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newVideoPlayer("/78_Zephyr_Chevette_476.flv", 506, 423,""); Here's a two-for-one Classic Ad Watch deal from the darkest days of the Malaise Era . First up, a Gladding Chevrolet (Maryland) offer for a Chevette with factory air for just 99 bucks a month. Before you jump in the time machine to take advantage of that sweet deal, however, consider the '79 Mercury Zephyr, which was cheaper than both the Toyota Corona and the '78 Zephyr.
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newVideoPlayer("79_Toyota_Tercel_476.flv", 506, 423,""); What's the best way to show that your car is better than the competition? Slap a huge Malaise decal bearing your car's name on the side, set up the ramps, and jump the competition! It's even got more headroom than the Rabbit, which we all know is roomy enough for Wilt Chamberlain! Then it kicks Honda's ass by having a longitudinally-mounted engine, though we're not sure quite how that's an advantage in a front-wheel-drive car.
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newVideoPlayer("79_Scirocco_476.flv", 463, 387,""); Back in the Middle Malaise Era, when you were in a hurry to meet your cocaine dealer hot date at the dock, you could have taken a Ferrari or Maserati to ensure the quickest driving time. But when you also have a Scirocco in the garage... well, who's going to argue with 71 horsepower?
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newVideoPlayer("79_Rabbit_Wilt_476.flv", 463, 387,""); The '79 Volkswagen Rabbit (that's a Golf to you shifty-eyed foreign types) probably didn't accelerate very rapidly with Mr. Chamberlain aboard, what with its 71-horsepower engine and all. But it has enough headroom- somehow- to accommodate a 7-footer. Wait, did we say 71 horsepower? Make that 48 horses for the Diesel Rabbit!
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Laugh away, but putting the Mustang on the new Fox Ford platform for the '79 model year de-Pinto-ized the car and made it possible to say the words "Mustang" and "performance" in the same sentence without giggling. But I gotta be honest here, the song...
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