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this is the in thing !!!!!!!

got it... all good.

I can imagine some 40+ y/o car salesman in 1970 being shown this film... I have no doubt there were some very unhappy car salesmen back then.
 
70chall440 said:
got it... all good.

I can imagine some 40+ y/o car salesman in 1970 being shown this film... I have no doubt there were some very unhappy car salesmen back then.
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I hope no one back then thought Ford or Chevy had muscle cars. Chevys always sounded like they had to take a **** to get going. And Fords were just taking a **** :D
 
If you think about the era, for old school car salesman it had to be hard, they were used to selling land yachts centered around comfort, ease of use, ride quality, etc. and now they were told to sell multi carbs high impact colored "hippy" mobiles... LOL I can just envision an 18 y/o gear head being super frustrated trying to get any real information, I am quite sure they were just handed the sales literature and told to order one or not.
 
70chall440 said:
If you think about the era, for old school car salesman it had to be hard, they were used to selling land yachts centered around comfort, ease of use, ride quality, etc. and now they were told to sell multi carbs high impact colored "hippy" mobiles... LOL I can just envision an 18 y/o gear head being super frustrated trying to get any real information, I am quite sure they were just handed the sales literature and told to order one or not.
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that is why Mr Norm's dodge did so well . and made the 383 dart the factory said cant be done and with a small heat shield wala big block in an A-body
 
Don't you wish the salesmen would have said (back in the day) flat out; "these Superbirds are gonna be worth $200k easy in a few short years!!!" :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
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Lefty71 said:
Don't you wish the samesmen would have said (back in the day) flat out; "these Superbirds are gonna be worth $200k easy in a few short years!!!" :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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70chall440 said it sales man couldn't give the super bird away cuz they didn't under stand how to relate to these cars or a young man that grined smiled and sad go man go dig the drags..and the roundy roundy
 
Oh the wing cars I am sure were a huge discussion point over morning coffee in the dealerships that had them, bosses screaming to dump it/them and the sales guys trying to figure out how to convince someone to actually buy one. Let's be brutally honest, they were not good looking cars as cars go; yes I know they are all the rage now and most of us would love to have one if for no other reason than that they are cool, but back then they were pretty useless. You can't see the front end, they as super long so to use one for daily driving was something you really had to want to do. Imagine trying to convince your bride how useful it will be, getting groceries, taking vacations, etc... keep in mind that things like Walmart parking lots and malls were not really a "thing" back then so everyone had to parallel park on a normal street and a wing car is not designed for that!
 
70chall440 said:
If you think about the era, for old school car salesman it had to be hard, they were used to selling land yachts centered around comfort, ease of use, ride quality, etc. and now they were told to sell multi carbs high impact colored "hippy" mobiles... LOL I can just envision an 18 y/o gear head being super frustrated trying to get any real information, I am quite sure they were just handed the sales literature and told to order one or not.
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The car salesman or better order taker just took the code book on 67 Satellites and went line by line down the option list. All he knew was I wanted was a performance car, 4-speed and sure grip for a 3K budget. He went through the colors, then went through the options one at a time telling me how much that would add to the cost. An interesting fact is he was telling me that the bucket seats were standard with my choice of buddy seat or console. I chose console, so then he asked if I wanted the tachometer, I said yes. His next question was which one. I said what do you mean and he replied 6000 RPM or 8000 RPM. I asked how much more for the 8K to which he said they are the same price. So I instantly said 8K. Then he asked about the bucket seats and did I want head rests and I asked the price. I forget what it was, but I didn't want to spend the money, but was told if I just wanted one side it would lower the cost. I opted out on that as well as the right side mirror, but did get the remote LH mirror as well as the fender mounted turn signal indicators, AM radio with rear speaker and some sort of light package. All in after the quote and haggling by my dad we came to $2995 with tax, tag, and license.
 
Jerry Hall said:
The car salesman or better order taker just took the code book on 67 Satellites and went line by line down the option list. All he knew was I wanted was a performance car, 4-speed and sure grip for a 3K budget. He went through the colors, then went through the options one at a time telling me how much that would add to the cost. An interesting fact is he was telling me that the bucket seats were standard with my choice of buddy seat or console. I chose console, so then he asked if I wanted the tachometer, I said yes. His next question was which one. I said what do you mean and he replied 6000 RPM or 8000 RPM. I asked how much more for the 8K to which he said they are the same price. So I instantly said 8K. Then he asked about the bucket seats and did I want head rests and I asked the price. I forget what it was, but I didn't want to spend the money, but was told if I just wanted one side it would lower the cost. I opted out on that as well as the right side mirror, but did get the remote LH mirror as well as the fender mounted turn signal indicators, AM radio with rear speaker and some sort of light package. All in after the quote and haggling by my dad we came to $2995 with tax, tag, and license.
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most dont relies that back in the day you would go to the dealer and order your car and 2-3 mounts later it was ready for pick up . not cookie cutter car on the lot . sales men now days want to sell a diamond coating wheel locks and floor mats then you go to the money man and he will sell you a warranty and other crap and the car doesn't go any faster and still looks like all the others. what a joke now days.
 
70chall440 said:
Oh the wing cars I am sure were a huge discussion point over morning coffee in the dealerships that had them, bosses screaming to dump it/them and the sales guys trying to figure out how to convince someone to actually buy one. Let's be brutally honest, they were not good looking cars as cars go; yes I know they are all the rage now and most of us would love to have one if for no other reason than that they are cool, but back then they were pretty useless. You can't see the front end, they as super long so to use one for daily driving was something you really had to want to do. Imagine trying to convince your bride how useful it will be, getting groceries, taking vacations, etc... keep in mind that things like Walmart parking lots and malls were not really a "thing" back then so everyone had to parallel park on a normal street and a wing car is not designed for that!
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They didn't have any problem selling the Daytona's, but four times as many Superbirds were a much harder sell. There are only so many people who are going to buy a car like that. Even though racing was at its pinacle,in my opinion, it wasn't really televised much at that point, and only those who really followed Grand National Stock Car Racing really knew what the wing cars were all about. Most people just thought they were outlandish looking cars. Nobody bought Hemi Cuda convertibles either,but try to buy one these days!
 
Yea, I'm hip and part of the "In Crowd".
If I wore this on the street today I don't think I could stand all the laughter. :lol:
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