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Location: Linn County, Oregon
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Another 70's memory..
I laughed all the way through this old Mercury TV ad. Talk about puttling lipstick on a pig! Lemme tell ya, it took some engineering to get an over 400 cubic inch engine to produce barely over 200 horsepower and yield 9 mpg on a good day. Love the bragging on the huge gas tanks, the wood grained plastic, the plush cloth and plastic seats, the weird styling...the writers did their best at selling...and some did actually buy. The mid 70's...a dark time for those remaining loyal to Detroit.
Anyway, enjoy the show...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ1mAZBfUYo
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"Now, to put a water-cooled engine in the rear and to have a radiator in the front, that's not very intelligent."
-Ferry Porsche (PANO, Oct. '73) (I, Paul D. have loved this quote since 1973. It will remain as long as I post here.)
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