Friday, March 02, 2012

When Advertising Tried Harder: VW bus ad from 1968.

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So simple. So smart. DDB, of course. Wonder if VW got a C&D letter from DC Comics?
Previous retro VW ads:
smart & sexist.
just sexist.
brilliant Apollo 11 ad.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

the superwagon WAS a big deal back then.

vw had some great ads, sort of self deprecating while emphasizing the coolness of having a vee dub.

I-)

10:41 AM  
Blogger Eric the Fruit Bat said...

If Clark Kent drove

one of those

he'd have a place

to change his clothes.

Burma Shave.

10:46 AM  

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