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Nowadays commercials last for 20 minutes and they still don't tell me what the ad is for. Then they send you to another website for another 20-minute video.
Having owned and ridden in these, anything Dodge was garbage, that mustang was junk, and back then people laughed at that Bobcat. That Daytona that looked like a Monte Carlo - who bought that POS? Pontiac - well, after 1977 I saw more of those in driveways than anything else - but. the 1969 Firebird, which my brother owned, did 110mph in the city. the 280Z was a hit, a rust bucket, but still that thing was very cool. I replaced an engine in one. Ford Torino - really? 1970? well how about the Ferrari Dino? Or even better the De Tomaso Pantera which was 1970/71. The 1971 AMC Trans-AM Javelin blows those rust buckets away.
Well, I would think the "women are bad drivers" and "small Asian boy with stereotypical Asian background music" would be two candidates for the commercials that wouldn't be shown today...
Yeah those are the two that probably wouldn’t fly today. Also the single woman buying the Mustang dreaming about wedding bells in her future if she buys that car. They are all some pretty good commercials. Thank you for watching!
The 70 mustang commercial illustrates American society perfectly. We had no hang ups and we didn’t know or care what being politically incorrect meant. Being politically incorrect means being afraid to say what you actually believe for fear of not being acceptable to other people who have different beliefs.
If you can find a Datsun / Nissan 280ZX in mint condition the amount of money you could get at Barron-Jackson today would be nice. Dexter Lombardo likes 🤠🧔 the commercials from the 70's 👏👏👏👏👏
8:14 ... the 79 Firebird was nice but sorry the recessed headlights were definitely a step down from the 1977-78 Trans Am with its distinctive and iconic front grille that was the peak for that car..
@@katazack -No question the emissions restrictions choked the later models. I always prefer the early musclecars but on the T/A's I'll make an exception and go with the 77-78's which looked the best and were no slouch.
I DON'T TO SEE THIS, I HAVÈ HAVE A FEW OF THESE IN MY STABLE, MINT LIKE NEW, LUCKY OĹ MAN!! idiots that 1976 Dodge Charger was a Chrysler Cordoba POS! The legendary Challenger & Cuda died as K - cars. The Camero ( name made up just like 'Corinthian Leather') was not at all a hugger, the WIDE TRACK PONTIAC (Firebird & T/A) were the true road warriors, the ROADBRUNNERB died off as the Dodge Aspin etc. etc. I could go on and on but to little time. The whole Muscle Car era lasted but 14 short years, sorry if ya missed it because the GOVERNMENT, EPA & INSURANCE TYRANTS pulled the plug on the greatest cars in world history.
I was surprised to see that I owned the number 1 and 2 cars shown. I sold the Torino to get the 280 Z, then the 280ZX 2+2. The Datsun was my favorite. Nice driving car. I don’t see that model around at shows. Too bad.
At 1:01 I didn't see a stop or yield sign, but there was a stop line on the road. The car made a "Califorina Rolling Stop" though the intersection... not something you should do (breaking a law) in a commercial.
It looks like little has changed with Land Rover since then. What about the Cadillac Catera? You know, “The Caddie that zigs” - the weakest marketing ploy in automotive history.
I remember going to a Pontiac dealer with my dad to test drive the firebird in 1982. Drove around for about 10 minutes got back to the dealer and this brand new car died and wouldn't crank. We left and bought a celica.
Had a freind that had a 1976 Charger Daytona with a 426 Hemi in it 😳 727 Torqueflight , Dana 60 with 355 gears . Killer Cruiser " luxury with sleeper power "
The photos of the RED mustang are NOT a 1970, it a 1969. Two headlights on 69, four on a 70. Also the taillights are different. The red one in the commercial is a 70. I owned one of each. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
My first car, a 1974 Dodge Charger SE, I bought in 1978 for $1850 with 46,000 miles on it. It had a 400 4-barrel and got 12 mpg. I loved it! Hindsight being what it is, I wish I would have kept it. I stupidly assumed there'd always be cars like that being made. Biggest wrong idea I had was they'd see the error of turning a Charger into a Cordoba and bring back the Coke bottle fenders by the end of the decade or early 80's. But instead we got Lido and the K-Cars.
The collectible Chargers are those from 1966-1970. A nice, well taken care of '74 like yours would not bring a lot of money at auction, so if you see one make an offer!
Funny I don't remember there being a 1978 Datsun 28ZX! First ZX was in '79! The Camaro would have been a '701/2 since there was a strike at the Camaro plant1
The memories trick us. The 70’s were a horrible time. People know Vietnam is senseless but will get drafted for 2-1/2 more years! Cars get 10 miles to the gallon and there’s an energy crisis. Dr. King and RFK were shot a couple years prior. Nixon’s flooding the streets with heroin Minimum wage is about $1.50 an hr
