Saturday, February 22, 2014

Car companies and dealerships used to appeal to consumers with music.. whatever happened to that?


Florence Henderson signing "Oldsmobility" Ridin on the Range and "Gotta get a Car"



both Ford and Chevy went with famous celebs of the day... and sent these to the public at large http://aacalibrary.tumblr.com/


This one I photographed at a local car show

4 comments:

  1. I have a couple Chrysler Corp albums. I probably sent you pics in the past.

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    1. I have a bad memory... you may have. Too many posts, too much passion for too many things. And alzheimers may be a culprit too. We've been emailing for a while right? I can't recall if you have a website, where you are from, how we got to chatting.. nothing. Like the meme's say, stay calm and blog on right!?!!

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  2. When Holden introduced the new HQ model in mid-1971, a special promotional flexi-disc record about the car was included in "Modern Motor" magazine:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVc0-wfm1MI

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    1. Wow, so glad that's not the way to get car reviews anymore! Posting! Thanks!

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