Mike
09-08-2008, 12:43 AM
09-07-2008 11:33 PM
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What do you get when you mix the swingin’ sixties, Speed Racer, and some Marylin Monroe-style upskirt shots? A catchy 1969 ad for Maruzen Oil’s chain of gas stations, now known as Cosmo (http://www.cosmo-oil.co.jp/eng/company/history.html). Not to be confused with the actual Speed Racer chain (http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2008/04/02/gas-n-mach-gogogo-with-speed-racer/) of gas stations. Bonus points for guessing what kind of car is used.
Note: You’ll have to click through (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU3rnOft1Ns) for the jingle. Youtube embedding isn’t playing sound for some reason.
More... (http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2008/09/08/gas-up-and-go-go-with-maruzen/)
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What do you get when you mix the swingin’ sixties, Speed Racer, and some Marylin Monroe-style upskirt shots? A catchy 1969 ad for Maruzen Oil’s chain of gas stations, now known as Cosmo (http://www.cosmo-oil.co.jp/eng/company/history.html). Not to be confused with the actual Speed Racer chain (http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2008/04/02/gas-n-mach-gogogo-with-speed-racer/) of gas stations. Bonus points for guessing what kind of car is used.
Note: You’ll have to click through (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU3rnOft1Ns) for the jingle. Youtube embedding isn’t playing sound for some reason.
More... (http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/2008/09/08/gas-up-and-go-go-with-maruzen/)