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i remember those commercials , there were a lot of them , back then it seemed everyone was doing them , for chev , olds , studebaker , dodge , ford , the singers were always the favorites of the era , the mr ed show comes to mind the studebaker lark was the car that sponsored that show 

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4 hours ago, watab kid said:

i remember those commercials , there were a lot of them , back then it seemed everyone was doing them , for chev , olds , studebaker , dodge , ford , the singers were always the favorites of the era , the mr ed show comes to mind the studebaker lark was the car that sponsored that show 

Like the  "See the USA in your Chevrolet"  about 1954 or so.

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“Economy Car” :lol:

I guess the term ‘economy car’ in ‘59 hold a totally different meaning that the economy car of the 70’s and later. 
 

 

 

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7 hours ago, Alpo said:

It's amazing how ugly a car you can buy for $2,330.

 

Now they cost ten times that. Still just as ugly though, perhaps even uglier.

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I'll give you the the '62 Dodge Dart was ugly because of the out of proportion grill.  But most of the other years were pretty clean.  Headlights seem a little bit too big,  but not out landish.

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AHH! The Studebaker Lark. 

I remember the fun we had in my City, when as an economy move, they bought them for Police use!

"After all, you have radios and can set up road blocks!"

Worked fine using them to deliver summons and issuing parking tickets, but then a gang hit town and a few banks with cars with a little more oomph than the Lark and ran them silly around town and escaped.

A certain senior officer who joined the chase had a Reising in his Lark never got near them. When he got back to the station, it is alleged, he emptied the mag into the grease pit, in full view of the mechanics who were eating their lunch. 

Shortly after, new tenders for high performance dedicated Police use cruisers, was called. Seems the citizens of Ottawa were not too happy and the Mayor at the time was able to finally understand.

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The Lark Daytona was a pretty hot little piece! 289” Studebaker V8 and a four speed manual transmission, four barrel carb or fuel injection.  The “63 model even had a front disc brake option!

 

Later models were equipped with a 327 Chevy engine!!

 

They were no slouch!

 

 

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image.png.3760f82c4a722576e658acb0594dd1af.pngI drove one of these from Ohio to California in 1982. I sold it out there and took the bus back. Mine was a copper color.

Dodge Dart Swinger 1976 

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‘68 Hurst Hemi Dart…

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1962 Dodge Dart Super Stock 413 wedge

 

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Don't know how much truth there is to this, but in the comments of this video somebody said that this race has been run several times by many different car magazines. The Dodge always wins.

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Those old Dodge Darts with their reliable slant six engines were pretty ubiquitous during my high school days.

 

I remember in the late 50s and early 60s when the stars of Chevrolet-sponsored television programs would appear in a television special at the beginning of each new model year to introduce the product line. Dinah Shore, the stars of Bonanza and the stars of Route 66 are the ones I can remember.

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Pat Boone also had “The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom” from ‘57 to ‘60.

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20 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

Like the  "See the USA in your Chevrolet"  about 1954 or so.

me too those were some fun ads , always made you want to getout and drive the open road , now at 75 i have done that but it still makes me want to when i think about those , 

 

i actually own my first chevrolet now , my youkon gave all for 20 years but needed to be replaced recently [leaking break lines ant frame failure point] so i bought a new to me used suburban , still getting used to the gadgets but i like it so far , 

before that i drove oldsmobiles a ford mustang in 67 new and a jeep then GMCs , as well as a VW van camper 

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