Saturday 70s Spots: Chevy Vega & Camaro (1970)

“The little car that does everything well.” Commercial time! Here’s two vintage Chevrolet commercials from November of 1970. First up, a spot from Chevy Vega’s debut year featuring a 4-car line-up. The young man in the yellow sweatshirt looks very … Continue reading

Rad Ads: Plymouth Horizon (1978)

“Fine little car.” She’s French, you know. Plymouth Horizon originally appeared in the September 1978 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine. (Source: Popular Mechanics) Previously on Rad Ads: The Dry Look By Gillette (1978) … Continue reading

Sunday 70s Spots: Dodge & Chrysler ‘The Clincher!’ (1975)

“The Clincher! It’s going to take better care of the people who buy Dodge and Chrysler-Plymouth cars.” Alrighty, let’s roll into the commercial oldies! Today, we’re in January of 1975 for two Chrysler-Dodge spots. First, we have one for “The … Continue reading

Sunday 70s Spots: The New Chevrolets (1979)

“This is it, America – the new Chevrolet!” Let’s take a lazy Sunday afternoon drive with Chevy. Here we have two commercials that aired at the start of January, 1979 and were produced a bit earlier in ’78. First up, … Continue reading

Rad Ads: The ’78 Ford Bronco (1978)

“The first 4-wheeler that puts it all together.” I’m going for the “Free Wheeling package option.” Definitely. The ’78 Ford Bronco originally appeared in the July, 1978 issue of Popular Science magazine. (Source: Popular Science) Previously on Rad Ads: Coca-Cola … Continue reading

Sunday 70s Spots: Ricardo Montalban For Chrysler (1975)

“Fine, Corinthian leather…” Today, we check in on Chrysler as they expound the virtues of their 1975 automobile line. First, a Chrysler Cordoba spot starring dramatic and classy spokesman, Ricardo Montalban. After that, a relatively awesome spot featuring 50 years … Continue reading