I was cleaning up in the office a bit and I came across a newspaper section that my late father had found and sent to me.
It's the classified ad section of the Toledo News Bee of Toledo Ohio - March 20th 1930![:0]
The radio comedy team of Amos 'n Andy was very popular at this time and their sitcom was laid out around their fictional taxi business known as the Fresh Air Taxi Cab Co. of America, incorpalated.
Well, the rather large Studebaker ad that's in this paper section is run by the Urschel-Murphy Motor Car Co. - 13thSt. at Adams, in Toledo. And as an attraction to their ad, they've got a would-be letter to the Fresh Air Taxi Cab Co., inviting them to come in and shop at their dealership:
Gentelmen,
Isn't it about time you get yourself a REAL car? We are enclosing a photo of a Champion Dictator Sedan - leave the windows open for the fresh air - as an example of the wonderful bargains we are offering. Yes, we'll take your present car in trade
We have others as low in price as $200 and as high as $1350. Drive any car we sell for 5 days and it doesn't suit Amos, Andy, the King Fish, Ruby Taylor or Madam Queen, bring it back and we will give you another car. Nothing farier than the Studebaker pledge was ever written into a car propolition!
We are used car headquarters for every style, make and model. All of our cars are most carefully inspected by our corps of experts to insure satisfaction. Studebaker's line of new cars has so wide a price range that we get cars of all prices in trade. This week we are running a special sale to reduce this stock, so act quickly.
Wishing you continued success
Urschel-Murphy Motor Car Co.
Featured prominently is a picture of a 1930 Studebaker Champion Commander 4-dr. It's a Brougham with only 7K miles on it. Fully equipped with 6 excellent tires, finish like new & clean upholstery for only $1095.00 Original price was $1795.00!
Boy - talk about your depreciation!!! There's a '24 Studebaker Touring for $49.50!
Also a '26 Big 6 Dictator for $89.50!!!
A '29 Erskine Regal Deluxe sedan with 8K miles - looking like new - goes for $595.00
'27 Stutz - $695
'28 Commander Victoria - $695
'28 Marmon 8 - $695
'27 Chrysler 70 sedan $485
Anybody near Toledo that would check on that '24 Touring for me???[
]
Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle
1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
It's the classified ad section of the Toledo News Bee of Toledo Ohio - March 20th 1930![:0]
The radio comedy team of Amos 'n Andy was very popular at this time and their sitcom was laid out around their fictional taxi business known as the Fresh Air Taxi Cab Co. of America, incorpalated.
Well, the rather large Studebaker ad that's in this paper section is run by the Urschel-Murphy Motor Car Co. - 13thSt. at Adams, in Toledo. And as an attraction to their ad, they've got a would-be letter to the Fresh Air Taxi Cab Co., inviting them to come in and shop at their dealership:
Gentelmen,
Isn't it about time you get yourself a REAL car? We are enclosing a photo of a Champion Dictator Sedan - leave the windows open for the fresh air - as an example of the wonderful bargains we are offering. Yes, we'll take your present car in trade
We have others as low in price as $200 and as high as $1350. Drive any car we sell for 5 days and it doesn't suit Amos, Andy, the King Fish, Ruby Taylor or Madam Queen, bring it back and we will give you another car. Nothing farier than the Studebaker pledge was ever written into a car propolition!
We are used car headquarters for every style, make and model. All of our cars are most carefully inspected by our corps of experts to insure satisfaction. Studebaker's line of new cars has so wide a price range that we get cars of all prices in trade. This week we are running a special sale to reduce this stock, so act quickly.
Wishing you continued success
Urschel-Murphy Motor Car Co.
Featured prominently is a picture of a 1930 Studebaker Champion Commander 4-dr. It's a Brougham with only 7K miles on it. Fully equipped with 6 excellent tires, finish like new & clean upholstery for only $1095.00 Original price was $1795.00!
Boy - talk about your depreciation!!! There's a '24 Studebaker Touring for $49.50!
Also a '26 Big 6 Dictator for $89.50!!!
A '29 Erskine Regal Deluxe sedan with 8K miles - looking like new - goes for $595.00
'27 Stutz - $695
'28 Commander Victoria - $695
'28 Marmon 8 - $695
'27 Chrysler 70 sedan $485
Anybody near Toledo that would check on that '24 Touring for me???[
]Miscreant adrift in
the BerStuda Triangle
1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
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