Also see ‘Six mistakes that killed the AMC Pacer — and American Motors‘
“Ad Nauseam” is a regular feature that parodies automotive ads and brochures. We start off with themes from actual ad copy and riff from there. Sometimes we even change the names. For further discussion about what is real, go here.
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