Ad 1 Car 0: Vauxhall Vectra February 27, 2010
Posted by richard in : Uncategorized , trackbackADS for cars can be as great or as tragic as the cars themselves.
So, in the first of a decidedly ad-hoc series, I’ll dig out some YouTube links to some of the most striking. And, in James Alexander Gordon-style, score them.
The first? A win for marketing and a resounding defeat for engineers: the Vauxhall Vectra. Even Bjork wasn’t enough to rescure it (and getting the licence for Play Dead, when the Icelander was in her heyday, can’t have come cheap).
Let’s shoot right back to 1995, and the days of Atomic Clocks and non-adjustable steering columns*…
* Of course, if you want to recreate a Vectra’s compromised driving position, go for a brand-new Vauxhall Corsa S. Stunningly, that doesn’t come with an adjustable steering column as standard, either…
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