Grandpa, tell me bout the good ole days............

[MossRoad]

Remember these commercials on WLS?

 

[npalen]

Was Wolfman Jack on WLS or KOMA (Oklahoma city)?

 

[user.69169]

Anybody remember Roy D Mercer? Always figured somebody gonna hunt him down an have a talk wid him.

 

[Frankenkubota]

Enjoy!

Growing up in Milwaukee, I grew up with WGN. Far better than the local stations but that was back before buying local came in vogue.

We got it 24/7, seems they had boo koo transmitter power? Larry Lujack, man oh man, it's been a few years.

Anybody remember the boomers they put just across the mexican boarder, powerful transmitters. I don't think they lasted long, not sure?

 

[MossRoad]

Was Wolfman Jack on WLS or KOMA (Oklahoma city)?

It's hard to say what radio stations he was actually at because he was one of the first syndicated shows, which put him on multiple stations. I don't think he ever worked at WLS.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Anybody remember Roy D Mercer? Always figured somebody gonna hunt him down an have a talk wid him.

Most of us Okies remember R.D. Mercer, including my wife, Sharn Jean.

Dead Hamster - YouTube

 

[2LaneCruzer]

No offense taken, google is full of crap. Within a week I can lay hands on invoice for 66 Cheby pickup showing Heater extra option.

Heater was also option on all 50s cars, outfit in Rochester, Archer Motors got famous selling truckloads of cars dey hauled from dealer who went belly up in South. Ads from paper proudly offer cars wid New Optional Deleted Heater. Cars in 50s mostly had rubber blade fan for defrost, and dealer installed heater box under dash if not ordered with factoryoptional heater. DeSoto could be ordered wid factory AC & Heat. AC evap box was in trunk and blew into car from nozzles in package shelf. Heater was under dash. (removed) actually been in a 56 DeSoto wid dat setup and a V-8 Hemi under hood. Had fuzzy fabric seats too.

68 Plymouth, real full size car, first wid rear window defrost. Nozzle thru package shelf, fan under shelf with intake thru shelf on driver side.

Pretty sure windshield pizzers was option in 50s too, floor mounted balloon like plumber plunger left of clutch by headlight dimmer squirted bugjuice from jar or bag under hood. Euro cars mostly had dash mounted pump to give knee a bath when rubber hose cracled.

I can remember the good old days, when a car was advertised for sale, it said "Radio and Heater". According to my Dad, at one time even self starters and bumpers were optional.

 

[Oaktree]

WWL in New Orleans and KVOO in Tulsa.

Wasn't there a station in Cincinnati that was also popular with truckers?

Was Wolfman Jack on WLS or KOMA (Oklahoma city)?

He had a syndicated show in the 70s/80s that was on lots of stations, either one could have carried it. He initially became famous in the 60s on one of the Mexican "border blaster" stations. I guess he was quite well known in the southwest...I never heard of him until American Graffiti.

 

[Oaktree]

Remember these commercials on WLS?

New England Dragway in N.H. had very similar ads in the 60s & 70s. This recorded of WRKO (with a little bit of Dale Dorman at the beginning)

 

[Oaktree]

Dealer took in trade a 68 Camaro with 6 cylinder, manual 3 spd and no heater and no radio... Not having a heater made it a hard sell. Car was sold new in Hawaii and where cars were regularly sold without heater...

Wasn't aware heaters were optional (or at least a delete option) that recently. Then again I live in New England where you'd kinda want one, sort of like A/C in the south. Personally, I have no interest in A/C, but that ship sailed a long time ago.

According to my Dad, at one time even self starters and bumpers were optional.

Weren't rear bumpers an option on pickups even into the 80s?