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Biggest sale

Date8/6/1980

Names

Loek, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Biggest sale: General Motors dealers put 3;800 cars on sale at Woodbine racetrack yesterday in a four-day blitz to rev up slow summer sales. It's the largest car sale ever held in North America.

Subject

Motors

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009947F

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