Backward glances vintage12/27/2023 The guns were later removed and the trucks were used as ordinary WC-52s. The WC-55 was a short-lived motor gun carriage that mounted a 37mm anti-tank gun on a weapons carrier chassis that saw combat early in the war but was dropped due to the ineffective gun. The WC-54 was an ambulance with no windows on a 121-inch wheelbase. The WC-53 was a carryall with windows used for a variety of utility roles and sat on a 114-inch wheelbase. The WC-51 and 52 were weapons carriers on a short 98-inch wheelbase, the WC-52 mounting a Braden PTO winch. The 3/4-tons started with the WC-51 and ended with the WC-64. to 5 p.m.The 1/2-ton WC trucks had model designations from WC-1 to WC-50, indicating the many variants of that basic design. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays (open Tuesdays after Memorial Day) noon to 8 p.m. “I would really like to raise my profile, attract more customers and make people see what I have to offer,” Ciullo said. We can supply customers with those outfits whenever they want, as opposed to those Halloween stores which are only seasonal.”Īs Ciullo looks towards the road ahead, she wants to continue to reach more customers and make herself more and more well known. “The great thing about us is that we are here all year around. “A lot of people go to themed parties at random times of the year,” Ciullo said. We sell tank tops for the summer season and those mainly have to do with The Beatles or David Bowie. “We get a lot of people who come in and look for apparel for a themed party, such as a '70s, '80s or even a '20s party,” said Ciullo. “There are people who just wear it because they want to and that is our core. We have been selling T-shirts for at least six months after we opened, which include retro style. My parents did help me a lot when I first got started and they really served as a support system for helping me get my feet off the ground.”īackward Glances specializes in everything vintage. “I knew what was involved in making the business succeed. “I knew how to work in a small store and run a small store,” Ciullo said. More: Vintage Subs reopens in Asbury ParkĪlthough Ciullo shied away from following in her parents’ footsteps, she admits that they did teach her many things about running a business successfully. I soon realized that I would much rather be my own boss than be in a work environment where people are stepping over each other to get promoted.” “It was very boring and there were a lot of office politics going around. "I hated working for an office,” Ciullo said. “I did not get any money for it, but it was pretty interesting revisiting it 30 years after it had been written,” Ciullo said.Īfterward, Ciullo worked some office jobs, but soon decided she needed to do something different. “It’s funny, I wrote an article right out of college about the music scene in New Brunswick, which was exploding. Unfortunately, my editor was laid off, so the article never saw the light of day, until last year when I published it on the Backward Glances blog. “Even though I got some articles published at that time, I was not doing what I wanted to do and had some trouble finding a job for myself,” Ciullo said. More: Luigi's Ice Cream grows from food truck to Red Bank store More: Owner of Bright Star Cleaners in Tinton Falls took a twisty path View Gallery: Jersey Shore bars: See who was partying at Porta in Asbury Park More: Asbury Park parking meter revenue has skyrocketed by millions More: Asbury Park small business nearly killed by hacker here's how "It’s the most fun when someone comes in and I can help them find something that gives them a big thrill. The process itself of finding the product and running the business six days a week can be challenging at times. “In actuality, it is fun, but there is a lot more to it than what people think,” Cuillo said. “I get people that come into the store and say 'This much be so much fun.' It’s difficult and people do not realize how much time and effort goes into running a retail establishment, no matter what the product,” Ciullo said. “The reason that I was apprehensive about going into the retail environment was that I knew how hard it was to do that kind of thing. After being around her parents’ business for such a long time, Ciullo swore she would never be involved in that line of work again. As a teenager, Ciullo’s parents owned a gift shop called Poop Deck and Galley in South Plainfield and ran it from the mid-1970s to the early '90s. Running a shop was not something she always felt destined to do. View Gallery: Asbury Park beach and boardwalk from the sky: Amazing drone views Youthful experience
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