S1 Ep122: The Smartest, Funniest and Cringiest Car Ads of All Time

Past Gas

Donut Media

Leisure, Comedy, History, Automotive

4.9 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

From “The Ultimate Driving Machine” to “Like A Rock”, iconic auto slogans and images have embedded themselves into our collective psyche, and some have even redefined advertising as a whole. What makes a great car ad? What cultural moments have influenced the best commercials, and what companies have taken the biggest advertising risks? Today on Past Gas: some of the most game-changing, culture-defining, wildly successful automotive advertisements of all time.

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