchbox cars which I still have full sets (grey and regular wheels). Then for a badge for Boy Scouts I put together a photo album of car pictures. Hot wheels (redlines) came along and then I moved on to plastic models. I spent hours in the attic with those. I would always go with my dad to his uncles dealership when Our car needed repairs and check out what was on the lot. While reading a Parade magazine in high school, I found the ad for Danbury mint 57 Chevy and I was hooked. I finished university moved to the city and scaled up my Danbury and Franklin Mint 1/25 collection. The malls here in the city even had Franklin mint stores. When that all went away, I began with 1/43 diecast and resin.