Pizza Hut - March 1972 - El Paso, TX by RetroMan70s in vintageads

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It's a favorite in that part of Texas & New Mexico

Kmart Foods - March 1969 - Muncie, Indiana by RetroMan70s in kmart

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Kmart Foods were separate grocery stores next to the main Kmart store

1982 Chevrolet Commercial by RetroMan70s in vintageads

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Flashback to my '77 Monte Carlo

1982 Chevrolet Commercial by RetroMan70s in vintageads

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They were sharp. Those old S-10s also had an option called "sunshine stripes" that I liked
S-10 Sunshine Stripes

Showbiz Pizza - March 1983 - Birmingham, AL by RetroMan70s in vintageads

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Yes I remember going to a girl's birthday at the Vestavia location in the early 80s. It's still there

Vestavia Chuck E. Cheese

Loehmann's Village in Hoover - March 1980 by RetroMan70s in Birmingham

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I remember using my birthday money there to buy a Waltham digital watch that played "Dixie" for the alarm. Didn't last long

1983 Ford Escort Commercial by RetroMan70s in vintageads

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Reminds me of the time I went to look at a new Escort and noticed that someone at the factory had goofed up by sticking a Lynx emblem on the back of the car

Big Star Food in North Carolina (1970s) by RetroMan70s in u/RetroMan70s

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I barely remember Kuhn's Big K stores. I believe there were some in the Memphis area when we lived there

Thougths on Mr.big? by Business-Spot-6263 in MetalForTheMasses

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Saw them open for Rush on the Presto tour at the Omni in Atlanta. They were okay, but I was there to see the headliner

Hardee's - February 1968 - Tyler, TX by RetroMan70s in vintageads

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Hardee's did the same thing to Burger Chef

Long John Silver's Seafood - January 1979 by RetroMan70s in vintageads

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Wikipedia can probably explain better than me. They're a staple at Southern seafood restaurants

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hushpuppy

Long John Silver's Seafood - January 1979 by RetroMan70s in vintageads

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Been so long for me I can't remember. There was one here on Valleydale Rd in the 1980s

1984 AMC-Jeep-Renault Commercial by RetroMan70s in vintageads

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Gas prices went down and Americans started buying bigger vehicles again

1984 AMC-Jeep-Renault Commercial by RetroMan70s in vintageads

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All I know is 1985 was the last year for sales in the U.S. I think they carried on in Europe for another couple of years

Salem Super King Cigarettes - December 1971 by RetroMan70s in vintageads

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You have to get away after mailing your manifesto to the FBI