Here's one for @Triedaq

[VDCdriver]

In the current Broadway production, there is Chevelle/Malibu on the stage.

But–strangely–the ads and the Playbill for the show have a '66 Ford Galaxie 500XL as the car in question.

[VDCdriver]

@db4690

This forum’s algorithms decided to censor the name W i l l y for some strange reason. I just googled it and apparently the name can be used in BRITISH culture to refer to a male body part

Back in the late '80s I saw ads in London for a brand of c o n d o m with the name "Billy". The ads stated… Put a Billy on your W i l l y.

[asemaster]

@VDCdriver

By 1953, they had an all-new body design, which was heralded by many folks as the best-looking car of that era. Once again, how could someone say that they couldn’t tell whether it was going forward or backward?

I remember being 8-10 years old when the neighbor, who seemed to need a different Chrysler every year or two, decided to buy a project car and came home with a '53 Commander. I would sit out front and wait for him to get home to “help” him putter around on that car. I always thought that was a beautiful car.

[Purebred]

According to Google: Ironically, while the Studebaker symbolized failure for ■■■■■ Loman, it meant the exact opposite for Arthur Miller. Following the massive Broadway success and financial windfall of Death of a Salesman, Miller treated himself to a brand-new Studebaker convertible, which he famously described as “the most beautiful American car at the time”. My guess, he would have bought the Commander. Though I had a 49 Champion, in 1949 the ‘all new’ designs from the big three were released.

For those of you that watched MASH TV series, Hawkeye would lament reading of a doctor he knew that was not drafted buying a new Studebaker.

[davesmopar]

I’ve heard it quite a bit over my lifetime here in the south, used in the British culture way you speak of…

But agreed, the algorithm is on the safer side…

[asemaster]

@Triedaq

Earlier in his life, when he had been more successful, he owned a Chevrolet

Didn’t Chevrolet make/market certain cars specifically towards traveling salesmen, or am I thinking of a different make?

@db4690

I’ve never heard the word used that way on this continent

I have. Back in the 90’s we had fun talking about that movie about a killer whale and that the title could have a double meaning:

Good thing Arthur Miller’s play wasn’t about a guy named ■■■■■ “Johnson” or we would never be able to talk about him here!

[db4690]

@asemaster

I believe you’re thinking of Ford?

[Purebred]

@asemaster

Didn’t Chevrolet make/market certain cars specifically towards traveling salesmen, or am I thinking of a different make?

You are thinking of business coupe, backseat eliminated in favor of more trunk space. Made by multiple manufacturers. Pretty much gone by the early 50s.

[VDCdriver]

@Purebred

You are thinking of business coupe, backseat eliminated in favor of more trunk space. Made by multiple manufacturers. Pretty much gone by the early 50s.

+1

That body style wasn’t limited to just one manufacturer.

[jtsanders]

@Purebred

You are thinking of business coupe, backseat eliminated in favor of more trunk space.

Widely used by bootleggers too.

[ChrisTheTireWhisperer]

Agreed. This censoring is verging on the ridiculous.

[asemaster]

@Purebred

You are thinking of business coupe, backseat eliminated in favor of more trunk space. Made by multiple manufacturers. Pretty much gone by the early 50s.

Yup, that’s what I’m thinking of. I remember seeing an ad touting all the trunk space for a traveling salesman to carry his samples or what not. Fun looking cars too.