Dodge Sweptline Pickup. (‘Popular Mechanics’ magazine, July, 1972)
“Buy this specially equipped ’72 Dodge Sweptline, and the Dodge Boys can offer you a Winnebago Kap Cover at no extra cost.”
C’mon! A free Winnebago Kap Cover. Sold! Daily 70s Ad #197: Dodge Sweptline Pickup originally appeared in the July, 1972 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine.
(Source: Popular Mechanics)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Richard Petty For Dodge Charger Daytona (1976)
Dodge Charger Daytona. (‘Popular Science’ magazine, May, 1976)
“Richard Petty, who has won more NASCAR championships than anybody else, got hooked on Dodge Charger a long time ago.”
I wonder if Richard Petty still has this beauty in a garage somewhere. Daily 70s Ad #196: Dodge Charger Daytona originally appeared in the May, 1976 issue of Popular Science magazine.
(Source: Popular Science)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Elton John ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’ (1974)
“Molly lick-a-lolly, lick lolly, lollypop!” (‘The Electric Company,’ 1973)
Happy Funshine Friday! Here’s a sing-a-long tune from The Electric Company that will stick in your head (for better or for worse).
I believe the “Lick-A-Lolly” song first aired in December of 1973. I can’t decide if this clip is a wonderful or terrible thing. I…I think I love it. Lick away!
Previously on Funshine Friday: A ‘Jabberjaw’ Moment (1976)
More from The Electric Company at Bionic Disco: ‘The Electric Company’: The Short Circus Sings ‘An E On The End’ (1973)
Elton John ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me.’ (‘Billboard’ magazine, June 22, 1974)
“A single from his forthcoming album.”
Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s tune reached #2 on the US charts and #16 in the UK. Daily 70s Ad #195: Elton John ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’ originally appeared in the June 22, 1974 issue of Billboard magazine.
(Source: Billboard)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Bell Telephone ‘Be Choosey’ (1978)
Bell Telephone ‘Be Choosey.’ (‘Cincinnati’ magazine, August, 1978)
“With Bell you have enough choices of shapes, colors and styles, so you can get a phone that’s genuinely you.”
That really is a nice mushroom lamp. Daily 70s Ad #194: Bell Telephone ‘Be Choosey’ originally appeared in the August, 1978 issue of Cincinnati magazine.
(Source: Cincinnati)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Dick Van Dyke For Kodak Colorburst (1978)
193. Dick Van Dyke For Kodak Colorburst. (‘Ebony’ magazine, July, 1978)
“Bright, brilliant, bursting color by Kodak.”
Hurray for Dick Van Dyke! Still going strong at 88. He’s outlived this camera – and Kodak itself. Daily 70s Ad #193: Dick Van Dyke For Kodak Colorburst originally appeared in the July, 1978 issue of Ebony magazine.
(Source: Ebony)
Previously on Daily 70s Ad: Volvo ‘Steel Cage’ (1974)