Car dealers love the big, in-your-face, style advertising, whether it's a man screaming at you through your television, or a giant inflatable gorilla. Here's a collection of some of the best inflatables found at car dealerships.
I should save the best for last, but won't. My favorite, the inflatable grandma at Palmetto Hyundai's Mama's Used Cars.

How about a disgusting rat. Nothing says "buy a car" like an inflatable rat, with a misspelling, and UAW strikers picketing.

Around Arizona has a few nice ones.


On Flickr I found a photoset taken by partially landed vagabond, a daring individual dodging the used car salesman:
This one has seen better days.



Jim's Big Things sounds like a something a car dealer would love, and he's got some inflatable shots.
Some make sense.

Some, not so much.

(Jim, what are you doing to that firefighter?)

LandmarkCreations.com seems to know what dealers want, animals and cyborgs.
A dog:

A horse:

A pin gorilla:

Rhino:

And a cyborg:

AdvertisingBalloons.com has made a bunch for dealers.
Like this inflatable Elvis.

Or this Trans Am (probably gets great gas mileage).

And a Ford Focus:

Is there a car dealer near you that has a great big inflatable worth sharing? Email a picture of it to us at info AT cardealerships.org
