Back in the late 1960s, American Motors didn't just focus on cheapness in their ads. Oh no, they wanted potential car buyers to realize that you could beat the living crap out of their cars and they'd still stay in- more or less- one piece. We think the actor playing the driving instructor here should have won an award for the "I can't turn while you're looking at me" sequence!

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