Daily 70s Ad: Scout Leader Outfit (1974)

(Click ad to enlarge) “When you wear it with pride at every Scouting function, you lead the way to good uniforming in your troop.” Hairspray and desert boots not included. Daily 70s Ad #71: Scout Leader Outfit originally appeared in … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Newport Cigarettes ‘Menthol Pumpkin’ (1972)

(Click ad to enlarge) “Alive with pleasure.” As far as I can tell – this happy couple are staring at the front of this fellow’s trousers while he fiddles in his pocket. I have nothing else to add. Daily 70s … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: John Deere Lawn Riders (1973)

(Click ad to enlarge) “Years of freedom from ‘lawn lost’ weekends.” Sporting white slacks while sprucing the garden for spring ’73. Daily 70s Ad #69: John Deere Lawn Riders originally appeared in the April, 1973 issue of Popular Science magazine. … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Robinson’s ‘Perfection In Suede’ (1978)

(Click ad to enlarge) “The texture is everything.” They should have coined a new word here and gone with “Suede-fection.” No? Daily 70s Ad #68: Robinson’s ‘Perfection In Suede’ originally appeared in the October, 1978 issue of Orange Coast magazine. … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Dodge Colt ‘Camping’ (1976)

(Click ad to enlarge) “How did Dodge Colt put so much in such a little car?” Is that real wood siding? It’s almost like a little log cabin. Daily 70s Ad #67: Dodge Colt ‘Camping’ originally appeared in the January … Continue reading

Daily 70s Ad: Yamaha ‘Little Folks’ Motorcycles (1972)

(Click ad to enlarge) “Different strokes for different folks.” I’ll take one of each. Daily 70s Ad #66: Yamaha ‘Little Folks’ Motorcycles originally appeared in the January, 1972 issue of American Motorcyclist magazine. (Source: American Motorcyclist) Previously on Daily 70s … Continue reading