Cal Worthington - aside from being a war hero and a good all around guy - just had “it”. He was a natural born salesman. His ads are iconic. He did quite well for himself and his family. There was obviously no replacing him when he was gone.
Cal was the Donald J. Trump of the car lots.
He used to name the towns in Arizona where people drove from after seeing his ads on cable. Worthington was one of a kind. Worthington Dodge, Worthington Ford, and his dog spot. “We get customers all the way from Yuma, Arizona.”
“Go see Cal,” the redone version of “If You’re Happy and You know It,” was a great Los Angeles icon. Turned up on all the channels, especially KTLA.
“Cal Worthington - aside from being a war hero and a good all around guy - just had “it”. He was a natural born salesman. His ads are iconic. He did quite well for himself and his family. There was obviously no replacing him when he was gone.”
Every Friday noon at Long Beach State in the 1970s there was a guest speaker in front of the bookstore. Cal Worthington drew a huge crowd, larger than Leonard Nimoy and Hanoi Jane Fonda. He got a great applause at the end of his talk.