Hey! Talking about movies and cars getting destroyed, you just have to see the
old George C. Scott film "the Flim-Flam Man" A '66 Val. was executed after
being tortured. Funny stuff all the way. Lots of other 60's Dodges were
destroyed or damaged. The point is: They were new then and compared to the
rest of the film's production cost-very cheap. Chrysler sold them the cars
knowing full well what they were going to do to them. They may have even given
them to the movie people for advertising. Ad companies buy cars to destroy in
ads for two reasons: the cars are cheap and the ad is funny because people
like to see stuff getting destroyed in an outrageous fashion. Some old car guy
either sold that car to them or didn't want it himself. Its kinda like ethnic
jokes. A well known comedian was once asked why he told ethnic jokes. His
reply was "because they"re funny!" They may not be funny to the person who is
the brunt of the joke, but they're funny none the less. And that person needs
to lighten up.
Gary
John Bartell wrote:
> Hi All,
> I just thought I would send a brief message to Fallon about the
> Nordstrom shoe ad, and have attached it to this post...
> I also watched some oldie the other night with Doris Day and James
> Garner in which they sink a 58 Chev convert in a swimming pool, this is
> after they rear ended it with a 61? Dart?!! I guess the list will go on
> an on!
> I also wanted to say, I purchased a VHS tape with 2 hours of
> commercials and road tests of Forward Look cars. After viewing this
> tape, I think I know why Plymouth wasn't the best seller in '59! If you
> weren't a fan of Lawrence Welk, you had better have been drinking the
> bubbles to be able to stomach the commercials.
> John in WI
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject: Nordstrom's ad
> Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 09:54:15 -0600
> From: John Bartell <jrbartell@xxxxxxx>
> To: webmaster@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> Hi,
> Just a line, to say the ad you developed for Nordstrom Shoe Co., in
> which you crush a '57 Cadillac, definitely got my attention.
> Though, I am disappointed you went to the extreme of destroying a piece
> of Americana.
> I am in the process of restoring a 1959 Plymouth, and thought your
> company could get together with Nordstroms, and help restore my car and
> use it in an ad. The lady in the ad could say something like..."I'll
> help you with your old collector car dear, if I can just have that pair
> of Nordstrom shoes I saw today"! I think that would help sooth over the
> sore spot you and Nordstrom shoes have created in the hearts of
> America's car buffs, as well as bring a bit of Americana back to life.
> I will be waiting for your reply, and your restoration crew. Those
> bright red tailfins should look real nice on a television ad! Don't you
> agree?
> John Bartell
> W4312 Cty. Hwy. C
> Neillsville, WI 54456
> 715-743-2462
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