Category Archives: Culture
CLASSIC CM: Honda’s “Impossible Dream”
While we’re on the subject of the UK and adverts, here’s one of the best, Honda’s “Impossible Dream”. In fact, we can safely say that all artists can just retire now, because never will anything so beautiful be created again. … Continue reading
The Japanese Have Landed
In honor of our compadres at Old Japanese Car and the grand opening of their forum, here’s a 1979 Toyota Carina advert. Instead of British Leyland products, which were busy not being built by striking auto workers, blokes wishing to … Continue reading
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Go One Better with Corolla
Here’s another wacky Toyota commercial from overseas, this time from South Africa. Apparently the release of the 1984 Corolla called for a hip music show countdown of Corollas past. But, seeing as how Apartheid was still in full effect, the … Continue reading
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Jingle All the Way
After going through the infectious US-market Toyota ads last week, we were inspired to see what catchy ad jingles would haunt our brains till we needed to bang our noggins against a fencepost to get them out of our heads. … Continue reading
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JC Taylor Wants YOU!
Great news, nostalgic car fans! Collector car insurance company JC Taylor wants to feature a Datsun Z Car or a Toyota Land Cruiser in an upcoming advertisement. They’re interested in the possibility of serving vintage Japanese car enthusiasts, so please … Continue reading
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Get Out Ya Seat and Jump Around
Our blogospheric partners in crime over at Jalopnik are having way too much fun digging up old Toyota commercials in what they’ve dubbed “Oh What a Feeling Week,” featuring nothing but ads that conclude with people jumping for joy at … Continue reading
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Honda T500 Catalog
Someone at Winding Road loves the Honda T-series. We can’t really blame them. What’s not to love about a 9000rpm kei-class truck that’s also historically significant for being Honda’s first four-wheeled vehicle? Check out the catalog scan – in English! … Continue reading
Enjoy the Ride
After we reminisced about the awesomeness that was the Dream Garage Nissan commercial, reader Dennis Currington notified us of a copy of said awesomeness on his website. Thanks for the memories, Dennis.
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System of a Crown
At the Tokyo Motor Show, which is going on right now, Toyota is showing off a Crown Hybrid Concept. That name should sound familiar to you – it’s all we’ve been talking about for months, the very descendant of that … Continue reading
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Truth in Advertising, but Beauty Too?
Someone at JC Penny loves nostalgics. We think. It’s been said that if something happens once it’s an accident, twice and it’s a coincidence, three times and it’s a full-blown trend. Well, we first noticed this JC Penny’s Father’s Day … Continue reading
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The Datsun of Woz
When our windows machine died an untimely death earlier this year, we made the jump to Apple. The the guy in this video is partially responsible. There’s no doubt by now that you’ve seen the 80s-rific commercial in which Apple … Continue reading
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CLASSIC CM: Mazda RX-3 Wagon goes Hmmm
Ah, the 70s. Pogo sticks, fashionable men’s sweaters, and the Waylan Jennings-esque twang of country music synonymous with all that is automotive. For this Tuesday TV throwback from the height of Mazda’s rotary push, the crew from Hiroshima is touting … Continue reading
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Fasten Your Seatbelts: AE86 2-Wheel Record
He’re a peculiar public service announcement from the Danish government. Apparently, it’s a message about seat belt safety, in which an extremely skilled stunt-driver set world record for two-wheeled driving in an AE86 Corolla only to endure a dark, M. … Continue reading
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CM On: Car Commercial Database
Here’s an interesting site, the Car CM Database. There, you can see screenshots of your favorite cars, both old and new, starring in their own Japanese TV commercials. From wacky non sequiturs and nutty taglines to cameos by Western actors … Continue reading
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JNCM: Pre-Kenmeri Ken and Mary
Although we know the third-gen Skyline as the Hakosuka and its descendant fourth-gen as the Kenmeri, here we can see the happy couple wooing both each other and customers longing for a C10 GT-X Hardtop. Some of the scenes are … Continue reading
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Happy Little Trees: The Joy of Painting with Ken & Mary
Ken and Mary are just a happy young Japanese couple who love nature, painting, and their Nissan Skyline. They are characters in one of the country’s most famous ad campaigns of all time, and the couple just couldn’t be more … Continue reading
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