American car ads of the early 1980s came up short in several departments: Burning rubber, jet-engine-grade turbocharger sound, and blatantly sped-up film that made the cars appear to be going 300 MPH. Oh, and they also lacked James Bond! (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1980s, 1982, 1982 Toyota Corona, advertising, Corona, Japan, JDM, Roger Moore, television, Television Advertising, Toyota, Toyota Corona, Toyota Corona GT, vintage japanese ad
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