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#3047 of 3540 Re: heritage ads [carlisimo] by ateixeira Oct 27, 2006 (5:54 am)
Replying to: carlisimo (Oct 26, 2006 1:15 pm) Boy that is a strange one. They keep going back and forth in time. Plus it doesn't look very realistic when they show the pilot in the speed boat.   -juice Replies to this message: john_324 (Oct 27, 2006 6:34 am)
#3048 of 3540 Re: heritage ads [ateixeira] by john_324 Oct 27, 2006 (6:34 am)
Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 27, 2006 5:54 am) I love that ad. Esp. the section with the TT racebike...soo cool!   I'll agree that the speedboat seems a little out of place, but at least there wasn't a scene with him using a Honda lawnmower...   But I think they actually planned one...there's (can't recall where it is unfortunately) a great background piece on the commerical...how they found the guy, the "bloopers" during filming (apparently he dumped the Fireblade on a turn during one take), etc. Good stuff.
#3049 of 3540 Re: heritage ads [carlisimo] by fintail Oct 27, 2006 (7:20 am)
Replying to: carlisimo (Oct 26, 2006 1:15 pm) That is a cool ad, yes. It's funny how some companies (read: big 2.5) are so unable to create such memorable and creative spots, while some have more than their fair share of excellent ads. Replies to this message: ateixeira (Oct 27, 2006 7:26 am) fintail (Oct 27, 2006 7:29 am) kyfdx (Oct 27, 2006 7:35 am)
#3050 of 3540 Re: heritage ads [fintail] by ateixeira Oct 27, 2006 (7:26 am)
Replying to: fintail (Oct 27, 2006 7:20 am) Buick tried - remember the Harley Earl ads?   They were horrific, though. Can you imagine the guy who coined the phrase "Longer, Lower, and Wider" trying to sell a Rendezvous?   -juice Replies to this message: fintail (Oct 27, 2006 7:29 am) kyfdx (Oct 27, 2006 7:35 am)
#3051 of 3540 Re: heritage ads [ateixeira] by fintail Oct 27, 2006 (7:29 am)
Replying to: ateixeira (Oct 27, 2006 7:26 am) Harley Earl must have been spinning in his grave over those ads. I'd consider them insulting. Replies to this message: kyfdx (Oct 27, 2006 7:35 am)
#3052 of 3540 Re: heritage ads [fintail] by kyfdx HOST Oct 27, 2006 (7:35 am)
Replying to: fintail (Oct 27, 2006 7:29 am) Plus... I can't keep from thinking of Miami Vice when I see that actor..
#3055 of 3540 Ford's Spots... by john_324 Oct 27, 2006 (8:22 am)
...using digital Steve McQueen have been good.   Aside from the fantastic Mustang/Cornfield ad, Ford also made a cool ad for the European Puma that featured McQueen driving a silver Puma around ala Bullitt. He eventually backs it into a garage (as an attractive woman stares), gets out, smiles at an old Triumph Bonneville leaning in the corner, and pats the car lovingly as he walks away.   It's kinda cool that in this era of dead celebs being resurrected to sell all sorts of incongruous things, that McQueen is being used to sell things of which he might actually approve (performance cars, chronograph watches...) Replies to this message: fintail (Oct 27, 2006 12:40 pm)
#3056 of 3540 Re: Ford's Spots... [john_324] by fintail Oct 27, 2006 (12:40 pm)
Replying to: john_324 (Oct 27, 2006 8:22 am) I agree, those aren't bad. Especially compared to some of the strange or dumb 'Bold Moves' ads.   I guess I just have a thing for ads that show a history of a model or make. It's nice seeing where a car comes from.

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