Used
to be - back in the days when distinctive vehicles could be had for
cheap or free - if you wanted to really attract the eye of passersby to
your place of business, you slathered some house paint on some old car,
stuck it up on a pole, and became an instant local landmark. But those
landmarks are slowly disappearing and it seems we may in our lifetimes
see the end of the car-on-a-stick phenomenon.
While discussing the 1955 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
that a couple of enterprising restorers had removed from a Texas
rooftop last week, it seemed plenty of us knew of a car or truck hoisted
up on high decades ago and used as a sign for a local business -
sometimes for dining establishments, but more often for junkyards, car
repair shops, and other auto-related companies.
Where have all the pole-cars gone?
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