Just like McDonald’s promotes its Shamrock Shake around St. Pat’s Day, the Creamery was similarly pushing its Green Mint Chip Ice Cream. (I’m not a fan of mint-flavored anything, although toothpaste is okay.)
The leprechaun illustration is nice, but he still looks vaguely gorilla-like (continuing that ‘Irishmen as Apes’ legacy, which I first wrote about back here).
Next up is an ad for one of the Brady family’s favorite car dealers: Milad’s, in Amherst at 200 N. Leavitt Road.
The psychedelic smoke coming from the clay pipe (what’s he smoking anyway?) spelling out “Shamrock Specials" gives the ad a real 1970s feel. The leprechaun art is kind of unusual; he’s not the usual cute type of wee folk, nor is he simian in appearance.
Our family sure bought a lot of cars from Milad’s over the years. Our favorite salesman there was Joe, and he always took good care of us. He sold my parents new cars, and also had a standing order to keep an eye out for used Cutlasses. At one point when all of the Brady Bunch family members were driving, our driveway on Skyline Drive looked like a used Oldsmobile car lot.
I wrote about our family’s love affair with the Cutlass here. I still get a funny yearning inside when I see one from the 60s or 70s that’s still on the road – especially if it’s green.
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There's a fire engine red 1972 Cutlass 440 that blows past us here from time to time; serious Detroit iron!
Bye the bye, Happy St. Paddie's Day, laddie!
I think you mean Oldsmobile 442.The 440 was the cubic inch displacement of a Chrysler big block engine.442 stood for 4 barrel,4 speed,2 doors in case anybody wants to know.
I feel like I just read a line from " My Cousin Vinny " Bill N
The above post is partially true about the Oldsmobile 4-4-2.The 4-4-2 came out in 1964 and was available on any midsize Cutlass except station wagons.Ten 4 door sedans were built with the 4-4-2 option in 1964 only.Super rare.The 4 door and the wagon had the same wheelbase and dimensions so there are rumours of a few wagons actually being built despite technically not being available to the public.4-4-2 actually meant 4 barrel carb,4 speed manual trans and 2 exhaust pipes.Dan,as a fellow Oldsmobile lover,did you ever have any Oldsmobile 442s?
Ours were all automatic, with the Rocket 350 if I remember correctly.
Thank you; "440" didn't sound quite right in my head.
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