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Who is the most famous car salesman?
For more than 40 years, Joe Girard has been the undisputed king of sales. That’s according to the Guinness Book of World Records that recognized Girard back in 1973 for selling — are you ready? — a whopping 1,425 cars in a single year.
Is Cal Worthington still alive?
September 8, 2013Cal Worthington / Date of death
What ever happened to Cal Worthington?
Cal Worthington, a car dealer whose off-the-wall commercials, first broadcast in the 1950s, bombarded California television viewers for more than half a century and made him a pop culture legend, died on Sunday at his ranch in Orland, Calif. He was 92. His family confirmed his death.
Who owns Worthington Ford now?
Now his grandson and current company President, Nick Worthington, has continued that legacy, founding the Southern California Children’s Endowment in 2015.
What happened to Pete Ellis Dodge?
on Thursday shut down all three dealerships, which lost $500,000 in 1990. Ellis said his business liabilities were $2 million to $3 million greater than his dealership assets, and that he owed Chrysler Credit Corp. about $12 million. In all, there are about 800 vehicles on the lots of the three dealerships.
How many dealerships did Cal Worthington have?
He had two main new-car dealerships–Worthington Ford in Long Beach and Worthington Dodge in Bellflower–but his commercials were almost exclusively about the used cars he sold on those lots (“I’ve got a gajillion used cars!”) which is apparently where he made the vast majority of his money.
Who sold the most cars in one day?
Hell, I found out about him just the other day. Joseph Samuel Girard holds the Guinness World Record for being the greatest salesman in the world. He sold 13,001 cars at the Chevrolet dealership between 1963 and 1978. If you take the average, Joe was selling more than two cars each day.
Who did Cal Worthington marry?
Anna Mjöllm. 2011–2011
Bonnie Reesem. 1995–2002Susan Henningm. 1979–1986Barbara Worthingtonm. 1942–1979
Cal Worthington/Spouse