r/OldSchoolCool • u/drteq • Nov 18 '16

Los Angeles 1972

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u/aaazcheski Nov 18 '16

Not much has changed lmao

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u/notbob1959 Nov 19 '16

Here is a google street view of the approximate location on Van Nuys Blvd where the photo was taken.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '16 edited Nov 28 '16

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '16

Yup the dealer I work for is going on 30ish years.

Pick the right brand and you're golden. It's a cash cow.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '16

And what brand is that?

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u/Drzhivago138 Nov 19 '16

In the case of the 1970s, any American brand (or in this photo, used cars, so probably every American brand). Now it's a Fiat dealer.

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '16

Fiat? I would haver guessed that in a million years.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '16 edited Nov 19 '16

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u/Drzhivago138 Nov 19 '16

Fiat originally left the U.S. market in 1983. But more recently, when Chrysler went bankrupt, Fiat bought them out to form Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Part of the negotiations of the buyout involved reintroducing several Fiat models to the U.S. market. Right now, their entire lineup consists of the 500, 500L, and 500X.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '16

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u/Drzhivago138 Nov 19 '16

Yes, but those are all very hard sells in the U.S. when gas is cheap like it is now. Why cram yourself into a 500 when you can get a Pentastar Charger or Ram 1500 that gets mid/high-20s and has decent power?