AMC, 1960s
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(car horn blares) | 0:15 | |
- | Move it! | 0:16 |
- | Ah, move it yourself. | 0:18 |
Who do you think you're- Jake! | 0:20 | |
- | Charlie | 0:22 |
- | Hey, you're looking great. | 0:23 |
Haulin' cars, huh? | 0:25 | |
- | Not just cars Charlie, young ideas, excitement, | 0:26 |
news, cars from American motors. | 0:30 | |
Meet the AMX. | 0:33 | |
- | Hey! | 0:34 |
- | Yeah, isn't that something? | 0:36 |
You've never seen anything like this beauty, | 0:39 | |
it's loaded with all kinds of new ideas. | 0:40 | |
- | I'll take a dozen. | 0:43 |
- | Ha, no it's not for sale. | 0:44 |
It's an experimental car, taking it to an auto show. | 0:45 | |
But here's one for you. | 0:48 | |
This baby just won first place in acceleration. | 0:49 | |
Class six, this year, pure oil performance trials. | 0:52 | |
- | First place? | 0:55 |
- | Yep. Rambler American ran away from everything | 0:58 |
in its class and it's still wearing a lowest list price | 1:01 | |
of any car made in America. | 1:04 | |
Who's got the news, eh? | 1:06 | |
- | American motor? | 1:08 |
- | Now wrap your eyes around this solid success. | 1:12 |
The Ambassador DPO, real class, | 1:15 | |
Ambassador sales are up 26% over last year. | 1:17 | |
- | Hey! | 1:21 |
- | Ya like, huh? | 1:22 |
Motor Trend Magazine calls it | 1:23 | |
the industry's richest interior. | 1:24 | |
- | Poshly posh. | 1:26 |
- | And that's not all, | 1:27 |
it has double safety brakes and coil spring seats. | 1:28 | |
- | Like in a Cadillac. | 1:31 |
- | That's what they mean by quality built in, not added on. | 1:32 |
That's why these cars stay younger longer. | 1:37 | |
You know, keep their value. | 1:39 | |
So like I said, Charlie, | 1:40 | |
this is a company that's hatching all the younger ideas. | 1:42 | |
Up and coming American motors. | 1:45 | |
Hey, gotta get rolling, see you in Los Angelos. | 1:48 | |
- | Yup, see you in Los Angelos. | 1:52 |
Los Angelos? I'm going to New York! | 1:55 | |
Jake, let me outta here! I'm going to New York! | 1:58 | |
Jake! What are you doing to me? Let me outta here! | 2:02 | |
I'm going to New York. | 2:06 | |
Narrator | Every minute of every working day, | 2:09 |
two more families make their choice, | 2:10 | |
a new American Motors car | 2:12 | |
because quality is built in, not added on. | 2:14 |
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