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    1967 Opel Kadett Was Such A Mini-Brute, It Had To Be Washed By Elephants!

    Jalopnik's Top 28 Vintage GM Car Commercials

    Christchurch Chevette Gears Up To Conquer Antarctica

    Krack Kadett Will Never Be Burned By Rioting Parisians!

    Imagine Life In South Africa Without Opels

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1967 Opel Kadett Was Such A Mini-Brute, It Had To Be Washed By Elephants!
    I did a fair amount of growing up in the back seat of a '67 Kadett. Even today I still like the look of it.

    But if you crossed your eyes and thought angry thoughts in its general direction, a new dent would form.
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    Image of GTBruiser GTBruiser
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1967 Opel Kadett Was Such A Mini-Brute, It Had To Be Washed By Elephants!
    Opel Kadett: The flimsiest car ever paperclipped together by GM, but, was it ever a cutie.
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    scroggzilla raids again promoted this comment GTBruiser was starred GTBruiser was unstarred
    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    10/04/09

    @GTBruiser: and, in the right hands, a competitive rally carl
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    Image of tonyola tonyola
    10/04/09

    @GTBruiser: The old Kadett might not have been the greatest car GM ever made, but there were worse, like the late-'80s FWD Isuzu Gemini/Chevrolet Spectrum/whatever. Nasty little bottom-of-the-barrel GM econoboxes that lacked even the roach-like toughness of a Chevette.
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    Image of Uncle Bo Uncle Bo
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1967 Opel Kadett Was Such A Mini-Brute, It Had To Be Washed By Elephants!
    OOLLLLLIIIVVVEEEEERRRRRRR

    Sorry, had to do it.

    /hamster
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    Image of JDickson87 JDickson87
    10/04/09

    @Uncle Bo: That's exactly what I thought of. Thank you.
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    TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah promoted this comment JDickson87 was starred JDickson87 was unstarred
    Image of AustinMiniMan AustinMiniMan
    10/04/09

    @JDickson87:

    Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrarrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......rrrrrrrrrrarrrr.

    "Oliver! You've got a cold!"
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    Image of Timtoolman, sporadically speaking Timtoolman, sporadically speaking
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1967 Opel Kadett Was Such A Mini-Brute, It Had To Be Washed By Elephants!
    Buick's Opel Kadett...just odd. Appealing to Tarzan fans, odder, yet.

    If I'm not mistaken, he was an Olympic swimmer, too. OK, I'll look it up.
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    Image of Timtoolman, sporadically speaking Timtoolman, sporadically speaking
    10/04/09

    @Timtoolman, still looking for work.: From Wiki: "Johnny Weissmuller (Born as Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. After his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films."

    [en.wikipedia.org]
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    tonyola promoted this comment Timtoolman, sporadically speaking was starred Timtoolman, sporadically speaking was unstarred
    Image of tonyola tonyola
    10/04/09

    @Timtoolman, still looking for work.: In my hometown of Titusville, Florida, Wessimuller lent his name to a tourist attraction known as Tarzan's Jungleland that opened around 1970 or so. After a flurry of interest, including an opening attended by Johnny himself, the tourist trap struggled along for a couple years before closing. Johnny quickly withdrew his name and support when he found out that the animals there weren't treated well, and the place was renamed Tropical Wonderland. I remember having school yearbook pictures taken there in front of a very smelly farting elephant. The crumbling remains of the attraction are still there, and can be seen on Google Street View on the west side of US 1 just south of the Walgreens at the intersection with SR 50. It was intended to be razed for residential development, but the real estate bust took care of that idea.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    10/04/09

    @Timtoolman, still looking for work.: Wiki goes on to say that Weissmuller was married five times. I'm not surprised. He was quite a swinger.
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    10/04/09

    @skaycog: Yes, the ladies went ape for ol' Johnny.
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    Image of Timtoolman, sporadically speaking Timtoolman, sporadically speaking
    10/05/09

    @skaycog: How'd I miss this yesterday?
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    10/05/09

    @Timtoolman, still looking for work.: Dunno. You must have been busy?
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1967 Opel Kadett Was Such A Mini-Brute, It Had To Be Washed By Elephants!
    Well Murilee, you seem to have missed the entire point of this commercial. The Buick Opel was advertised as the "Brute" but did you notice who the person was at the beginning of the commercial.

