tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post4440036522540735488..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: LEFT INSIDE: Pontiac Price List, Feb. 1939J F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-13539928666803458882011-04-11T09:06:25.471-05:002011-04-11T09:06:25.471-05:00I noticed that, too. Cigars = Status? Still it'...I noticed that, too. Cigars = Status? Still it's odd it wasn't called a cigarette lighter.<br /><br />I wondered about the "Windshield Washer" as well. It must refer to the wiper at $6.95 and not the fluid which I think was a much later idea. That was <i>optional?</i> Ralph Nader wasn't around in those days, but I'm sure he'd have been in an uproar over that blatant safety oversight.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-34398757324045884042011-04-11T06:59:45.574-05:002011-04-11T06:59:45.574-05:00I love this one. Why a cigar lighter, I wonder? ...I love this one. Why a cigar lighter, I wonder? Surely more people were smoking cigarettes? Why not call it that? Maybe it was an image thing - local fatcat driving his new Pontiac around with a cigar glued to his lip.Carolhttp://www.carolkcarr.comnoreply@blogger.com