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Showing posts with label automobilehistoryusa. Show all posts

Monday, February 13, 2012

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

1958 Plymouth TV Ad: Tricks!

Classic commercial spot for the 1958 Plymouth. Includes a segment at the end announcing the Plymouth Money-Ahead Contest which offered $500.00 a month for life as the grand prize.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Flip the Frog Cartoon- The New Car (1931)

Flip the Frog is an animated cartoon character created by American cartoonist Ub Iwerks. He starred in a series of cartoons produced by Celebrity Pictures and distributed through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer from 1930 to 1933. The series had many recurring characters besides Flip, including Flip's dog, the mule Orace, and a dizzy neighborhood spinster.

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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Chevy Newsreels Pets - Miniature Circus! (1938)

This is the 9th of a series of excerpts from 1935-1939 Chevrolet "Newsreels" narrating mostly Chevy cars related stories. Almost all these films were ended with shots regarding pets.

Thursday, July 8, 2010

1954 DeSoto Automatic TV Ad

Vintage commercial for the 1954 DeSoto Automobile.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

1968 Early Chevy II Nova (Nov, 1967) TV Ad

Classic commercial in color for the 1968 Chevy Nova II. From a Nova history page:
1968 meant a radically-new model based on Camaro-like frame. This basic body design would last for 11 years and would be shared in one form or another by all other GM divisions. All models became known as the Chevy II Nova.

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

1966 Ford Falcon TV Ad

The Ford Motor Company produced the Falcon family of vehicles from 1960 through the 1970 model years. Here's a classic ad for the 1966 model.

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Friday, December 25, 2009

An Evening With Fred Astaire (1958)

This is the first TV transmission recorded (and wonderfully preserved) using color video tape. That happened in Wichita, Kansas, on October, 17, 1958. The show was an acclaimed Emmy award-winning NBC special, "An Evening with Fred Astaire", sponsored by Chrysler Corporation.