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Post #630802 by TikiTomD on Sat, Mar 31, 2012 6:43 PM

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Nice research, DustyCajun! Especially like the tie-in to the former Polynesian restaurant; that's truly a case for Tiki selling cars! Looks like the Kia dealership retained the basic external features of the South Seas.


Here's a much earlier Life Magazine ad that capitalizes on a Hollywood star and a movie with settings that ranged from one exotic port to another, including Hawaii...

Life Magazine November 21, 1938


-Tom