Coffee With Jim

If it weren’t for the dreamers, the eccentrics and the visionaries we would most likely still be traveling the ocean on ships powered by the wind and running the roads in a carriage pulled by old Dobbins. In the modern era it is men like Elon Musk that are pushing the auto industry to keep up with their dream. In the past it was men like Ralph Teetor, J. Walter Christie, E.L. Cord and C. Harold Wills that challenged the pioneering automobile manufacturers to step into the future. On this week’s episode I will introduce you to a few visionaries that changed the automotive world.

This weeks program is made possible through the magic of crowdfunding (https://www.patreon.com/jimhinckleysamerica) and by the City of Cuba, Missouri's Mural City (visitcubamo.com) 

Here is an interesting point to ponder. Consider what it would have been like to sell an automobile in, say, 1905. Many automobiles sold for as much as a house. There were few roads suitable for driving on and purchasing gasoline occasionally required a wait of days. To further test your sales skills, automobiles often required repairs after being driven a few hundred miles and financing options were little to nonexistent. On today’s program we are going to have a bit of fun as we look back on memorable, and best forgotten automotive marketing campaigns, slogans, and jingles.

This program is sponsored in part by the historic Wagon Wheel Motel, the City of Cuba and through the magic of crowdfunding - www.patreon.com/jimhinckleysamerica - .