Wikipedia: Cars treated with the rustproofing displayed a sticker in the window with the name "Rusty Jones" and a picture of the cartoon character (also named Rusty Jones) from the company's TV commercials.
So there were hundreds of thousands of cars with that Rusty Jones guy on them, and they bought enough TV advertising so that decades laters people still remember the "Hello Rusty Jones, Good Bye Rusty Cars" jingle. Yet I can't find a single image of the Rusty Jones guy on the entire internet. Weird, eh? Anybody got one?
UPDATE: Reader Rick still has Rusty on his car!:
I applied a bit of Photoshoppery to old Rusty. Click on the sticker to see him in his natural habitat.
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Posted by: instant payday network legit | 11/17/2013 at 03:32 PM
I found a Rusty Jones sticker like that that needed repair. I took a high res digital photo, brought it into photoshop and touched it up. Then I vectorized it so I could blow it up for stickers and shirts and now I sell them (I make like 10c on the stickers) here:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/chapel976/works/8792803-rusty-jones-rust-prevention-hifi-sticker-print?p=sticker
Posted by: Chapel | 11/28/2012 at 12:17 PM
Ialso have a Rusty Jones
can with his picture on it. It is rusted on the bottom, but still looks pretty good.
Posted by: Margaret Prom | 04/06/2012 at 09:55 PM
I got one...I have a barrel with the picture and the slogan on it
Posted by: Jim | 07/16/2011 at 12:12 PM
I worked for the co. as the one who designed the whole program back in 1973-1975. we were known as Thixo-tex. I secured most of the new car dealers for rusty. I have original articles and pictures.
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Posted by: coach factory outlet | 11/18/2010 at 03:35 AM
i would have sat on the lawn with my children and not worried about grass stains.
Posted by: ugg outlet | 11/10/2010 at 02:17 AM
I have a used rusty jones condom- for sale!
Posted by: the devil | 05/02/2010 at 05:45 PM
Hello,
I used to work at Rusty Jones and still have an original ceramic coffee mug in new condition with good ole Rusty Jones on it in full color!
Posted by: Sue | 10/06/2009 at 08:37 PM
I have a perfect condition sticker on my 1984 Chevy S-10 that I will snap a shot of so all can see.
Good Ol Rusty kept the truck in good shape until I bought it in 2007 with just 21,000 on it. Sadly I am already up to 62,000 and it definitely has taken some wear. I guess the difference of an 70+ man to a 21 year old for driving habits is pretty wide.
Posted by: Dan T. | 06/22/2009 at 08:56 AM
I have a 1981 VW Rabbit convertible with 'Ol Rusty still in the window.
Posted by: Terry Pollard | 02/12/2009 at 06:38 AM
Rusty Jones was created by Tom Moriariy a commercial artist working in chicago, Tom created the logo Rusty Jones after his younger brother who was a fireman.
Posted by: lb | 12/14/2008 at 11:10 AM
lol that looks great!
Posted by: rick | 11/09/2008 at 12:45 AM
I have been looking for this foever. Thanks. When I was a kid, every car my parents owned had the famous sticker. I spent alot of time staring at ol'Rusty.
Posted by: Ben | 06/12/2008 at 12:33 PM
my car still wears the rusty jones badge
Posted by: rick | 04/26/2008 at 09:57 PM
Yeah no kidding, we just discovered that as well. On the entire Internet, not one image or snapshot of a Rusty Jones decal. Unbelievable.
Posted by: Junkyarddog | 04/03/2008 at 12:02 PM