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• Why Own A Cheap Little Econobox? Low Profit Mont Has Detroit Muscle For Ya! [Classic Ad Watch]

  newVideoPlayer("/89_DetroitAutoWorks_Muscle_494.flv", 506, 423,""); Detroit Auto Works of Seattle is still around, though these days they don't seem to focus so much on classic Detroit musclecars as they did back in the 80s… and where's Low Profit Mont nowadays? Imagine an era, just a couple decades past, when 60s Camaros and Chargers still served as transportation! Posted Oct 06 2008, 04:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: classic ad watch, 1980S, Seattle, 1989, muscle car

• Joe Isuzu Shuts Down Them Damn 911-Driving Huns In His I-Mark RS [Classic Ad Watch]

  newVideoPlayer("/Isuzu_Beats_911_494.flv", 506, 423,""); As we know, the Isuzu I-Mark is a mighty racing machine. But did you know that the '89 I-Mark RS could eat up a 911 piloted by a steely-eyed German on a rain-soaked autobahn? Sure could, provided you-know-who was at the wheel. Guten morgen! Thanks to Maxichamp for the tip. Posted Oct 01 2008, 04:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: classic ad watch, 1980S, Isuzu, 1989, I-Mark, Joe Isuzu, 1989 Isuzu I-Mark RS

• 1989 Chevrolet Camaro: The Heartbeat Of America, Oh Yeah! [Classic Ad Watch]

  newVideoPlayer("/89_Camaro_494.flv", 506, 423,""); Why did the Berlin Wall go crashing down in 1989? Some might try to confuse you with all sorts of economic or political gibberish, but the answer is actually real simple : the third-generation Camaro destroyed the Evil Empire's will to live! Look at the triumphant American Camaro owners in this ad- with 230 horsepower (that is, for those who bought the IROC; the base V6 had 130 horses) at their command, victory was theirs! Posted Sep 25 2008, 04:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Chevrolet, classic ad watch, 1980S, Camaro, 1989, 1989 Chevrolet Camaro

• It's 1989, and Japan Needs Tauruses! [Classic Ad Watch]

  newVideoPlayer("89_Taurus_In_Japan_476.flv", 463, 387,""); This ad makes us wonder: is having a Taurus in Japan today something like having a Citröen in the United States? Perhaps Japanese fans of the film "Robocop" were so taken with the then-futuristic Taurus that Ford felt compelled to import them in large numbers in the following years. Posted Feb 14 2008, 03:00 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Ford, classic ad watch, 1980S, Japan, Taurus, 1989

• The 1989 Taurus SHO: Power In The Hands Of a Fortunate Few [Classic Ad Watch]

  newVideoPlayer("89_SHO_476.flv", 475, 376,""); Still one of the coolest-looking engines ever to come out of Detroit- well, the Yamaha V6s were installed in Detroit, anyway- Taurus SHO was quite the hot rod back in '89. This would have had the effect of making the non-SHO Taurus seem even more boring, had such a thing been possible. 220 horsepower doesn't seem like much these days, even in a front-driver, but that engine even looks good when it's sitting in the junkyard! Posted Jan 07 2008, 06:15 AM by Jalopnik Filed under: Ford, classic ad watch, 1980S, SHO, Taurus, 1989