Avis Car Rental, 1960s-1970s
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| - | I'm there on the same aircraft with Favisham, | 0:01 |
| out to get the same American contracts I was after. | 0:04 | |
| Time was of the essence. | 0:06 | |
| - | It actually is. | 0:07 |
| - | But, I have discovered a super new way to travel | 0:08 |
| called Fly Avis Nonstop. | 0:11 | |
| - | Avis, the rent-a-car people? | 0:12 |
| - | Right. You see, before boarding, | 0:14 |
| I stopped at the Avis counter, | 0:15 | |
| where they filled in my Fly Avis rental form | 0:17 | |
| and I was off. | 0:19 | |
| - | What? | 0:20 |
| - | Now, here is the aircraft. | 0:20 |
| - | (inaudible) | 0:22 |
| - | Here is the Avis counter, | 0:23 |
| here, the Avis parking area and here | 0:24 | |
| is yours truly. | 0:28 | |
| (laughing) | 0:29 | |
| Now upon landing, I went directly from the aircraft, | 0:30 | |
| past the Avis counter, to the parking area, | 0:33 | |
| where the Avis agent escorted me to my marvelous new dodge | 0:36 | |
| and I was off in a flash | 0:38 | |
| leaving Favisham still at his rental car counter. | 0:39 | |
| - | (laughs lightly) Counter. | 0:43 |
| - | By the time he got to the back, | 0:44 |
| I was already lunching with the president, contract signed. | 0:45 | |
| - | Well done. | 0:48 |
| - | Thank you. | 0:49 |
| But do you know, those Americans still drive | 0:50 | |
| on the wrong side of the road? | 0:52 | |
| - | They do. | 0:54 |
| - | Do they? | 0:55 |
| Advertiser | Fly Avis Nonstop. | 0:55 |
| In the Los Angeles and San Francisco commuter airports. | 0:57 |
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