Re: [FWDLK] 59 Dodge on TV

[Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxx>]

...or maybe someone can do a 'frame grab' on their computer and Dave can
post it on the FL website...

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Barratt" <FURY@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] 59 Dodge on TV


> Garrett.
> Yes it was a 59 Dodge D500 2 door hardtop. It belongs to a friend of mine.
> What you may find hard to believe is that the ad (for Scott Tissue) was
shot down
> here in Auckland, New Zealand.
> Of course it was not a real car show. The whole thing was put together
just for the
> ad, and shot at a bloodstock sales yard. It involved a lot of cast and
crew (I
> counted 150 heads for breakfast one morning.) The whole ad was shot over 4
long 12
> hour days.
> Cars in the 'car show' included the 59 Dodge, 70 Dodge Challenger, 68
Dodge
> Charger, 56 Desoto 2dhdtp, 641/2 Mustang fastback, AC Cobra, 58 Fairlane
4dhdtp, 57
> Fairlane Retractable hdtp, 59 Fairlane Retractable hdtp, 59 Cadillac
2dhdtp, 59
> Cadillac Convertible, 56 Cadillac, 68 Pontiac Convertible, 59 Chev El
Camino, 29
> Chev truck, 51 Ford, 63 Corvette, 55 T Bird, E type Jag, 56 Ford Victoria,
55 F100
> Truck, Studebaker, 58 Corvette, 59 Corvette, 47 Chev truck, Metropolitan
Nash and a
> Bambina.
> For all these cars there were only 3 car wranglers to drive them all into
location
> etc, and I was one of them. I drove every single car except the Bambina.
> Hey it's a dirty job but someone has to do it!
> If anyone is able to tape the ad and mail it to me, I would be willing to
pay for
> it, as I have not seen the ad and probably never will in this country.
> Glenn.
> 57 Fury.
>
> Garrett wrote:
>
> > I was watching TV today and thought I saw a 59 Dodge in a commerical (I
> > think it was a toilet paper or paper towel commercial).  It had a bunch
of
> > other old cars in the commercial as well.
> >
> > Anyone else see it or know anything about the car in the ad?
> >
> > Garrett in bright and sunny Central Ohio.
> >
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