42crazy Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I'm wondering how many of the '39 Buick Specials that Ivory Soap gave away are accounted for ? I know of 2 of them, and would like to try to find out where some of the other missing 58 are. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, Ivory Soap gave away 10 new 1939 Buicks each week to the 10 contestants who came up with the best jingle about Ivory Soap, for 6 weeks, for a total of 60 Buicks. Let me know if you know of any, thanks, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1953mack Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) . . . . . I'm wondering how many of the '39 Buick Specials that Ivory Soap gave away are accounted for ? Probably VERY FEW. They gave away 1940 Buick Specials also. I saw one at a car show where the guy was washing his 1940 with ivory soap. Does that count?Al MackBCA #8965"500 Miles West of Flint" Edited August 14, 2012 by 1953mack correction: changed NONE to VERY FEW. Thanks to the ' Duke of Earl '. (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Mack, you'll have to try harder than that to prove Mr Meyer wrong about a Buick fact or stastic. Ads for the Ivory Snow '39 Buick giveaway campaign exist but I wasn't able to find one on the internet I could steal a copy of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TG57Roadmaster Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 (edited) Link to '39 BuickAnd in 1938, they gave away 50 Studebakers...Larger, this one from my collection.TG Edited August 12, 2012 by TG57Roadmaster (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 All I know about IVORY SOAP, is mom washed my mouth out a few times with a bar. She was good at making sure she scrapped it across my front teeth so the taste lasted awhile.I learned real fast, DON'T SWEAR. That should have earned me a new BUICK. Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Just to think...............cars were a lot cheaper then, but they were still able to give away so many cars every year! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Just to think...............cars were a lot cheaper then, but they were still able to give away so many cars every year! MattMust be a LOT of profit in a bar of Ivory soap!! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Very interesting! Learn something new every time I visit this great site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 All I know about IVORY SOAP, is mom washed my mouth out a few times with a bar. She was good at making sure she scrapped it across my front teeth so the taste lasted awhile. I learned real fast, DON'T SWEAR. That should have earned me a new BUICK. You got that right Dale!! The one and only time I ever got my mouth washed out with soap it was Ivory. I can still taste that shi.....uhhhhh...I mean STUFF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42crazy Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 This is getting very interesting. In 1938, they gave away Studebakers, then in 1939, AND, in 1940, they gave away Buicks. I didn't realize that they gave away 1940's. I have an original magazine page about the 1939's, and didn't look close at the picture posted by Mr. Earl showing the 1940's. The dates of the contest on the '39 is from Jan. 22nd thru March 4th. It's hard to read, but it looks as though the dates for '40 start on Jan. 21st, and ends in March, but I can't read the date. The Studebaker dates are June 5th thru July 9th. Wonder why they did the first in June, then again in January, then January a year later. Maybe they weren't getting enough return on their money. Anyway, very interesting. I'm going to look at the '39 that is in the St. Louis area hopefully next Wednesday or Thursday, while the owner is in town to attend the Heartland Regional Show. It hasn't been touched or moved etc. since 1967. Should be a very fun trip. I will try to keep those interested informed, thanks, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I envy you, Paul. Enjoy. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 TTTJust curious to see if there is anymore information on these cars. I just finished a detail job on the 39 Paul was referring to in the post above. What a cool story to have attached to this car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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