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Offline Ptarmigan

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Go See Cal!
« on: March 16, 2011, 04:53:04 PM »
Remember this? It is often heard as "***** Cow!", now "Go See Cal!" It is Cal Worthington car dealership, mostly on the West Coast.

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOsLdT4slsk[/youtube]
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2011, 05:03:41 PM »
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2011, 07:31:17 PM »
As a navy brat growing up all along the Pacific coast, Cal is one of those memories of growing up that I just can't get rid of  (even now, as I type this, I have the Cal Worthington jingle playing on the jukebox in my head).

I just checked his bio on IMDb, and it doesn't list a death date: ol' buzzard's 91 years old and still kickin' it around with his "dog, Spot".

It says he flew 29 missions in B-17s over Germany during WWII.  Just wow.

Thanks for the memories, Ptarmy. :cheers1:
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2011, 07:38:31 PM »
I remember those ads from when I was stationed in San Diego. The cable company always had a couple or three LA stations.
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2011, 12:09:20 PM »
"I'll eat a bug".
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2011, 01:57:47 PM »
He'll stand upon his head until his ears are turning red
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2011, 02:21:01 PM »
He's STILL kicking?

Granted, it's only been 5 years since I saw his commercials, but most of them by that time had "Se Habla Espanol" along the bottom.
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2011, 04:28:57 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on March 17, 2011, 02:21:01 PM
He's STILL kicking?

Granted, it's only been 5 years since I saw his commercials, but most of them by that time had "Se Habla Espanol" along the bottom.

Hell, they had that back in the early to mid 80s....
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2011, 04:44:08 PM »
Cal Worthington is/was the best and most influential *******ed used car dealer in the history of the automobile industry.
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2011, 04:44:30 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on March 17, 2011, 02:21:01 PM
He's STILL kicking?

Granted, it's only been 5 years since I saw his commercials, but most of them by that time had "Se Habla Espanol" along the bottom.
Bill Handel did an interview with Cal a few months ago on his morning show. Cal still sounds like he's got all his wits about him even at the age of 91.
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2011, 07:43:44 PM »
Quote from: The Hollywood NeoCon on March 17, 2011, 04:44:08 PM
Cal Worthington is/was the best and most influential *******ed used car dealer in the history of the automobile industry.

Not that some California IMPORT would know......
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2011, 08:23:23 PM »
Pay no mind to the wannabe SoCal, HNC--he's just jealous that he didn't get to watch Cal when he did the commercials LIVE on KHJ-TV (back before it was KCAL) and there were used cars where the prices were in the mid-3 digit range.
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2011, 09:03:17 PM »
Remember seeing those in Alaska, and I didn't even live in a town that had one of his dealerships.
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2011, 09:05:46 PM »
Quote from: docstew on March 17, 2011, 09:03:17 PM
Remember seeing those in Alaska, and I didn't even live in a town that had one of his dealerships.

Nearest one woulda been in West Seattle.  Just a small boat ride away...  :-)
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2011, 09:18:58 PM »
Quote from: DefiantSix on March 17, 2011, 09:05:46 PM
Nearest one woulda been in West Seattle.  Just a small boat ride away...  :-)

If by West Seattle, you mean Anchorage, then yes, it was only a 350 mile drive.
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #15 on: March 17, 2011, 09:21:33 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on March 17, 2011, 08:23:23 PM
Pay no mind to the wannabe SoCal, HNC--he's just jealous that he didn't get to watch Cal when he did the commercials LIVE on KHJ-TV (back before it was KCAL) and there were used cars where the prices were in the mid-3 digit range.

WTF you talkin' bout, Willis?!?!?!?!?
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #16 on: March 17, 2011, 09:45:09 PM »
Quote from: docstew on March 17, 2011, 09:18:58 PM
If by West Seattle, you mean Anchorage, then yes, it was only a 350 mile drive.

Okay.  Let me rephrase.  Nearest one I KNEW ABOUT.  I grew up in Washington and Califunny.  Dad never pissed anybody off bad enough to get exiled up to Adak.

 :shucks: Sorry.
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #17 on: March 18, 2011, 06:14:56 AM »
Quote from: The Hollywood NeoCon on March 17, 2011, 04:44:08 PM
Cal Worthington is/was the best and most influential *******ed used car dealer in the history of the automobile industry.
Gotta agree with that! I remember those frome 75, 76 when I lived in SoCal.
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Re: Go See Cal!
« Reply #18 on: March 18, 2011, 06:46:52 AM »
     He was also the sponsor of of a show in the early 50s called Town Hall Party. I saw Johnny Cash sing I walk the line 4 or 5 times ..I'm not sure but that might have been the debut of that song.
    There was some decent local talent there and some of them even went national. Johnny Bond was one . He did Hot rod linclon.

  I also , last but not least , bought a '65 Mustang from his dealership in Downey . All of this was before he started opening dealer ships up and down the west coast.
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