Daily 70s Ad: Dodge Sweptline Pickup (1972)

(Click to enlarge) “Buy this specially equipped ’72 Dodge Sweptline, and the Dodge Boys can offer you a Winnebago Kap Cover at no extra cost.” C’mon! A free Winnebago Kap Cover. Sold! Daily 70s Ad #197: Dodge Sweptline Pickup originally … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Richard Petty For Dodge Charger Daytona (1976)

(Click to enlarge) “Richard Petty, who has won more NASCAR championships than anybody else, got hooked on Dodge Charger a long time ago.” I wonder if Richard Petty still has this beauty in a garage somewhere. Daily 70s Ad #196: … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Elton John ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’ (1974)

(Click to enlarge) “A single from his forthcoming album.” Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s tune reached #2 on the US charts and #16 in the UK. Daily 70s Ad #195: Elton John ‘Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me’ … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Bell Telephone ‘Be Choosey’ (1978)

(Click to enlarge) “With Bell you have enough choices of shapes, colors and styles, so you can get a phone that’s genuinely you.” That really is a nice mushroom lamp. Daily 70s Ad #194: Bell Telephone ‘Be Choosey’ originally appeared … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Dick Van Dyke For Kodak Colorburst (1978)

(Click to enlarge) “Bright, brilliant, bursting color by Kodak.” Hurray for Dick Van Dyke! Still going strong at 88. He’s outlived this camera – and Kodak itself. Daily 70s Ad #193: Dick Van Dyke For Kodak Colorburst originally appeared in … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Volvo ‘Steel Cage’ (1974)

(Click to enlarge) “To protect the passengers even further, Volvo surrounds them with a steel cage.” I drove a green 70s Volvo much like this in the late 80s. Thankfully, I never had to test its steel integrity. Daily 70s … Continue reading