- Famous
father of CRAZY (like a fox) used car marketing tactics in California
in the 1940’s
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Mass marketer of black and white televisions – coined
the abbreviation “TV”
- Named
his daughter “Tee Vee”
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Producer of the first American sports car (‘50-‘54)
– the Muntz Jet (precursor to the Corvette)
- A household name, he
was a constant joke fodder for Bob Hope, Jack Benny and Red
Skelton
- A high-school
dropout who became friends with Hollywood stars & MUCH more
to some!
- Inventor of the car stereo
-- the four-track Muntz Stereo-Pak (precursor to the eight-track!)
- Developer
of the Muntz Motor Mansion
- Developer
of Muntz Satellite Dishes
- Inventor
of Muntz Giant Screen Projection TVs
- Developer
of Muntz All-Aluminum Homes
- Winner of the Horatio
Alger Award
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And in 1987, at the time of his death, he was the top retailer,
in L.A., of cellular phones
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