Are you old enough to remember Earl Scheib and the Chevy Vega?

Posted By on December 10, 2025

Earl ScheibA couple of automotive “oldies” crossed my interests this week. One of them was of course on my automotive social media feed, but another pulled from an old magazine in my workshop. 

First, the Earl Scheib sign and left me remembering the annoying voice and advertising from the 1970s and 80s: “Hi, I’m Earl Scheib, I’ll paint any car for just $99.95 …”

  Earl Scheib | 1986       Not listening emoji

I”m thankful not to hear the Earl Scheib commercial today, but we all know there are still plenty of annoying voices pitching products these days too. (The video of the same commercial below if you can stand it … followed by the Chevrolet Vega magazine advertisement from the 1970s)

Also happened to run across an old magazine while looking for a circle template that I needed for a woodworking project. I’ll include the Chevrolet Vega ad below and remembered that my dad bought one in 1977 after I left for college. I think my brother Ron learned to drive on it (might be worth asking him)???

Vega ad in magazine

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