classic car commericals Archives

Classic Car Commercials — The Maverick Grabber

December 8, 2012 by Thom Abbott

Classic Car Commercials

When I was in high school, during lunch breaks I use to walk downtown in my home town of Livingston and walk through the Ford garage. I’d first check out the showroom, and then I go right back in the garage and walk around it’s U-shape design. I can remember finding some of the new models tucked back in the corner of the garage, just waiting to be “introduced” instead of being out on the lot!

I can remember the Ford Maverick. I remember my Dad drove a military car home once and it was a Ford Maverick. And what a hoot…one of the commericals I saw listed the price at $1995 for a Maverick. You’d probably pay about $5-8,000 for one now!

Enjoy!

Classic Car Commercials — Improved Engineering Does Wonders!

December 1, 2012 by Thom Abbott

Classic Car Commercials — A Trip Down Memory Lane

As “engineering” improved, so did the amazing features on cars. Of course some of those features, came, went, and have since returned.

Tonight’s DOUBLE FEATURE first features a unique option on the Ford Fairlane.

The second feature shows how engineering has a way of, well re-engineering itself!

Classic Car Commercials – A Trip Down Memory Lane

November 24, 2012 by Thom Abbott

Classic Car Commercials – A Trip Down Memory Lane

One thing I’ve learned since I started blogging, was that people should get to know who you are. It’s one of the great things about blogging and the other social media channels we have today. People can know more about you (or as little as you want them to) before you ever meet IRL (In Real Life) or before they decide to work with you, in my case, as their real estate broker.

So, on that personal note, since I was a little kid, I’ve always loved cars. If money were no object, I’d need a 20+ car garage to keep not only classics, but just cars I would want to drive. So, I recently stumbled across classic car commercials on YouTube. Some of them I specifically remember, others I don’t. But the cars, ah, those I remember. (well, depending on the year of the car!)

So, I’ll be doing a series of blogs on car commercials. I hope they bring back memories for you just like they have for me.

Today’s example…the ever beautiful Ford LTD Country Squire Station Wagon! The station wagon WAS the family automobile till we invented the Sport Utility Vehicle.

Check out this 1973 beauty….

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