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newVideoPlayer("/87_Corolla_FX_494.flv", 506, 423,""); Everyone remembers the FX16 Corolla , but what about the plain ol' economical FX? It was the cheapest Corolla you could get, and the ones sold here were made in California… and it appears that most of them are still on the road today. Sure, that flat hatch looked hideous a little odd, but in an endearing sort of way.
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newVideoPlayer("/87_ChevyDealer_BernieCarbo_494.flv", 506, 423,""); When you're going for a celebrity endorsement of your car dealership, you have to pay extra for a celebrity who will show some enthusiasm for your lineup of Celebrities and Sprints and/or enunciate clearly. In this case, Casey Chevrolet opted for the no-frills delivery of Red Sox hero Bernie Carbo . Can you feel the passion for that Celebrity Eurosport?
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newVideoPlayer("/87_Plymouth_Sundance_Quebec_494.flv", 506, 423,""); It turns out that Céline Dion really did make French-language Chrysler commercials back in the 80s, and here's another one allegedly featuring the future superstar. Thrill as she hoons that '87 Sundance right up the Stade Olympique in Montreal, miraculously avoiding arrest at the summit. Maybe 146 turbocharged horsepower (although this car appears to be the 97-horse NA version) is all you need to accomplish such a feat!
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newVideoPlayer("/87_VW_GTI_476.flv", 506, 423,""); VW's "Kleine GTI" series of ads, starting in 1984 , was still going strong three years later. Those crazy Wolfsburgers went and doubled the number of valves for that year, giving America's Members Only -clad sorority girls 123 rampaging German horses under the hood.
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newVideoPlayer("/87_Celica_476.flv", 506, 423,""); This ad might not be quite as painfully 80s as the Cocaine Factory '85 Duster Ad , but it's getting there. 1987 was the year the Celica was "improved" by going to front-wheel-drive and shedding the old funky angular look in favor of a more focus-group-friendly (i.e., bland) appearance. The Phil Collins-esque theme song fits this car the way profits from missile sales to Iran fit the Contras' financial needs!
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newVideoPlayer("/87_Renault_18_Argentina_476.flv", 506, 423,""); It all starts with a beam of light fired from the taillight of an '87 Renault 18 located in an Argentinian art gallery packed with jittery stimulant-inspired sculptures. Next thing you know... well, something happens, and a security guard isn't sure what to make of it. Thanks to Franzouse for the tip!
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newVideoPlayer("87_CitroenBX_JDM_476.flv", 506, 423,""); We've got a shipping container with a vaguely familiar actress at the wheel of a Citroën BX in Japan. The container opens, the car smashes through a gate, and then it plows through a sand dune. We'd expect it to emerge with all the paint sanded off, but instead it emerges unscathed, heading directly for the ocean. Citroëns in Japan- what could go wrong?
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newVideoPlayer("87_Benz_476.flv", 463, 387,""); With most automakers, a claim that one of their cars was able to drive 31,000 miles in eight days with no breakdowns, at an average speed of 154 miles per hour... well, you'd probably call bullshit. But when Mercedes-Benz makes a claim like that, folks tend to believe it (especially back in the 80s, when this ad was made). No wonder a 190 of this era finished in the Top 10 at the last Altamont 24 Hours of LeMons! Hey, is that soundtrack from Dark Side Of The Moon ?
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newVideoPlayer("87_Peugeot_505_476.flv", 463, 387,""); Looking for a car with stepless fan blower speed? The '87 Peugeot 505 GTI has you covered! The well-dressed gentleman in this ad (which seems intended for the Canadian market, judging from the "zed" pronunciation of ZF) appears to be a somewhat bewildered car thief who just grabs any parked car that appeals to him. Some nice dirt-road hoonage, too. Too bad Peugeot pulled out of the North American market just a few years after this ad.
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newVideoPlayer("87_Yugo_NE_476.flv", 463, 387,""); Can you believe it? Test-drive a new '87 Yugo and you'll get more than 1% of the purchase price in cash, even if you don't buy the car! That's because New England Yugo dealers know that one taste of that vaunted Yugoslavian build quality is enough to make you sign on the line that is dotted. Is it just us, or does Yugo's "Buy yourself a little freedom" theme song have ominous overtones of payoffs to the secret police?
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newVideoPlayer("87_Jeep_Comanche_476.flv", 475, 376,""); The pickup version of the Jeep Cherokee was a pretty decent small truck, and you could get yourself one for only $6495 (about 12 grand in today's dollars) back in 1987. Small pickup truck? What's that? Look, it has only two doors... and no cup holders! The manly men hanging out at this middle-o-nowhere gas station are drawn to the Comanche like zombies scenting fresh flesh... no doubt it's the lure of $700 cash back from Chrysler.
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