Used Car Pitchman Loses It!

RovingCounter - "The gentleman in the video is Chick Lambert. He was a spokesman in for Ralph Williams in Los Angeles. I did not know he was also in the Bay area. If I recall, this was a gag commercial not shown to the public. NOTE!! Chick Lambert was always with his dog Storm. Cal Worthingto was parodying Lambert with his crazy "dog Spot" commercials."

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Funny
• Car
• Dealer
• Commercal

[miketodd67]

Now that's salesmanship. Truth in advertising.

[v0be]

fuck you baltimore!

[gothatway09]

@label1877 I still think that's a load of bull about the 1950s and 60s. Like I said, people around my age tell kids today how perfect the 80s and 90s were, and the kids actually BELIEVE THEM!! They say the same crap, that we didn't lock our doors during the 80s and 90s. It was far from perfect, but every generation likes to rag on the one after them and glorify the time they grew up in, and every younger generation likes to laugh at all previous generations. That's the way I see it.

[mustang1984]

I'm buying from this guy!

[yankeeclipper2]

This man was Ralph Williams pitchman, Mr Chick Lambert what was called in the old late nite TV ads. This guy had a dog named Storm ( on the hood) yes sir funny as hell.

RW moved from LA where he had a FORD dealership. He then moved to where this ad was made, near San Francisco international Airport is located. This ad was about 1968 or thereabouts. He eventually moved to Seattle.. Today the dealership is a HONDA operation and what I have heard does Ralph Williams proud. Chick and RW great 5/5

[GAIJINMAN]

this is cut short the full video also on Youtube with the title: San Bruno Car Dealer Commercial outtake, circa 1960's

[GAIJINMAN]

@label1877... where'd you get your information... I had heard this DID air as it was live (not recorded) and an expression of some dissatisfaction of salesman Chic Hearn who did most of Ralph's commercials (as his last official action before quitting). Obviously a much more interesting story if what I heard is right. So again very curious where you got the impression that "This NEVER made TV"

[GAIJINMAN]

During the late 60s, most television programs and commercials Were live. There were some obvious problems with this method. No "retakes" and "bloopers" were a regular occurrence. This is no blooper! This guy was just very upset with his boss He quit right after this commercial . And told it like he thought it was. What a great job of ad-libbing. He never misses a beat while, if you listen carefully, you'll hear the cameraman and soundman lose it. The commercial got on the air, but only once!

[mavrick45]

damn that car looks amazing

[dbkparm]

@bobbycv64 What the fuck is this Rudy? A red chariot to take my ass straight to hell!!!!

[label1877]

@gothatway09 This NEVER made TV... this was a manager blowing steam at his boss. Your parents were right about morals from their time. Up until about 1976 people did not remove their keys from their cars. There were PSA's informing people to take their car keys every time. The entire time I grew up... we never locked our house...even to go on vacation. Of course we lived in a mid-size city... in large cities this was not the case. My son is 29 and if he rolled his eyes at me today...Jesus.

[label1877]

@gothatway09 This NEVER made TV... this was a manager blowing steam at his boss. Your parents were right about morals from their time. Up until about 1976... people did not remove their keys from their cars. There were PSA's informing people to take their car keys every time. The entire time I grew up... we never locked our house...even to go on vacation. Of course we lived in a mid-size city... in large cities this was not the case. My son is 29 and if he rolled his eyes at me today...Jesus.