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newVideoPlayer("/75_Chrysler_NYer_JackJones_494.flv", 506, 423,""); Now that the '75 New Yorker is quite the collector's car, with original examples changing hands for upwards of several dozen dollars, we can understand why Jack Jones was so appreciative of the deep-tufted velour interior and 230-horse 440 under the hood. But that sticker price of $6,611 was more than a grand more than the Cordoba's- talk about car buying dilemmas! And check out the bit right before the ad- Game 7 of the 1975 World Series!
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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("/Simca1000_Spain_476.flv", 506, 423,""); Would you believe two million Simca 1000s were made? Chrysler's little rear-engined machine was a hot seller all over Europe, including Spain, where we see a driving instructor and his student experiencing awe as a result of the incredibly luxurious features of the 1000.
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newVideoPlayer("/71_Chrysler_Royal_476.flv", 506, 423,""); The Newport Royal was priced a couple hundred bucks lower than the regular Newport; it came with less gingerbread and a 360 instead of the 383 engine, but was otherwise the same car. See, that's to get you hooked on Chryslers; the guy who buys the Royal now will go on to buy a Corboba a few years later, and by now he's in a Cirrus. Just like eating peanuts!
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newVideoPlayer("92_LeBaron_Mexico_476.flv", 463, 387,""); Some might say that a '68 Ford Galaxie with big tires and 428 engine is the correct choice for driving the roads of Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, but what if you're looking for some anachronistic romance? Just break out the wedding rings, pop the cassette into the 1992 LeBaron's deck (yes, a cassette deck ten years into the CD Era), and watch your rival angrily slash a bunch of candles with his sword.
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newVideoPlayer("84_Duster_476.flv", 463, 387,""); I was a senior in high school in 1984, and I recall hearing Baby Boomers going on and on about the goddamn 1960s at the time and thinking "There's no possible way anyone will ever be nostalgic for the 80s- no way! " How wrong I was- 80s nostalgia is like herpes, with sudden painful flareups and a miasma of shame surrounding its participants. And that brings us to what I believe may well be The Most Eighties Car Ad In All Of History: a 1985 Plymouth Duster ad that was apparently shown during the 1st Annual MTV Music Awards. And you know what that means- it's poll time! newVideoPlayer("85_Pioneer_Stereo_476.flv", 475, 376,""); We had a Most 80s Car Ad Ever poll last month, and the Pioneer ad above blew the other contenders out of the water. It's got the hair product, the jarring colors, the implied cocaine abuse... but does it have what it takes to keep its crown in the face of...
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newVideoPlayer("Tina_Turner_Voyager_476.flv", 475, 376,""); Say it's the 80s and you've got the Chrysler advertising account. You've got Tina Turner signed up to do an ad... but what's the best vehicle to have her pitch? Maybe something sporty, like the Shelby GLHS? Or luxurious, like the Chrysler/Maserati TC? No, no... when you think Tina Turner, you think minivan , right? Exactly.
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newVideoPlayer("Ricardo_Montalban_83_E_476.flv", 475, 376); We're pretty sure the movie TRON had some influence on this ad for the 1983 Chrysler E Class cars. You get lasers building the cars, a computer voice that gargles out phrases such as "All monitored systems are functioning," and it goes without saying that you get Ricardo Montalban to tell you about it! Say, when's the last time you saw one of these on the road?
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newVideoPlayer("78_Dodge_Magnum_476.flv", 475, 376); The venerable Chrysler B-Body platform still had some life left in it by the Late Malaise Era, and that meant that the descendant of the Super Bee and Charger was going to roll with T-tops A Cord-type grille, sophisticated instrumentation, and electronic wizardry. Oh yes, and a 140-horse 318, though you could also opt for the 360 or 400 engines. This ad rates about a 6 on the Disco-O-Meter (with the Black Gold 280ZX scoring a perfect 10).
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newVideoPlayer("laser2_ad_gawker_gawker.flv", 475, 376);It's quicker zero-to-fifty than the Supra! It beats the Z28 through the slalom! Not only that, you could get Mark Cross leather! Yes, the era of turbocharged front-drive Mopars was truly a Golden...
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newVideoPlayer("ChryslerCordoba_gawker.flv", 475, 376); We make a lot of Chrysler Cordoba / Corinthian Leather jokes around here, but it occurs to us that perhaps some of our younger readers have never experienced the 1975 Cordoba ad that started it all...
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