Classic Car Commercials!

Mostly from the late 1950s. You’ll need RealPlayer installed to watch them, but it’s pretty nifty.

I watched the VW commercial. (I wasn’t alive in the '50s, so I never knew those cars.) I had to snicker at their claim that VWs are cheap and easy to fix. I’ve heard that simply changing the headlamp on a New Beetle requires a special tool. Last I heard, it was a $50 trip to the dealer. (Not to mention the horror stories I’ve heard about poor treatment from VW dealers.)

They don’t make cars like that anymore!

[Minor Hijack]
Apparently the original VWs were extremely easy to repair. A buddy of mine removed and rebuilt the engine in his bug on the side of I-5 between Long Beach and San Diego. He had a milk crate of spare parts and some basic tools with him. According to his story, it took about 4 hours.
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