The Olden Days Chevrolet

The finest picture of recent postings!   Great!  Makes my old Chevy look modern, too.  Thanks for posting this one, Galen55.

That's a lot of Bow Ties Galen.

David I love your model and the paint job.

I wonder what the sales pitch sounded like for one of those old cars.  Maybe, "This one comes with optional windows" or "You could plow a field with this one" or "You won't get stuck in a rut with this powerful 25 horse engine".

Posted by: @kocour

I wonder what the sales pitch sounded like for one of those old cars.  Maybe, "This one comes with optional windows" or "You could plow a field with this one" or "You won't get stuck in a rut with this powerful 25 horse engine".

 

"It don`t hurt the runnin` of it none" ?

go to the 00:59min mark

@kocour

Ever read newspaper auto ads from c.1920?  ...or even c.1915?  When compared to modern newspapers, I was surprised to find very similar verbiage used to describe new & used automobiles. My point: I think you'd be shocked if you actually heard a 100 year old sales pitch; I believe it wouldn't be much different from what's said today.

Of course, words and phrases like "Navigation, Gesture Motion, Self Driving and LKA" would probably not be part of the conversation. .....LOL 😀 

My favorite used car phrase is "previously enjoyed".

Posted by: @chris

@kocour

Ever read newspaper auto ads from c.1920?  ...or even c.1915?  When compared to modern newspapers, I was surprised to find very similar verbiage used to describe new & used automobiles. My point: I think you'd be shocked if you actually heard a 100 year old sales pitch; I believe it wouldn't be much different from what's said today.

Of course, words and phrases like "Navigation, Gesture Motion, Self Driving and LKA" would probably not be part of the conversation. .....LOL 😀 

 

A sales hook is the same over time immorial.  I would be curious as to what benefits they quoted that the cars offered.  Had to be lifestyle or a labor savings of some sort.