(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
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(Click to enlarge) “Works like a truck. Rides like a car.” You just don’t see that shade of brown in a paint finish anymore. And I’m OK with that. Daily 70s Ad #186: Ford Pickup ‘Rides Like A Car’ originally … Continue reading
(Click to enlarge) “Get The Dry Look…and don’t be a stiff.” Nope. He doesn’t look like a stiff. Not at all. Daily 70s Ad #180: The Dry Look originally appeared in the July, 1979 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine. (Source: … Continue reading
(Click to enlarge) “DATSUN SAVES…About a gallon of gasoline a day.” Nissan wants you to “help ease our energy crisis” by buying a Datsun 1200. Daily 70s Ad #164: Datsun Saves ‘Gas Can’ originally appeared in the June, 1973 issue … Continue reading
(Click to enlarge) “A machine famous for not breaking down.” Also available in the “Sporty Grabber” style. Daily 70s Ad #148: Ford Maverick ‘Surprise’ originally appeared in the July, 1972 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine. (Source: Popular Mechanics) Previously on … Continue reading
(Click to enlarge) “Black Velvet feels great in a crowd.” A black velvet jumpsuit? Very nice! Daily 70s Ad #118: Black Velvet Canadian Whisky originally appeared in the March, 1977 issue of Popular Mechanics magazine. (Source: Popular Mechanics) Previously on … Continue reading