Old car ads from magazines & newspapers

Old car ads from magazines & newspapers

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Miglia 888

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146 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Jex said:
Miglia 888 said:
Diesels and the environment - bit ironic now.
Did make me chuckle how perspectives change over the years - diesel at only £1.94 a gallon back in 1990 = 42.7p a litre

£3.00 a gallon as in the scary newspaper cutting = 66.1p a litre
Yet the low rate finance at "just" 15.3% APR vs. the usual 23% APR would be more scary today...

mickyveloce

1,035 posts

235 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Not necessarily a car ad, but a regular in the 70's motoring publications, this Maserati driving pilot enjoying a gasper before taking his plane (and no doubt several air hostesses) to heaven and back was the epitome of cool....


Miglia 888

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Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Miglia 888

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Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Miglia 888

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Friday 24th February 2017
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Plinth

713 posts

87 months

Friday 24th February 2017
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mickyveloce said:
Not necessarily a car ad, but a regular in the 70's motoring publications, this Maserati driving pilot enjoying a gasper before taking his plane (and no doubt several air hostesses) to heaven and back was the epitome of cool....

I am sure I have seen the same advert but with a Cortina, rather than the Maserati...

(...goes off to look through 100's of old Motorsport magazines, just to prove himself wrong)

Miglia 888

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146 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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AMG Merc

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252 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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Didn't this one have the gimmicky talking dash and red seat belts? Drove a new one straight off of the transporter when just launched back in the day

williamp

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272 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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The Crack Fox said:
"Velvet velocity" hehe

I'd rather like a Montego. Yes, I know they're a bit crap.
tell me about it. I want every car featured here. And to learn how to smoke. The power of advertising etc

P5BNij

15,770 posts

105 months

Tuesday 28th February 2017
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mickyveloce said:
Not necessarily a car ad, but a regular in the 70's motoring publications, this Maserati driving pilot enjoying a gasper before taking his plane (and no doubt several air hostesses) to heaven and back was the epitome of cool....

I bet he did...! Even cooler since there were only twelve RHD Ghiblis ever built, eight coupes and four spyders. That ad sums up '70s GT car' perfectly.

bad company

18,484 posts

265 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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Miglia 888 said:
It seems that car companies are either not allowed or are frightened to advertise performance figures these days. frown

I just ordered a new BMW, you have to search around on the website to find 0-60 times.

LanceRS

2,171 posts

136 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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AMG Merc said:
Didn't this one have the gimmicky talking dash and red seat belts? Drove a new one straight off of the transporter when just launched back in the day
I think that it was just some early Maestros with the talking dash. I can vaguely remember a story from a journalist who managed to roll one down a hill. Once it had come to a rest, upside down, a synthesised voice could be heard, "oil pressure low".

s m

23,164 posts

202 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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LanceRS said:
AMG Merc said:
Didn't this one have the gimmicky talking dash and red seat belts? Drove a new one straight off of the transporter when just launched back in the day
I think that it was just some early Maestros with the talking dash. I can vaguely remember a story from a journalist who managed to roll one down a hill. Once it had come to a rest, upside down, a synthesised voice could be heard, "oil pressure low".
Did they ever do the Montego Turbo with the talking dash? Just the normal MG Montego and it had a wider vocab than the Maestro

AMG Merc

11,954 posts

252 months

Wednesday 1st March 2017
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LanceRS said:
AMG Merc said:
Didn't this one have the gimmicky talking dash and red seat belts? Drove a new one straight off of the transporter when just launched back in the day
I think that it was just some early Maestros with the talking dash. I can vaguely remember a story from a journalist who managed to roll one down a hill. Once it had come to a rest, upside down, a synthesised voice could be heard, "oil pressure low".
rofl Indeedy, very low!

Miglia 888

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Friday 3rd March 2017
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AMG Merc said:
LanceRS said:
AMG Merc said:
Didn't this one have the gimmicky talking dash and red seat belts? Drove a new one straight off of the transporter when just launched back in the day
I think that it was just some early Maestros with the talking dash. I can vaguely remember a story from a journalist who managed to roll one down a hill. Once it had come to a rest, upside down, a synthesised voice could be heard, "oil pressure low".
rofl Indeedy, very low!
yes
Voice synthesis information/warning system standard on MG & Vanden Plas versions:


Miglia 888

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Sunday 5th March 2017
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DJFish

5,917 posts

262 months

Sunday 5th March 2017
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mickyveloce said:
Not necessarily a car ad, but a regular in the 70's motoring publications, this Maserati driving pilot enjoying a gasper before taking his plane (and no doubt several air hostesses) to heaven and back was the epitome of cool....

Yeah right!
Like people give a toss about flash cars & expensive watches.....oh hang on....

Gunk

3,302 posts

158 months

Sunday 5th March 2017
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Miglia 888 said:
I remember a girl I worked with having one just like that as a company car, we thought it was a really nice looking car, the Astra CD was a similar proposition.

P5BNij

15,770 posts

105 months

Sunday 5th March 2017
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ian in lancs

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197 months

Sunday 5th March 2017
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Gunk said:
I remember a girl I worked with having one just like that as a company car, we thought it was a really nice looking car, the Astra CD was a similar proposition.
I had a white Orion 1600L as my first ever co car. I could either have a 1300 GL or 1600 L 1985ish

Edited by ian in lancs on Sunday 5th March 13:21