1977 BMW E23 7-series
Dear BMW’s 1970s advertising director,
I see what you’re trying to say with the 7-series thrusting purposely to the future, zipping past the greatest engineering feat of the previous century which is determinedly rooted to the ground. It doesn’t hurt that it’s French.
But the future is to the right, not the left. And it’s up, not down. Read some Lakoff for Pete’s sake.
And, unless they take time to parse the picture, all people will see is a German car in a French scene which is a little confusing.
On the other hand, excellent work with the colour choice and steel-wheel specification chosen for the hero car.
Yours
Ben
Fiesta Movement: Baby Bets on a Brown Fiesta (by daveygiesta)
How have I not featured Davey G’s epic Fiesta Movement video before? In case you don’t click through to the youtube page:
Everything in the video is true.
Even the bit about Davey being known to impersonate a German police officer.
Skoda Fabia “Cake”
It’s my birthday today and a friend of mine reminded me of the (brown) Fabia (birthday) Cake. Thanks, Lindy!
You can read the story of the Cake ad at the ‘pedia.
/via all over the internet.
1979 Citroen GSA
This is a truly awful shot of a Citroen GS. Same photographer as the Alfasud from last week, I guess. I direct your attention to a far more interesting GS from February 2010.
Hmm… do the plastic fantastic hubcaps presage the BX?
/via Autorama 70
1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Coupe 1300 GT Junior
Josephine didn’t know what made her happier: her Giulia Coupe or her Technicolour Dream Dress.
(Also, you know the rule: When the name of the car is bigger than the car, you know you’re in trouble.)
/via NetCarShow
Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1.3
I have the feeling this is from the same era as the World’s Most Boring Alfetta Photo. Similar shade of paint; similar studio; similar lighting; similar poorly framed shot.
It’s rubbish as a publicity shot. So maybe it’s not. Maybe this Alfasud and the Alfetta shot are from some sort of internal styling study? Because we know that Alfa know how to shoot a press shot.
/via Automobounce
Corvair, like moonshot,
seems more astounding with time
like, that it happened
