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"Buying a Used Car For Flick" (May 21, 2017)

Lakeshore Public Media | By Ryan Priest
Published May 21, 2017 at 11:49 AM CDT

As Hammond's teens neared the age when they could be licensed to drive, they started to save money for cars.  In this program from May 21, 1966, Shep describes the scene on Stony Island Avenue as he and his friends shop the used car dealerships for Flick's first ride.  It was a steal.
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