    That was none other than Johnny Weissmuller, Olympic Swimmer, and more famous because he was the lead in almost all of the Tarzan movies from the 40's to early 50's. It tied in with the Tarzan movies that were being played on the afternoon or evening television channels during the time this Opel was introduced.

    So, it was a rather clever marketing scheme at that time.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    10/04/09

    @UDMan: Ungawa!
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    10/04/09

    In reply to 1967 Opel Kadett Was Such A Mini-Brute, It Had To Be Washed By Elephants!
    That's Johnny Weismuller, who played Tarzan in the movies many years ago. Maybe this commercial was trying to appeal to the Tarzan fans.
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    Image of UDMan UDMan
    10/04/09

    @skaycog: arrrrg, you beat me to it. Anyway, here's a picture of Weismuller when he was older.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    01/30/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's Top 28 Vintage GM Car Commercials
    The Cutlass Ciera ad. Somewhere, Steve Goodman's glad he had leukemia.
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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    01/30/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's Top 28 Vintage GM Car Commercials
    I still think the two Mad Men knowingly winking and giving each other the fish-eye in the '62 Jetfire implies they have wood in more than their golf bags...

    Drop off the wives then head to the 19th hole for a little social lubricant...
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    Image of Armand Armand
    01/30/09

    @Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: Turbo-Rocket Fluid DID contain alcohol, after all...
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    01/30/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's Top 28 Vintage GM Car Commercials
    The '88 Grand Am ad- that's a dude, right? I mean his adam's apple is bigger than his dirty pillows.


    Maybe Pontiac saw an untapped androgyny market back in the day? That would explain the Aztek and all that plastic cladding.

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    01/30/09

    @graverobber: Philip Landrigan Edition:

    "The '88 Pontiac Grand Am: Preferred by 9 out of 10 Sunset Blvd. tranny hookers. Extra large door opening makes passenger entry and exit quick and easy. Center console delete option also available for easy access..."
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    01/30/09

    @Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing:


    Charles- um.. eww.
    Graverobber- +100 Slantsick Bonus Points for "dirty pillows" reference. I once almost bought a Grand Am, but then my dear old mom stepped in and said, "NOOO!!! They're all gonna laugh at you!"

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    Image of mikedrawcar mikedrawcar
    01/30/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's Top 28 Vintage GM Car Commercials
    Attn: Hardigree, Wojdyla, Didorosi, Siler, Wert


    Re: Top 11 lists


    This one goes to 28. Suck it.


    Kisses,


    Murilee

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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    01/30/09

    @mikedrawcar:


    Thank you, sir, for making cough up the spoonful of cheerios I just had. That was priceless.

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    Image of maximum-sienna maximum-sienna
    01/30/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's Top 28 Vintage GM Car Commercials
    1985 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera FTW. That car was amazing. I have no doubt I will one day see these in LeMons with a "We're comin' to 'merica" slogan on it.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    01/30/09

    @maximum-sienna: Bad Idea BMW: I'd be willing to bet $18 that any 85 Ciera at LeMons is going to have a Jerry Lundegaard/Fargo/Tru-Coat theme.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    01/30/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's Top 28 Vintage GM Car Commercials
    I still say that Opel totally ripped off Plymouth with those tape-stripes.
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    Image of Tanshanomi Tanshanomi
    01/30/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's Top 28 Vintage GM Car Commercials
    Cheese Factor: Oldsmobile Silhouette

    Desirability of car: '70 Firebird

    Desirability of other details: Astra. Although I'd trade them both for the window-crankin' Mini bikini girl.
     Reply
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    01/30/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's Top 28 Vintage GM Car Commercials
    Okay, so now why is there no Ford advertisements on this site? I've only seem GM and Toyota.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    01/30/09

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic:


    They did, in fact post Ford ads at one point.


    I offer proof:


    [jalopnik.com]

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    01/30/09

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: We'll do our favorite Ford ones pretty soon.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    01/30/09

    @Murilee Martin: Alright! I am looking forward to it!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    01/30/09

    @Ford Tempo Fanatic: I think we even have some Tempo ads!
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    01/30/09

    In reply to Jalopnik's Top 28 Vintage GM Car Commercials
    I need to do something dirty, become a mango freak, and have a revelation. And I need a G-Ride system to do it.
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    Image of tenbeers tenbeers
    01/30/09

    @pauljones: I didn't even need to watch any of the commercials to know the G-Ride System is the greatest thing in the universe.


    /should have been for a '64 Impala though

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