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Blip: Pontiac Pondering
Blip: Pontiac Pondering-October 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:26

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A few things about this 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix ad: first, that car is huge. It’s also pretty great looking; I really like those louvers up front—are the indicators hidden behind those? is also comically pretentious, referring to the base engine as “standard motivation.” Is that a shadow on the hood or a stripe kit? I’d like a bold asymmetrical stripe kit like that. And doesn’t that restaurant or whatever in the background kinda remind you of the Blue Bayou place at Disneyland?

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