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You’d be hard-pressed to find a Western Auto store today but when I was a youngster there was a Western Auto in just about every small town in America.
I loved those stores because they sold all kinds of stuff in addition to the usual automotive gear indicated by their name.
I was 4 years old (or thereabouts) when my family made our first visit to the Western Auto store in the small town of Amelia, Virginia. Well, that was the first Western Auto visit that I can remember anyway.
Right out front on the sidewalk was a row of shiny, brand-spanking-new bicycles – the first brand new bikes I had ever seen in my young life. And guess what? There were a couple of little ones at the end of the line that had training wheels on them. I didn’t know it at the time, but I would end up getting one of them for Christmas just a few months later.
That experience left the warm glow of love for Western Auto in my heart and I was greatly disappointed when I learned years later that the Western Auto brand had been sold to another company and the Western Auto so many folks knew and loved back then would soon cease to exist.
I was perusing YouTube last night when I happened to stumble across a classic Western Auto TV commercial from 1995. I love taking nostalgic looks at classic old commercials because they bring back so many wonderful memories. I’m going to share this one below with the hope that it’ll bring back a few memories for you as well.
I invite you to watch, listen and enjoy…