XB GT Coupe in 80's Corolla ad

[SPArKy_Dave]

Pure fluke I stumbled across this one.

The ad itself is pretty awesome as a whole. (are you watching Ford Marketing Department?)

The guy in the Corolla, chases down a yellow blaze XB GT coupe, and they proceed to drag off at the lights.

edit - watch for the bit where the hay bales fall off the truck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM5530TwmoE

[IceValk85]

brilliant little cars

i have a bmw 318is for a project car but now the drags here in townsville are boring, i might have to sell it and get one of these to putt around in

Ice

[stalker]

the ford didnt even move :/

[Nikked]

Note the madmax dog...

[stalker]

mad max dog? dog from mad max was a blue healer. that was a victorian red kelpie.. (sorry i own a red kelp great dogs)

[Nikked]

It had the same/similer scarf that Dog wore in his landmark role, a neat tie in given that The Interceptor was a XB GT...

[Stefan]

Owner of the car is on the forum

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11358113

[Shonky.]

ha ha. That was great, laughed so much

[SPArKy_Dave]

Originally Posted by Stefan

Owner of the car is on the forum

http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11358113

I knew I'd seen those plates somewhere before.

It must take the title, of most filmed falcon coupe.

[TC200six]

Lovely old VHS, you can see he accidentally hit the record button with the tape still in the VCR because I can see the old Totally Wild credits appear.

It's a good example of the bygone era of the automotive industry in Australia when manufactures would use Bathurst as a way to prove their product since the story of the clip is about a Corolla bound for Bathurst.

[MattsDisturbed]

Thats a terrific ad, and I feel so ashamed that in todays world that ad would be frowned upon because it has a stunt driver doing a couple of carefully practised and well executed slides and J turns, but others I'm sure would label it as "dangerous driving, antisocial behaviour and hooning" all of which are offenses evidently punishable by life imprisonment.

[MAGPIE]

Classic

[EDManual]

Loved it!!!

I had a mate with one who drove it like that too, I will show him! He'll think its hilarious!!

[Luke Plaizier]

It's a good example of how Toyota market against their weaknesses.

Corolla is not fast and does not handle all that well, and here is one enormous Toyota ad trying to convince us otherwise!

It's a lesson for Ford really. Ford Australia need to start advertising against the things that the mainstream public considers are it's weaknesses - the Bogan element, reliability, dealer experience, gas guzzler....

The biggest thing Ford have ever done to turn around a public-perception issue was the Falcon XP endurance run. Is it time for something like that again?


Lukeyson

[EDManual]

The corolla did actually handle very well, and did sit flat with heaps of grip. No way a EA falcon or VN commodore even VN HSV of that time would keep up in the tight corners down the great ocean road.

[JC807]

+1 those 100kw ae92s went very well, and the 86kw ae82 before them were even further ahead of their time.

[mytgxl]

Now thats how you make a advert ford take note! High five to toyota!

[Bud Bud]

Originally Posted by EDManual

The corolla did actually handle very well, and did sit flat with heaps of grip. No way a EA falcon or VN commodore even VN HSV of that time would keep up in the tight corners down the great ocean road.

You wouldn't want to be too close to the edge though, check out the torque steer when he first drops the clutch, you can actually see his hand move on the steering wheel as he attempts to hold it straight under load!

Was always a fan of the twin cam Camry from the same era as well, that is until they got fat and ugly!

Bud Bud

[Bossxr8]

Pretty easy to drag someone off at the lights when they don't even move

I cracked up when he was flicking it around to dodge those hay bails. Funny stuff.

[wulos]

Acursed latte sipping hairdresser hoon in the Corolla - Lock him up for attempted street racing..
Pretty cool segment - even if it IS a Toyota. Would never get away with making a TV segment like that these days..

[4stanger]

Just another average day back in the late eighties ;)

[Angeldust]

damn awesome

[THE SLUG]

Hahaha, what a great ad! I wish they would make ads like that nowadays.

Nice one Toyota!

[Pepscobra]

Ha, that was pretty cool...!
some nice driving there in the little hatch.

So what class did the corollas race in at Bathurst?

[XRtowcar]

Haha, makes the eighties look like it was fun.
Funny now to see how many times this guys licence would be torn up by todays standards.
Hmmm, maybe things were more fun back then.

[Simple6]

I moustache you a question.


Really cool ad - good luck getting those moves played on an ad now!

[delete94]

I'm still trying to get my head around the idea of Toyota ever doing an ad that actually promotes their cars as being sporty...race bred even.... and that handles well.

Maybe Toyota should start making ads like that again.

Also remember the Chicken Coup ad from back in the days when Street Machine was my mag of choice.

[Chopped]

The Eighties were EPIC badass

Relive the dream and get your 351 Coupe eater today >

http://www.carsales.com.au/private/d...9%20red|CarAll

(And what is a XB coupe going for again ?!!)

[jaydee]

Ahh, memories, that was pretty good, the sound track was awesome, sent me straight back to the day.

[washoutbeach]

Great ad. Informative and funny. Loved the dog.

With a few exceptions, I think the advertisers these days want to target middle aged people who are more concerned about their image (what people think about them) than the quality and performance of the car.

Thats because they think most people are insecure- which is probably right in this world of permanent unemployment, underemployment and dodgy politics.

We could probably sell heaps of our gear by showing those idiot reality TV contestants driving around in our beloved Falcons and Territory.

Advertisers know: Never think the audience is remotely intelligent. The general public are gross, stupid and dumb.

We are unthinking swill, who will gladly pay $40K to surprise our spouse by buying a Jeep.

Woof!