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Beth54


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My son sent me this. They were a great innovation for the time. And a couple of famous Aussie faces from the 70's there too.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yx0I8uedL4



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Yep, great idea but I don't remember seeing those ads. Must've been asleep.

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Beth54


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I don't remember seeing this one either. I tried to sleep in the back of my laser hatchback like that but it didn't sit flat in the back. I did it for one night, then gave up.

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I had a Ford XY Panel Van those days, slept like a bug in a rug in the back of it too. I do remember seeing that add though and I remember the faces too. Wouldn't have if you just asked me but seeing it makes a difference.

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The bloke was on Cop Shop and the girl with the distinctive voice was in The Young Doctors. Sorry, I'm the TV/movie know-it-all in my family.  



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My brother bought and took one back to NZ in early 70 s. I put this up on facebook for him, got a silly comment from his son.

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Happywanderer wrote:

My brother bought and took one back to NZ in early 70 s. I put this up on facebook for him, got a silly comment from his son.

 I'll have to have a look.



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Gday...

Back in the days when GMH and Ford made cars Australians actually wanted ... then they lost the plot hmm no cry

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Remember the men's 'fashion'?  Those shorts and the hair! The Leyland Brothers kept the fashion going.

The bullying old feminist harridans would label that advertisement as 'unacceptable sexism' today.   biggrinbiggrin



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My kids go into hysterics when they see photos of those shorts.  And yes, just a trifle sexist.

Aside from all that though, the tent thingy is great! An early model of some we see around these days.



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Ahhh the old "Hutch in a Hatch" I remember the ads well.



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I once owned an LJ Torana (previous model I think).

Its got a similar, crazy, weight-for-power ratio, I'm sure........mine eventually landed as part of a tree; and the nut-behind-the-wheel (i.e. ME) was luckily salvagable .......

so I'm not too ok about these anymore........but they sure were a bit of 'Australiana'  wink



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