Ric Flair Is a Complete Lunatic as a Used-Car Salesman in Ads for US Auto Sales

Channeling his real insanity

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Let’s get one thing clear right off the bat. “Nature Boy” Ric Flair is a national treasure. He’s also a human train wreck who lives on the knife-edge of self-parody, but even that is a gift. If Jay Gatsby had lived long enough to become your embarrassing uncle, he’d be Ric Flair.

I bring this up because Slick Ric plays the stereotype of a pushy, overexcited, cornball used-car salesman in three ads for US Auto Sales.

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