‘And now, here’s Hugh Downs with the fake news…’ (Ford Pinto commercial, 1975)
“Ford has what California drives.”
Let’s switch on the TV and take in our Daily 70s Spot. Here’s a Ford Motors commercial featuring the ’76 Pinto and ‘The Ford Report.’ The newscaster is Hugh Downs of NBC’s Today and ABC’s 20/20. Spot aired in November of 1975.
Previously on Daily 70s Spot: United Way ‘Women’s Prison’ (1978)
I guess they didn’t have enough time to mention that they explode when hit from behind?
They’re hush hush about that particular feature.