Clown car
A clown car is a prop in a circus clown routine. A common example of such a routine involves an implausibly large number of clowns emerging from a very small car, to humorous effect. The first performance of this routine was in the Cole Brothers Circus during the 1950s.[1]
The clown car is a frequently used as a comedic gag in film. One is featured prominently in Mel Brooks' remake of To Be or Not To Be.
The clown car is also found in the auto industry as a bait and switch car. It is a term used to describe a car that a dealer advertises at an extremely low price, but whose roof has deliberately been painted in a multi-colored pattern. The intent is to make the car so unattractive that the buyer will be forced to choose a "normal" looking car at the full market price.
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- ^ Feiler, Bruce (2003). Under the Big Top. HarperCollins. p. 71. ISBN 0-06-052702-1.
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