It Was a Great Ride

From 1935 to 2010, the automobile resale industry underwent repeated upheaval and transformation as the country experienced the Depression, gas rationing, the advent of leasing, auto auctions, the gas crunch of the 1970s, and internationalization. Few can tell the story of transformation better than Arnie Addison. After buying and selling his first used cars at age fourteen, Arnie enjoyed a storied career in fascinating corners of industry—from retail to wholesale, from leasing to sales, from Chicago to California, from auctions to cross-country car rallies. In this memoir, Arnie shares his story with humor, honesty, and clear affection for the people—and cars—he encountered along the way.