Wagons in vintage Street scenes

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  1. OrthmannJ

    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    The City of Rockland is a small seacoast City located in Midcoast ME. Its population is less than ten thousand, although it is a fishing, commercial and cultural hub of the area.
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    The Auto Show photo is dated October 12, 1962, by the source and was held at the Rockland Plaza parking lot which is located on Maverick St on the north side of the City. Left-to-right we see that Buick, Oldsmobile, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, and Ford dealers participated. Signs on either side of the entrance state that it was open from “2-5 & 7-9 PM.”
     
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    Wow. Two things that struck me is that MOpar pulled out all the stops. An Imperial! In looking at the parking lot, not overly affluent bunch of cars. Ford seemed to be a lot more targeted to its consumer base there. Good for Chrysler. The other thing that is certainly prevalent in new car shows today is the $15-20 ticket window. Looks like you just walked right in. I remember some of the early Chicago shows they used “suburban beauty queens” as car models. Ms. Hinsdale gleamed as much as the new 1963 Thunderbird she stood by on the stage. I must be getting older as I long for those days more than what’s ahead. Oh well. The one thing that is consistent is the salesman working the family over by the Fairlane wagon, and the guy about ready to be stalked by a salesman at the Starfire. When I briefly sold Chevrolets right out of college, we used the term lot lizard for the salesman seeking prey. Especially prevalent on open floor dealers, versus the up system.
     
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    OrthmannJ Always looking for old ford crew cabs

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    I’m not greedy. The ‘60 Chevy wagon and the ‘60 Parklane convertible would do me nicely. Thank you
     
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