02-17-2020, 12:16 AM
I worked in advertising for years, so I consider myself quite jaded when it comes to selling the sizzle. I’ve even helped shut down streets for that perfect “only car on the road” image.
But, certain ads still resonate with me. I’m a big McQueen fan, and around the time I bought my Bonneville, Triumph featured an ad campaign with classic images of him riding Triumphs. I still get choked up when I see the 2005 Mustang “Build it and he will come” ad, where McQueen comes out of a cornfield to drive the new model against the music from Bullitt. The Honda “Impossible Dream” ads make me feel happy years later when I start up whatever Honda I’m riding or driving. I’ll never own an Omega watch, but I always gaze through the window of their store whenever they do a James Bond Edition promo poster or show an astronaut wearing one.
And I will absolutely lose it watching a Budweiser Clydesdale Super Bowl ad. Too bad the beer is dreck.
But, certain ads still resonate with me. I’m a big McQueen fan, and around the time I bought my Bonneville, Triumph featured an ad campaign with classic images of him riding Triumphs. I still get choked up when I see the 2005 Mustang “Build it and he will come” ad, where McQueen comes out of a cornfield to drive the new model against the music from Bullitt. The Honda “Impossible Dream” ads make me feel happy years later when I start up whatever Honda I’m riding or driving. I’ll never own an Omega watch, but I always gaze through the window of their store whenever they do a James Bond Edition promo poster or show an astronaut wearing one.
And I will absolutely lose it watching a Budweiser Clydesdale Super Bowl ad. Too bad the beer is dreck.