I do remember the commercials. I wasn't old enough to drive when the TR-7
came out but I remember thinking they were cool. I also remember some chain
(Midas mufflers?) running a series of ads showing satisfied customers with
their cars. One customer called it (whatever they were selling) "A victory
for my Volvo", and another called it "A Triumph for my TR-7".
In any event, I think the TR-7 predates consumer videotape (Sony Betamax
and later VHS) by a couple of years, but I'm not positive. If you were
truly motivated I bet you could track down a copy on 3/4 tape and get it
transferred to a format you can use. Or email Speedvision and ask them when
they're going to play it again.
Cheers,
-Erik
At 04:50 PM 10/27/2000 -0400, Douglas Hansen wrote:
>I was watching speedvision one night and it played one of their
>old car commercials... and it was a TR7 ad......
>it was: TR7- the shape of things to come.
>and then it had wedge shape garages for it.... even a wedge igloo.
>I must say I cant believe that they would go that far
>to advertise it! (did anyone laugh?)
>
>anyone remember these and others? their reactions?
>would anyone perhaps have some old vhs movies
>around that might have some of these commercials on them?
>theirs plenty of magazine ads but what about the TV ads?
>
>doug
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Erik Quackenbush, V.P. Operations, Midwest Filter Corporation
1-847-680-0566 fax: 1-847-680-0832 http://www.midwestfilter.com
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