(Click ad to enlarge) “The Great American Freedom Machine.” 40-yrs-ago, many a young man’s dreams were filled with Mom’s apple pie, the Liberty Bell and the Harley X-90 MiniBike. Daily 70s Ad #11: Harley-Davidson X-90 MiniBike originally appeared in the … Continue reading
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(Click ad to enlarge) “A muscle machine with a will of its own.” Look at that beauty. Ready to roar off into the painted horizon. And what’s up with the “Midnight Express” tag? Simply a reference to night trains I … Continue reading
“Honda’s Great Give-Away Days.” Let’s hop on our Daily 70s Spot and ride it down the road a piece. Here’s a Honda Moped commercial featuring a young Steve Guttenberg. Spot aired in July of 1978. Daily 70s Spot #360: Honda … Continue reading
“Keeps the clean smell goin’” Let’s hop on our Daily 70s Spot and ride it through the dust. Here’s a commercial for Lifebuoy Deodorant Soap featuring a farm-based motocross rider with romantic intentions. Spot aired in 1977. Daily 70s Spot … Continue reading
On this lazy Sunday afternoon let us allow our frazzled minds to wander back and reminisce about a 1970s childhood hero, Evel Knievel. Motorcycle daredevil and showman, Knievel made many death-defying jumps in the 1960s and 70s and became such … Continue reading
A few days back we took a look-see at some nifty 70s ads from American Motorcyclist magazine. While perusing those dusty back-issues I also came across a contest held in December, 1975 for the “Typical Female Rider”. Don’t forget to … Continue reading