Eric's Autos: Best Car Commercials Ever
By Eric Peters For immediate release
Here are some of the most memorable car commercials of the past 30 years.
* Volkswagen "Little GTI" -
If you were around in the mid-1980s, you probably know the song, even if you don't know any German. Some exceptionally clever ad men took the 1960s hit single, Little GTO by Ronnie and the Daytonas - "Little GTO, you're really looking fine; three deuces and a four-speed, and a 389 ... listen to her taching up now, listen to her whine, yeah, yeah. C'mon on and wind it up, blow it out, GTO!" - converted it to "Kleinem GTI . . ." and ran with it all the way to the bank.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zcm4oS9IaM
Maybe the GTI couldn't tear up a quarter mile like a tri-power 389 GTO, but the spunky little VW was agile, light and quick enough to be as fun as an M80 with a too-short fuse.
Also, VW did not make the mistake of suggesting the GTI was equivalent to the classic '60s Pontiac muscle car - and thereby over-reaching and embarrassing itself.
The ads simply let people know the GTI was a fun car, like the GTO was.
* Ford Mustang and "Mustang Sally" -
Wilson Pickett's classic R&B hit, "Mustang Sally" was the no-brainer choice to serve as the theme song for the launch of Ford's pony car back in the mid-1960s.
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