"Bird" (Bird)
08/17/2013 at 15:54 • Filed to: Classic Ad Watch
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"Bird" (Bird)
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Got these from !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! youtube page. They've compiled tons of great skyline videos. These are a few of my favorites. Note the early ad's are from when the Skyline was the Prince Skyline, before Nissan took over Prince.
Racing downhill skiers way before Top Gear made it cool:
Talk about distracted driving:
And now the Hakosuka! With a change in advertising style to go with it.
This series is quite popular among Hakosuka fans:
And he races! This guy couldn't be any cooler...(unless he had a GTR)
Ok that's all for now. I'll post some more later, but there are ton's more on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! page.
PanchoVilleneuve ST
> Bird
08/17/2013 at 15:57 |
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There is a shocking lack of the Ken and Mary commercials.
Here's a compilation of them.
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Bird
> PanchoVilleneuve ST
08/17/2013 at 15:59 |
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I hadn't gotten that far yet! LoL
I love the Ken and Mary spots...I think they deserve a good writeup with an explanation for the opponauts who don't know about them.
KnowsAboutCars
> Bird
08/17/2013 at 16:39 |
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Nice find
RMudkips
> Bird
08/17/2013 at 16:57 |
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There's an interview with the lady who plays Mary in the ad. I'll dig it out and post some info on Kenmeri.
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Bird
> RMudkips
08/17/2013 at 18:07 |
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Cool. She was the featured guest at the Bayline Nostalgic show in San Leandro last year.
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RMudkips
> Bird
08/17/2013 at 18:37 |
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That's great! It's pretty silly how such a well known person in Japanese pop culture retires to America, where only certain car enthusiasts may have a clue on who she is.
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Bird
> RMudkips
08/17/2013 at 19:45 |
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I'm guessing you've seen the Hemmings article right?
She told one of her car-crazy students that she was Mary, and you couldn't gauge who was more surprised—her, that a high school kid in Sacramento knew who Ken and Mary were, or the kid, that this was his teacher.
Sparf
> Bird
08/17/2013 at 21:20 |
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That really is a great story. Sort of makes me want a Kenmeri even more, too...
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RMudkips
> Bird
08/17/2013 at 21:51 |
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That's the one. Man, I so wanna do that write-up now.
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Bird
> RMudkips
08/17/2013 at 22:08 |
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Go for it! I won't have time to sit down and write anything for a while.