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Methods and apparatus for advertising, promoting, marketing and/or selling products and services. The inventions include a mobile vehicle and moving showroom for advertising, promotion, marketing, and sales of products and services. The products and services may be promoted for direct sale from the

Methods and apparatus for advertising, promoting, marketing and/or selling products and services. The inventions include a mobile vehicle and moving showroom for advertising, promotion, marketing, and sales of products and services. The products and services may be promoted for direct sale from the moving showroom, or for sale from other outlets, such as retail stores and internet sales.

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1. An article of manufacture, comprising: a self-propelled moving vehicle, said self-propelled moving vehicle comprising a cab and a showroom, said showroom being provided behind said cab;said showroom comprising a display area;said showroom further comprising a series of panels, said series of pane

1. An article of manufacture, comprising: a self-propelled moving vehicle, said self-propelled moving vehicle comprising a cab and a showroom, said showroom being provided behind said cab;said showroom comprising a display area;said showroom further comprising a series of panels, said series of panels comprising a panel on the left side of said showroom, a panel on the right side of said showroom, and a panel at the rear side of said showroom; and,wherein each of said panels is movable, such that each of said panels has a closed position and an open position; and,wherein at least one of said panels in said closed position is raised to said open position. 2. An article of manufacture as in claim 1, wherein advertising is provided on said front side of at least one of said panels when said panels are in said open position, such that said panel wherein said advertising is provided serves as a billboard above said display area and above said showroom. 3. An article of manufacture as in claim 1, wherein advertising is provided on said back side of a at least one of said panels when said panels are in said open position, such that said panel wherein said advertising is provided serves as a billboard above said display area and above said showroom. 4. An article of manufacture as claimed in claim 3, wherein said advertising provided on said back side of said panel is visible to a consumer when said panel is in said open position above said showroom. 5. An article of manufacture as in claim 1, wherein said self-propelled moving vehicle comprises no more than three wheels. 6. A method for promoting goods or services, the method comprising the steps of: providing a self-propelled moving vehicle for promoting goods or services, wherein the self-propelled moving vehicle comprises a cab and a showroom, the showroom being provided behind the cab,wherein the showroom comprises a display area used to promote the goods or services to consumers;wherein the showroom comprises a series of panels, the series of panels comprising a panel on the left side of the showroom, a panel on the right side of the showroom, and a panel at the rear side of the showroom; and,wherein each of the panels is movable, such that each of the panels has a closed position and an open position; and,wherein at least one of the panels in the closed position is raised to the open position, to provide consumers with a view of the showroom's display area, for the purpose of promoting the consumers' purchase of the goods or services. 7. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein advertising is provided on the front side of at least one of the panels when the panels are in the open position, such that the panel wherein the advertising is provided serves as a billboard above the display area and above the showroom. 8. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein advertising is provided on the back side of a at least one of the panels when the panels are in the open position, such that the panel wherein the advertising is provided serves as a billboard above the display area and above the showroom. 9. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the advertising provided on the back side of the panel is visible to a consumer when the panel is in the open position above the showroom. 10. A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the self-propelled moving vehicle comprises no more than three wheels.