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Torrance Press Page Thirty-One fThursday, February 19, 1959 TORRANCE PRESS for Sale Sale 200 Automobiles for Sale 200 Automobiles for Sale 200 Automobiles for Sale 200 Automobiles for Sal* 200 Automobiles for Sale 200 Automobiles for Sale 200 Automobiles for Sale 200 Automobiles 200 Automobiles for FRED GLEDHILL'S REALLY CHOPPIN' DOWN PRICES! SOMETHING ' fT SET IN ON THE DEAL OF A LIFETIME at HUNT RAMBLER SALES SPLITTIN1 PRICES . NOT CUi tIN' VALUES! 402 West Wilmington Street, Wilmington Phone TE 5-5648 WE'RE GUARANTEED New Car Trade-ins WE DON'T THROW AWAY MONEY ON GIMMICKSl Sharp, Clean "O.K. BLAST RADIO DAILY! ' WE DON'T YOU BUY! WE DON'T BORE YOU ON TELEVISION! CHECK THESE BEFORE WE DON'T PROMISE* YOU THE WORLD! OUT OF THE HIGH RENT DISTRICT! '56 Buick $1699 '56 Olds . $1699 '54 Chev... $899 Century. Dynaflow, power steer ing, Super M 4-door Holiday. Hydramatle, 4-Door. P.G., R. A H. All original power brakes, electric windows, A-way radio, heater, power steering, power throughout. Local one-owner car. oat, white wall tires, 1-tone paint. brakes, white wall tires, 2-tone green You must see and drive this beauty. WE JUST TRADE HIGHER! finish with matching Interior. '58 Chev. $2799 . AND WE DON'T INVEST IN GIMMICKS AND PHONY ADVERTISING! '56 Ford $1099 Impala with "380!' engine, radio and '57 Ford $1999 heater, E Z eye, white wall tires. All Falrlane 500 Victoria. Ford-o-matle» white In color with turquoise Interior. power steer Ino, power brakes, electric H-ton pick-up Automatic transmis­ YOUR Part of OUR SAVINGS on YOUR Deal! windows, large radio and heater, spot- sion, J-tone point, whtte wall tire* Get H0ht, 2-tone paint. Beautiful through­ out. '57 Chev.. $1699 ft HIGHEST TRADE '57 Volvo $1699 V-8 2-door. Radio, hooter. Power- glide drive. Very low mileage. In- Heater, white wall tires, very low out. ft J6,000-MILE WARRANTY '56Chev. $1699 mileage. ceptlonaly clean Inside and HUNT RAMBLER SALES BOI Air sport coupe. P.O., R. A H. Red and white In color. ft IASY TERMS 402 WEST ANAHEIM STREET WILMINGTON '56 '54 Chev. $999 '53 Chev. $599 110 V-l Radio, heater, powergllde, 4-Door Station Wagon. Powergllde, black A white m color. Beau- redlo, heater, whitewall tires, J-tone 4-door sedan. Radio end heater. Root trtone clean throughout. OPEN SUNDAY Open Evenings OPEN SUNDAY transportation value. ttful one owner. finish. Very CARL'S CORNER Fred Gledhill Chevrolet Specials for This Week "SEE US TODAY WE'LL DEAL YOUR WAY" NE 6-2465 TE 4-3491 Exec. 1958 Chrysler Windsor 2-Door Hardtop 305 E. Anaheim, Wilmington White over b«l««. Torquefllte, power steering, power brakes. Radio end rear speaker, better/ whitewall tire*, automatic pilot, solex glass, safety OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS dash. 3*00 actual miles. $89.23 Per Month NO DOWN PAYMENT New 1958 Plymouth Savoy V-8 Sport Coupe Black over coral. Oolden Commando engine, 305 h.p. Torquefllte, radio, MONTHS TO PAY power brakes, solex, whltewalls. CAR UP TO 36 hooter, THE $79.98 Per Month (With Your Good Credit, of Course) Exec. 1958 Plymouth Savoy V-8 4-Door Sedan Every Car Must Be Sold lock over coral. TorauefllU. radio, hooter, solex, Mwer Mk, Mfety BUICK '59 doth, whitewall tiros, iportone. $67.99 Per Month Prices Slashed on our complete stock of Used Cars RATED AS THE . This Week to trade NOW! . Check these values V-8 , '56 Ford V-8 Fairlane Plymouth V-8 Plata 4-Door We are going oil out '52 DeSoto New 1958 f Club Coop* Victoria COUM. Fordomotlc, radio, Poworfllte, oofoty Msh, two-tone bluo sportone. Oroup Noa. 1 and 9. NOW! Automatic transmission, radio. A heater, w/w tires, ? tone black and $62.18 Per Month 'Number 1 Car' wonderful transportation car. white. This Is a steal at * Full Price $295 Full Price $1395 1958 Ediel Citation 2-Door Hardtot -Lie. PJZ609 of the Year ALSO White with told Insert. Teletouch transmission, radio, heater, teower I55M.G.......$I349 '54Hillman ....$795 '52 Mercury 4-Door broke*, tlntM glass, door locks. LOW, LOW MILES. toerln*, Mwor Automatic, radio and heater Baby 3 1950 Fords TP 1*00 Roadster. Wire wheels, RAH Station wagon. Local one owner car. Original Biq Three $77.89 Per Month foetory equipment. By the blue paint. Llk« new. with overdrive Full Price $495 $145 up 1957 Mercury Monterey 4-Door Sedan Lie. MLBI 18 Quote from Motor Trend by William Car- flock, white Insert. Mercomatlc transmission. Radio, heater, power '52 Dodge 4-Door tearing, power broken, tinted glass, whltewatl tires. 