(Click to enlarge) “Luxurious. Economical. Comfortable. Really ready for America.” The Opel Manta Luxus. An American classic? Daily 70s Ad #209: General Motors’ German Opel originally appeared in the June, 1973 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine. (Source: Popular Mechanics) Previously … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2014
(click to enlarge) “Son of the famous Col. Jim Beam.” Kentucky Rocker. Daily 70s Ad #208: Jim Beam Bourbon ‘Family Art’ originally appeared in the June 19, 1970 issue of LIFE magazine. (Source: LIFE) Previously on Daily 70s Ad: New … Continue reading
(Click to enlarge) “Featuring: ‘Stranded in the Jungle.’” A cool one for the New York Dolls second L.P., released May 10, 1974 . Daily 70s Ad #207: New York Dolls ‘Too Much, Too Soon’ originally appeared in the June 22, … Continue reading
For this edition of Trailer Tuesday, we haul out the bizarre and highly-watchable cult film, Pulp. Pulp, directed by Mike Hodges and released in 1972, stars Michael Caine as Mickey King. King, a writer of pulp detective novels, travels to … Continue reading
(Click to enlarge) “Special clothes for special times, all in friendly fabrics that keep coming back for more.” That doesn’t look 100% safe. Daily 70s Ad #206: Shillito’s Clothes ‘Strictly For Kids’ originally appeared in the August, 1973 issue of … Continue reading
Seeing as how it’s been almost six weeks since we last heard from Heart, I think it’s time for another hard rocking hit tune. Here’s Ann and Nancy Wilson and the band performing “Crazy On You” live on The Midnight … Continue reading