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KGBnut · 08-28-2013, 08:04 AM

Has anyone seen this ad? It makes a reference to the Model A as an example of American ingenuity that "keeps us moving." While the sentiment is very nice, the car they show isn't a Model A.

I'll admit I don't know the other makes nearly as well, but I can't identify this thing. Anyone recognize it?

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7oDo/valero-k...america-moving

Ross/Kzoo · 08-28-2013, 08:13 AM

Looks like another great American car----the Packard.

Doug in NJ · 08-28-2013, 08:58 AM

Well, the commercial also shows a moon walk, but we all know that that was actually filmed in a secret studio :-)

(The commercial refers to a "1969" moon landing, but the footage was color, so it was probably from one of the later Apollo missions.)

Doug

Tom Wesenberg · 08-28-2013, 08:59 AM

I'm not sure of the make either, but I think some of the older Buicks had a 3 bar bumper.

Jim Brierley · 08-28-2013, 09:06 AM

My thought was Buick???

Skrain · 08-28-2013, 09:15 AM

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I don't think it's a Packard, since it doesn't seem to have the Horse-yoke grille shape...

KGBnut · 08-28-2013, 10:33 AM

Good eye... After comparing it to images on-line, I believe it is a Buick. I, too, was thinking Packard for a while, but the tombstone grill didn't look quite right... similar, but not quite.

As much as I love my Model A, I really think the Model T fits their message better. Either way, it couldn't have been all that hard to find accurate footage.

Smurkey · 08-28-2013, 10:40 AM

1928 Buick. That's my guess.

Bob Johnson · 08-28-2013, 10:50 AM

Here is a quote I have posted before. It is from a sales brochure. IMHO it says all you need to know about advertizing.

Bob

"The above is for promotional purposes only and is not necessarily factual."

joesharp · 08-28-2013, 11:03 AM

good eye recognizing the car isn't a model a!

BILL WILLIAMSON · 08-28-2013, 04:34 PM

A BLIND man recognized the Model A SOUND, when I slammed Minerva's door!!!!! Bill W.

Ross/Kzoo · 08-28-2013, 06:17 PM

After looking closer I agree that it's a Buick.

http://www.velocityjournal.com/journ...566/index.html

ronn · 08-28-2013, 07:45 PM

24-25 Buick.................

DougVieyra · 08-28-2013, 10:42 PM

Close - but no banana. It definitelay is NOT a Buick, nor is it a Packard. The year of manufacture most likely is either a '27 or '28, but exactly what make, I do not know. However, as I have had both a 28 Packard and a '28 Buick, I am intimately familiar with both. I too at first thought it might be a Buick. I had to look at the video about four times to firmly be convinced that it was not a Buick - close but no banana. Before the 'Crash' of late '29, there were something in the order of two hundred individual marques. That is a LOT of 'close, but no banana' look-a-like automobiles. Ofcourse it did not help that the video was an extremely brief 'blur' with poor imiaging. But my $$$$ says, while very close at a quick glance, it is not a Buick.

Post Script -
- The add kept 'bugging' me, so I had to look at it again, another 5 times. And now I am much less sure about rejecting the car as a '28 Buick. If there were only 10 or 15 choices, it sure would be easy to say it is a Buick. But with two hundred other similiar cars to add to the mix, it makes 'a sure thing' difficult. So I'll just say," Yeah, it COULD be a Buick." - But I'll keep my betting money in the nickle and dime catagory.

Tudortomnz · 08-29-2013, 01:12 AM

Not a Packard ; the body looks late '20's GM with that oval rear window like a Pontiac etc. The 'shell looks Buick to me.

08-28-2013, 08:04 AM	#1
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Valero Commercial Has anyone seen this ad? It makes a reference to the Model A as an example of American ingenuity that "keeps us moving." While the sentiment is very nice, the car they show isn't a Model A. I'll admit I don't know the other makes nearly as well, but I can't identify this thing. Anyone recognize it? http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7oDo/valero-k...america-moving __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

08-28-2013, 08:13 AM	#2
Ross/Kzoo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Richland Mi. Posts: 1,172	Re: Valero Commercial Looks like another great American car----the Packard.

