Friday, April 10, 2009
Back when Detroit built cars with lava power.
Detroit’s real problem? Not that Japan caught up or that we stopped making good cars—we just need more natural disasters with dramatic voiceovers in commercials. See that finish? Lava-proof! Need to outrun panicky crowds at the first sign of volcanic activity? No prob. Chevy Camaro for 1967 has a V8, getting something like 9 mpg too! Don’t let that stop you from buying though—we have enough gas to run the planet 3x over forever. But wait, there’s more.
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If ever a spot cried out for AC/DC's Highway to Hell, this is it. The faux-Stravinsky soundtrack runs counter to the whole muscle car at the gates of hell feel. If they had Angus Young around back then, we'd all still be driving Detroit steel.
How do you know this ad didn't inspire Highway to Hell? Also, mightn't this have been a more appropriate ad for a Firebird?
Looks like car advertising hasn't changed much in 40 years. Just add CG and that spot could be from 2009. Interesting the announcer refers to the Camara as a "Driving Machine." Did you catch that, BMW?
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