mopar playing a different game in 70 than GM/Ford - Page 3

**earntaz** · #21 03-06-2015, 12:23 PM

Wasn't there a Sox & Martin commercial that was based on drag racing? The story was to go to your local dealer, buy one and take it to the strip where the men are ... think that is how it when.

68l30 · #22 03-06-2015, 01:03 PM

I always liked their cartoon Hemi & 4speed ad ......or the GTX ad's melting the Goodyears with the guy holding his ears.

"We're out to win you over"

BIG

**WILMASBOYL78** · #23 03-06-2015, 02:55 PM

Sonny and Cher..early and late..The Beat Goes On!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS3O5zg290k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umrp1tIBY8Q

http://www.bing.com/search?q=sonny+and+c...d&FORM=QBRE

442w30 · #24 03-06-2015, 03:36 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Schonyenko2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
But the one that sticks out in my mind was the AMC commercial that had an AMX, or Javelin, not sure which anymore, where the older parents are setting in the house and the house starts shaking. Mom looks out the window and says "Harold, come look what your son did to his car". After a couple more" come look what your son did to his car" statements, Harold looks out the window, and there's a big ass blower out the hood, roll bar and slicks on the car with the kid having this huge smile. I loved that commercial. That's the way it was. Muscle car anarchy. </div></div>

There's actually a book written by the head of AMC's ad agency, which could be of interest to some of you:

http://www.amazon.com/Life-Advertising-M...sing+mary+wells

**black69** · #25 03-06-2015, 08:25 PM

I like the car on the right!

Here is a good read about how Plymouth lucked out on the whole road-runner naming thing. It shows how ONE person made a difference, with so many obstacles in his way. This guy (named Jack Smith), is what I feel America is made of (when its running right).

http://www.allpar.com/corporate/bios...oadrunner.html

**WILMASBOYL78** · #26 03-06-2015, 09:15 PM

OK...that story did it...I want a Road Runner [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/

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budnate · #27 03-06-2015, 10:35 PM

first fast car I ever rode in was a new '69 B, 7 yrs old...still remember it like it was yesterday....couldn't even see out the windows just felt the ggg's and the motor screaming and the tires fighting for traction....

Schonyenko2 · #28 03-07-2015, 03:31 AM

Very cool. All those ads were like looking into a candy store. I remember at the auto body shop tech school I went to in 71 above the window at the tool crib was a cartoon picture of a green 70 GTX. "GTX that's short for adious".

I remember the one and only time I ever saw the cartoon ad for the new 70 LS7 Corvette. 454 cubes, 465hp. I remember thinking "my God, what an animal". Then wondering why I never ran across one.

**Tenney** · #29 03-07-2015, 03:34 AM

Always thought this was a cool one. Written by Roger Proulx at McManus, John and Adams ...

442w30 · #30 03-07-2015, 04:19 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Schonyenko2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very cool. All those ads were like looking into a candy store. I remember at the auto body shop tech school I went to in 71 above the window at the tool crib was a cartoon picture of a green 70 GTX. "GTX that's short for adious". </div></div>

It's a '68:

1968 Plymouth GTX (cartoon) by Rickster G, on Flickr

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