08-28-2013, 08:58 AM	#3
Doug in NJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Princeton, NJ Posts: 965	Re: Valero Commercial Well, the commercial also shows a moon walk, but we all know that that was actually filmed in a secret studio :-) (The commercial refers to a "1969" moon landing, but the footage was color, so it was probably from one of the later Apollo missions.) Doug __________________ My '31 S/W sedan project:http://31ford.dougbraun.com My restoration diary: http://dougbraun.com/blog

08-28-2013, 08:59 AM	#4
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Valero Commercial I'm not sure of the make either, but I think some of the older Buicks had a 3 bar bumper.

08-28-2013, 09:06 AM	#5
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,088	Re: Valero Commercial My thought was Buick???

08-28-2013, 09:15 AM	#6
Skrain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Monticello, Kentucky Posts: 284	Re: Valero Commercial Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I don't think it's a Packard, since it doesn't seem to have the Horse-yoke grille shape...

08-28-2013, 10:33 AM	#7
KGBnut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southwestern Connecticut Posts: 931	Re: Valero Commercial Good eye... After comparing it to images on-line, I believe it is a Buick. I, too, was thinking Packard for a while, but the tombstone grill didn't look quite right... similar, but not quite. As much as I love my Model A, I really think the Model T fits their message better. Either way, it couldn't have been all that hard to find accurate footage. __________________ Style beats speed any day, and with a lot fewer tickets.

08-28-2013, 10:40 AM	#8
Smurkey Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Esko, MN Posts: 257	Re: Valero Commercial 1928 Buick. That's my guess.

08-28-2013, 10:50 AM	#9
Bob Johnson Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: California Posts: 979	Re: Valero Commercial Here is a quote I have posted before. It is from a sales brochure. IMHO it says all you need to know about advertizing. Bob "The above is for promotional purposes only and is not necessarily factual."

08-28-2013, 11:03 AM	#10
joesharp Junior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 1	Re: Valero Commercial good eye recognizing the car isn't a model a!

08-28-2013, 04:34 PM	#11
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Valero Commercial A BLIND man recognized the Model A SOUND, when I slammed Minerva's door!!!!! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

08-28-2013, 07:45 PM	#13
ronn Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: NNNNNNNNJJJJJJJJJJ Posts: 6,787	Re: Valero Commercial 24-25 Buick.................

08-28-2013, 10:42 PM	#14
DougVieyra Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Eureka, California Posts: 1,716	Re: Valero Commercial Close - but no banana. It definitelay is NOT a Buick, nor is it a Packard. The year of manufacture most likely is either a '27 or '28, but exactly what make, I do not know. However, as I have had both a 28 Packard and a '28 Buick, I am intimately familiar with both. I too at first thought it might be a Buick. I had to look at the video about four times to firmly be convinced that it was not a Buick - close but no banana. Before the 'Crash' of late '29, there were something in the order of two hundred individual marques. That is a LOT of 'close, but no banana' look-a-like automobiles. Ofcourse it did not help that the video was an extremely brief 'blur' with poor imiaging. But my $$$$ says, while very close at a quick glance, it is not a Buick. Post Script - - The add kept 'bugging' me, so I had to look at it again, another 5 times. And now I am much less sure about rejecting the car as a '28 Buick. If there were only 10 or 15 choices, it sure would be easy to say it is a Buick. But with two hundred other similiar cars to add to the mix, it makes 'a sure thing' difficult. So I'll just say," Yeah, it COULD be a Buick." - But I'll keep my betting money in the nickle and dime catagory. Last edited by DougVieyra; 08-28-2013 at 10:53 PM. Reason: Re-evaluation of my assessment

08-29-2013, 01:12 AM	#15
Tudortomnz Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Canterbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,242	Re: Valero Commercial Not a Packard ; the body looks late '20's GM with that oval rear window like a Pontiac etc. The 'shell looks Buick to me.