15,000 miles. '58 Plymouth.. $1649 roll, "Buick's new engine promises rare 5 Station Wagons 55Oldsmobile$l349 Automatic, radio and heater. To­ $75.80 Per Month of economy and performance. day's best buy. Ford, Bulck, Chevrolet, Plymouth, I convertible. Hydramatic, RIH, full power. J-dr. All factory equipment. Only combination Its 401 cubic inch displacement and 10.5 Full Price $295 WWBI20 1955 Cadillac "62" 4-Door Sedan Lie. to 1 compression ratio deliver 325 horse­ '53 Pontiac 4-Door White over light blue. Hydramatic transmMlen, radio, heater, power ledon Hydramatic, radio, heater. A hrake*, tintwi giftu, whitewell tlrm. 37,000 miles. Sedan tearing, pownr yjtk Jj^ ^A JjfjK" Mf power, yet giv» up to 19 miles per gallon, '51 Buick2-Dr beoutlful buy. Per Month (18 Months) Autemetlc, radio, heater. Ordinal $93.29 IP *9 WP IIP ^P in actual trial." Mint and Interior. Full Price $495 Full Price $295 1956 Imperiel 2-Door Southampton Lie, HGE390 56 M.G.A. Roadster...,, $1395 All white. Automatic transmission, radio. Hooter, power steering, POWOT Quote from Mechanix Illustrated by Mc- '53 Chevrolet brakes, power windows, power seats, white leather Interior trim. Very Original white finish, RAH, tenneau cover '53 Dodge Pick-up «yl. (tick club coupe. Radio and clean. Low, low miles Cahill, 'This '59 car is by far the best Buick Kyl., H-ton. Dark ereen. Every­ heater. One In minion. $94.36 Per Month that has ever been built These '59 Buicks thing on this one is orteinel. Full Price $495 are good, high-styled automobiles with ex­ Full Price $595 <jJr We are not fhe greatest nor the world's largest, cellent roadability and fine performance. Cpe. but to outlast the rest you've got to be the BEST! . '53 DeSoto Clb. For many years Buick has enjoyed very high '57 Merc. Monterey V-l. Automatic transmission, radio, Dealer 22 years. J-door. Automatic, radio, heater, w/w heater, power steerln*. A beautiful 58 Fabulous Fiat ..................$ 144? customer loyalty. Buick customers won't be tires. A beautiful 2-ton« tan and orlelnel car. white. Power steering. A wonderful Multiple waoon. (2 to choose from). Chotk and test drive these economy cart. disappointed by the '59 Cars/ buy. Full Price $595 Motor Co. Full Price $1895 Carl's Quote from Product Engineering by Stevens, '55 Olds 88 4-Door * Corner Avalon and L Street USED CAR DEPT. OF V-8 "Simplicity of line, functionalism of form '57 Plymouth Sedan. Hydramatic, radio ond heater. IMPERIAL CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH VOLVO Belvedere Hardtop Coupe Original throughout. A real clean with definite Italian flavor . GM's suc­ Automatic, radio, heater, w/w tires, cor. 1200 NORTH AVALON BLVD. NTpWPQQtlp S P° RTS CAR 2-tone black and white Mint like CENTRE, Ltd. cumbing to the fin vindcates Chrysler's fin­ Full Price $1295 WILMINGTON INieWLdblie ned crusade . this, stabilizing effect on Full Price $1895 TErminal 5-3131 TErminal 5-3131 ( our economy." '55 Buick Special 800 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY Riviera Coupe. Dynaflow, radio, heat­ '56 V.W. 2-dr. sedan er, power steering and brakes Orig­ PONTIAC '55 V-8 HERMOSA BEACH FR 6-3474 Baby blue color. Like new through­ inal 2-tone paint and Interior. 1954 TR-2 The most improved automobile in 1959 you out. Todays best buy. CATALINA Glooming polar white flnUh with Full Price $1195 t-door sedan. Has hydramatlc, big lustrous red leather Interior. This can buy as reasonable as 7 other competi- Full Price $1295 radio, heater and many other ex­ beautiful little sports model Is In tras. Local one owner, new car food mechanical condition and * trade-in, it's lust what you nave very tive makes. been searching for. Come and In­ has low mlleaoe. Don't wait buy '54 Buick Special spect It whether you buy or not. now and save many $U. It's yours '56 Renault 4-Door Convertible Coupe. All yellow. New BIG SALE. $79? FULL PRICE »9? for only Sedan. A real MI tovor and a rea white nylon top. Dynaflow, radio A down and about M.75 per week. Ive-ewey price at hooter. W w tires A real beauty. Bonk financing, liberal trade end Buick Le Sabre-Hardtop Tree 7-day trial exchange. 1 year $1295 The $795 Full Price $895 Porte-labor guarantee by Premier Full Price Insurance Co. available. BOB JOE EAVER PONTIAC, 900 Pacific Riviera 2-Door Come All, Wholesalers Wel- ' Coast Hwy., Hermosa. Authorized Ben Alexander Come One, direct factory dealer. TORVICK Choice of SO other Pontla^s. come. Every Car Will Be Sold This Week Inc. LARK $398.65 Dn. - $3034 - $75.59 Mo. Regardless of Price on This Inventory Sale. '54 Buick Century 825 Pacific Coast Hwy. By Studebflker SEACREST FORD Stick eh Ift, radio and heater. Hermoao leach Pft 4-3070 All Models $695 '54 Chevrolet BelAIr, 4-door, HERMAN MILLER radio A heater Runs fine, only I49S Now Available Butler Buick RIVIERA KAZAN MOTORS 100 0/0 Financing* PLYMOUTH - TRIUMPH VOLKSWAGEN So.
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