60FlatTop Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Found while looking for something else. Something to remember from the old days. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 "Ventiports?!?! We don't need no stinkin' ventiports!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Better check the "add-on customization" area of the big-box discount store. Many imitations, circular, angular, etc. Many artfully applied to non-Buicks! Another iconic BUICK styling cue/feature live on! MANY Buick commercials and such on YouTube!!! Including the Buick durability run at Daytona in 1960. Find a comfortable chair and enjoy the many car ads you can link to, one from another. NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Love it! Thanks for the post Bernie! And looky what came up after that one! 56 Roadmaster advertisement Due to the blurry image on this old video I thought there was a 57 at marker 1:33, but going back it was a 55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share Posted October 4, 2016 I thought the 1:33 one was a '57, too. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted October 4, 2016 Share Posted October 4, 2016 Love it. I grew up in a '64 Wildcat. Still remember it today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 1 hour ago, xp-300 said: Love it. I grew up in a '64 Wildcat. Still remember it today. I think I'd remember growing up in a car too. Sorry Dave, couldn't resist, and just trying to get in a better mood. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZRIV Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 Both great commercials. thanks for posting. Too bad they can't make them like that today. Many modern car commercials leave me shaking my head wondering who they are marketing to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 8 hours ago, JZRIV said: Many modern car commercials leave me shaking my head wondering who they are marketing to. The answer is -- NOT you! (Sadly, I feel the same way more and more as time goes by...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 9 hours ago, JZRIV said: Many modern car commercials leave me shaking my head wondering who they are marketing to. No one over the age of 35 if the drivers featured in the ads are of any consequence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 My Mom, in her 80's, after a major stroke, and with advanced macular degeneration, told me several times, that she did not feel old. So, with my apology for being so rude: SNAP OUT OF IT! Those 35yr olds aspire to what you have, and do! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 Here's a good one. Imagine you woke up with no idea of how old you are. Then try to figure out your age. I have been doing that for a few years now and the answer keeps coming up; about 45? Works pretty good until I remember how old the kids are. My Great Uncle Denny O'Brien (now you know this is trouble already) had a visit from his Daughter in the nursing home. He put down the paper and said "I'd like to live another 25 years." His Daughter said "Dad, you are bedridden, in a nursing home, can hardly walk, and need to be cared for. What ever do you want to stay around for?" She told me he "just wanted to see what happened". I would have said "Just for the anticipation of you cheery visits!" And that's why I'm going to outlive Uncle Denny. To this ad and the political incorrectness, the worst thing is to ignore it. That would be like throwing out Walt Disney's Arabia, although I liked Popeye's more. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 On 10/6/2016 at 11:23 AM, JZRIV said: Both great commercials. thanks for posting. Too bad they can't make them like that today. Many modern car commercials leave me shaking my head wondering who they are marketing to. Realistically, how are you going to make a bandito commercial for a Nissan Altima? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 3 hours ago, 60FlatTop said: Here's a good one. Imagine you woke up with no idea of how old you are. Then try to figure out your age. I have been doing that for a few years now and the answer keeps coming up; about 45? Works pretty good until I remember how old the kids are. My Great Uncle Denny O'Brien (now you know this is trouble already) had a visit from his Daughter in the nursing home. He put down the paper and said "I'd like to live another 25 years." His Daughter said "Dad, you are bedridden, in a nursing home, can hardly walk, and need to be cared for. What ever do you want to stay around for?" She told me he "just wanted to see what happened". I would have said "Just for the anticipation of you cheery visits!" And that's why I'm going to outlive Uncle Denny. To this ad and the political incorrectness, the worst thing is to ignore it. That would be like throwing out Walt Disney's Arabia, although I liked Popeye's more. Bernie I can do that at home until I sit down and surf the internet or substitute teach and realize that the 12 year olds know a whole lot more about technology than I do. I used to celebrate the ?? anniversary of my 27th birthday until the anniversary years were bigger than the birthday year I was celebrating. Celebrating my 35th birthday still gives me one year up but that's only good until February.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share Posted October 7, 2016 I ask young people technology questions about nanoseconds and the say "Give me a minute to download that." You can bet your octets that ain't the right answer. I just want my quality analog TV back! Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted October 7, 2016 Share Posted October 7, 2016 I've begun to realize that it's no longer a job to teach facts but rather how to look up facts. I had a class of 7th graders in math the other day who were practicing dividing fractions. They knew the proper algorithm but had to have a 12 x 12 multiplication chart beside them to find the answers. It was a "no calculator" test but they could use a cheat sheet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 "Siri -- where did I leave my keys...?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 1 hour ago, EmTee said: "Siri -- where did I leave my keys...?" The Tile does that. https://www.thetileapp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 3 minutes ago, Thriller said: The Tile does that. https://www.thetileapp.com Ha - I should have known somebody would have already addressed that problem! So, I guess RivNut is right -- I don't actually need to know anything: I only need to know who to ask... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 My wife is a geriatrician and bought one. She was leaving her house keys in the car to test the app. She was somewhat interested for herself, but also for her client base. Of course, the map doesn't help much when you are in the vicinity but it seems to me it will make noise as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 That's neat. I just bought 4 of them. Our dog is lying next to my chair and I think he feels me eyeing him up for an implant. Putting one in a Wildcat would be a handful, just to keep on topic. Bernie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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