If you grew up in Southern California, you probably got sick of TV commercials from a gent named Earl Scheib who boasted he'd paint any car any color for only $29.95. That was cheaper than any mechanic or service department but we had my mother's car painted by them once and…well, you know the old saying, "You get what you pay for?"
As I recall, there was also a lot of upselling going on — offers to do body work and other services they'd try to convince you your car desperately needed…suggestions you might be happier with the $39.95 paint job or the $49.95 paint job…various hidden charges, etc. But Mr. Scheib's $29.95 offer got you and your car onto his lot. That was the point. Here's a flashback to the commercial which back then, interrupted every old movie I tried to watch on television at least once, sometimes more than once in a single airing…