Banned Chevrolet Corvette C6 TV Commercial
02-11-2009, 01:06 PM
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:o I must be confusing seeing it on the internet with seeing it on the "telly". oops. sorrry about that....
02-12-2009, 11:01 AM
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That's an awesome commercial and probably typical of every young persons driving dreams(not reality)so adults and kids can relate.It's good advertizing because it stays in your mind. Oh yeah,it's good they banned it, kids will never find it on Youtube. lol... It's amazing how much time and effort goes into protecting ourselves from ourselves
02-12-2009, 11:22 AM
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Thank you for posting it 
It has to be one of the best auto commercials ever, love it
It has to be one of the best auto commercials ever, love it
02-12-2009, 11:54 AM
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Two Facts
That commercial was on a DVD included in the special 05' C6 Brochure (the one with a black cover that felt like a C6's dash) hoarded by dealerships and given out sparingly. Besides the commercial the DVD also included a cockpit view video of a C6 run around the Nurenbergring track in Germany.
On, and that C6 was Precision RED.
They use to be found on Ebay, may well still be. I have two, with one still in the plastic packaging. Lucky me.
On, and that C6 was Precision RED.
They use to be found on Ebay, may well still be. I have two, with one still in the plastic packaging. Lucky me.
02-13-2009, 04:02 AM
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I have to wonder sometimes if slick marketing people are thinking of kids as future buyers, or just targeting the kid within us?
This is a great TV Commercial for the 911 Porsche where a kid dreams of the day he too can also have one.
http://carburetor-manual.com/porsche...al-p-1113.html
This is a great TV Commercial for the 911 Porsche where a kid dreams of the day he too can also have one.
http://carburetor-manual.com/porsche...al-p-1113.html
02-13-2009, 07:59 AM
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If memory serves me, it was produced to air during the 2004 Olympics to introduce the new 2005 C6 car. It wasn't banned but GM was pressured by a number of special interest groups to pull the commercial from TV. By that time, GM had gotten the publicity they were looking for. 
It is a super commercial. It should be still on TV. I have it saved to my computer.
It is a super commercial. It should be still on TV. I have it saved to my computer.
02-13-2009, 10:17 AM
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Never tire of seeing it, great!
02-13-2009, 12:23 PM
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It may be old news but I never saw it before, thanks for posting it.
How true....................Corvette was the car of my boyhood dreams.
However it was a C2 when I was a kid.
Now I drive a C6 and love every minute I'm in it.
How true....................Corvette was the car of my boyhood dreams.
However it was a C2 when I was a kid.
Now I drive a C6 and love every minute I'm in it.
02-20-2009, 07:55 AM
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There is always a "group" that forms to complain about something in this world.
We have to be politically correct with just about anything any more
I loved this ad. It was sad to see GM buckled to "special interest" groups that think they know more about our kids than we do and pulled this ad.
all this "PC" that is going around is probably scrapping some funny and pretty good ideas in the advertising world .
And yes, this commercial was
and the work of a genius advertising campaign.
We have to be politically correct with just about anything any more
I loved this ad. It was sad to see GM buckled to "special interest" groups that think they know more about our kids than we do and pulled this ad.
all this "PC" that is going around is probably scrapping some funny and pretty good ideas in the advertising world .
And yes, this commercial was
and the work of a genius advertising campaign.
02-22-2009, 12:05 AM
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I think my Dream Car as a kid was a USAC Sprint, i grew up at the tracks as a kid and loved watching guys like Johnny Rutherford run at Dayton Speedway and Winchester
02-22-2009, 12:13 AM
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I just saw as the lead for a video for the last Caravan to BG which was right before the C6 came out. If people find that offensive for TV they just need to turn the TV off because anything this side of the Sprout channel would be offensive.
02-22-2009, 12:18 AM
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That commercial still rocks....old news????? Bullcrap.classic ...YES
Plus they used the best color for a VETTE.....yes i know..its the fastest color also
Plus they used the best color for a VETTE.....yes i know..its the fastest color also
