"R.I.P Cal Worthington"

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For Those Who Don't Know Who He Was. I Grew Up In Socal Watching These, A Lot Of Guys I Knew Bought Fords From Cal. "Go See Cal" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOsLdT4slsk

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Cal was a SoCal fixture for many decades. R.I.P. Cal.

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He had a Chevrolet dealership in Houston for a few years during one of the oil booms. Quite an interesting showman. Thanks, Lyman.

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I remember his commercials in Houston!

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Interesting Factoid. Cal Worthington Was A Pilot And Flew A B-17 Bomber During WW11. He Flew 29 Bombing Missions Over Germany. I Remember Watching "Kung-Fu Theater" On Saturday Afternoons In The Mid 1970's On Chanel-9 In L.A. And The Cheezy Kung-Fu Flicks Were Festooned With Cal Worthington's Cheezy Ad's..

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I can't get the video to play. I think he was the one who talked in his TV spots about his dog Spot, only Spot was a real live elephant behind him. Maybe some old time Houstonians can remember. Thanks, Lyman.

[Supercab65]

Tha Cal Worthington dealership in Anchorage has been around for decades now too and is still huge.

In the original "Gone in Sixty Seconds" you can hear a Cal Worthington ad being played on the radio in one scene. I don't remember when in the movie it was; there were in an office.

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In the original "Gone in Sixty Seconds" you can hear a Cal Worthington ad being played on the radio in one scene. I don't remember when in the movie it was; there were in an office.

"Gone In 60 Seconds" Was Filmed In And Around The South- Bay Area Of Los Angeles. I Watched The "Jump Scene" Over The Police Baracade Being Filmed Through The Fence Of The Redondo BMX Track When I Was 13-Years Old. Ascot Park Race Track In Gardena Is Also Featured In The Film. The Film Really Shows What The "South Bay Area" Was Like When It Was A Nice Place To Live. It Isn't Like That Anymore!