“America’s No.1-selling small truck.” Time to fire up the Daily 70s Spot. Here we have a commercial for Datsun’s Lil’ Hustler pickup truck. Yes, the vehicle is really called the “Lil’ Hustler.” There’s nothing strange about that whatsoever. At all. … Continue reading
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“When America needs a better idea – Ford puts it on wheels.” Let’s roll out the Daily 70s Spot. Here’s a Ford Thunderbird commercial highlighting the new ’77 vehicles. They’re “thinner” with a “wide stance.” Spot aired in early 1977. … Continue reading
“Feel the difference.” Sunday’s Daily 70s Spot features an honest-to-goodness “lemon” of a car. Now, if we just had sugar and water vehicles we could make a lemonade truck. This commercial for STP ‘Double Power’ Gasoline Treatment was filmed in … Continue reading
Rad Ads incoming! It’s high time we flipped through some dusty, old 1970s magazines and pulled out some attractive advertizements. The good-lookin’ dozen below originally appeared in the April and September, 1977 issues of Orange Coast magazine – a periodical … Continue reading
“If you had to compete with the three biggest car companies in America what would you do?” Yesterday we featured toy cars, today we have a “real” vehicle. Our Friday Daily 70s Spot is a humorous commercial for American Motors’ … Continue reading
“Volkswagen does it – again!” To cap off celebrity week, our Daily 70s Spot stars basketball great, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers. Here we find Chamberlain selling the Volkswagen Rabbit. Commercial aired in October of … Continue reading