Our Daily 70s Spot features a jaunty song and the new line-up of Winnebago RVs for 1973. Vehicles on display include the Brave, Chieftain, and the “best-selling” Indian. I had a much-loved, Winnebago Indian Tonka toy when I was a … Continue reading
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Here’s a nifty spot with an unexpected pairing of celebrities. Don Adams (Get Smart) and Penny Marshall (Laverne & Shirley) for Hertz Rent-a-Car. Adams was already well-known to TV viewers but Marshall was still in the process of becoming popular. … Continue reading
Our Daily 70s Spot shows off the 1970 Indianapolis race and informs us that Sears DieHard batteries were used in 25 out of the 33 cars. There’s some classic, albeit brief and backwards, racing footage in this one. Commercial aired … Continue reading
Welcome to the long, President’s Day weekend. Here’s your Daily 70s Spot for Saturday. A commercial for the ’73 Ford Torino featuring high-wire specialist, Bill Couch. Ford rigged a wire to the top of a Torino and forced Couch to … Continue reading
Daily 70s Spot time. Today, an Army vehicle depot and a “Dear John” letter are featured in this Autolite Spark Plugs commercial spotted on the tube in July of 1977. The actor appears to be Mel Stewart (The Jeffersons). Daily … Continue reading
Your Daily 70s Spot, leading you into the weekend, is for the Chevrolet Impala. This ad was part of the ‘Building a better way to see the U.S.A.’ campaign and was seen on TV screens in January of 1972. Daily … Continue reading