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newVideoPlayer("/63_Chevrolets_494.flv", 506, 423,""); Who in September 1963 would have predicted the crazy shit that was about to go down in this country, starting with Dallas in November, continuing through all the riots and wars and madness, and culminating in the 1910 Fruitgum Company becoming one of the most popular acts in the country? Not this wholesome stick-figure couple, who express themselves via 1890s-snake-oil-ad fonts as they enthuse over the idea of camping out at their local Chevy dealership in hopes of seeing the new Corvair.
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newVideoPlayer("/63_Toyopet_Crown_JDM_476.flv", 506, 423,""); We've always loved Toyota's name for their Powerglide-based automatic transmission , but "Toyopet" just doesn't sound like the kind of name you'd use when you're planning to dominate the automotive world a few decades hence. The Crown got a lot more luxurious later on, but even in '63 it had a certain boxy presence... and look, no clutch pedal!
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newVideoPlayer("63_Studebaker_Avanti_476.flv", 463, 387,""); Since we're in a Studebaker mood today, let's see how the doomed South Bend automaker tried to pitch their products during their last year building cars in the United States. You can get a flat floor and lots of rear seat room in the Lark, or the fastest production car in the world when you got the Avanti. What's it gonna be? Either way, we strongly recommend the disc brake option. And let's not forget the crazy Studebaker Wagonaire!
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newVideoPlayer("Studebaker_Wagonaire_476.flv", 475, 376,""); Sure, we've already seen a Classic Ad Watch post today, but when TinaChow sent this in... well, it was so good that I couldn't wait any longer to share it. You could get disc brakes as an option on the 1963 Studebaker Lark Daytona Wagonaire, which would make it quite safe... that is, until you packed the kids, the dog, and a playground slide in the back and headed for the freeway! Too bad the Wagonaire wasn't enough to save Studebaker, but at least the Studebaker Pines are still standing, as is the DOTS Lark .
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