O'Connor Ford Commercial 1987

[Kelski1998]

AH Katie O'Connor!!! A definite crush if you were a teenager back then as I was!!! Koz Zone every Saturday Night after Headbangers Ball (or was it before on MTV?) One of the many reasons why I loved growing up in Chicago!!!

[thebrush03]

I helped shoot that balcony "O'Connor can" video in 1986. That's when Katie O'Connor (the actress with the same name) did those and Lincoln carpeting commercilas for Rocklin Irving advertising.

[landyachtfan79]

I would give ANYTHING to work in that showroom!!!!!!!

[TurboVW2004]

I used to go around singing the jingle to this as a kid....Chicago's a great place to grow up in!

[StoneCold75]

I just went to 2600 W 95th in Chicago and theres nothing there except a burned out building and this womans pants suit from the commercial....hmmm

[Drivermatic]

@StoneCold75 What pants suit? She's wearing a skirt. Joke would have been funny if she was actually wearing a pants suit.

[StoneCold75]

@Drivermatic Thank you for the fashion lecture Mr Kardashian

[Drivermatic]

@StoneCold75 Don't mention it. I don't get this joke either. What does a lawyer have to do with pants suits?

[karbanatek99]

Oh my gosh... I want some of them !

[SteelCity1981]

It's amazing that by now all of these cars are either recycled for parts and are now apart of new cars, in the junkyard or about to go there.

[michaelheiland123654]

I hate Ford Explorer they suck!

[SteelCity1981]

the 06- are pretty decent.

[joobn00b]

im gonna go down there right now and buy me a car there commercial is so convincing

[brendabaloyan]

By this time it was too late! Japanese car companies already had equal American car reliability and even surpassed it! The Japanese had the edge for the first time! And American companies didn't do anything solid to compete!

[ausse74]

they got closed down

[brooksmc]

O'connor can

[jose65536]

Surprising that it is actually an O'Connor Ford.

[tokyofreaky]

What were some of them used cars for 588.00 dollars. i would love to know. looks like a olds wagon and a fiat strada.

[borzinboss]

how do i find out information on katie o'connor, google doesn't have anything

[borzinboss]

what is the name of the music played in the backround?

[kgb051]

It probably doesn't have a name. It's probably just something that was made specifically for the commercial by a music artist who works on music for commercials.

[Incognito1986]

You mean commercials that musical artists make music so commercials can have music in their commercials??? :-O

[MGG75]

That is not the real Katie O'Connor. She was too young to do the commercial back then, so they used someone much older, because I think she is around my age or a year older? She would be either 33 or 34 today, I think

[wildbill9919]

Whoever she is-I'm in love with her!

[timfairbank]

This is the wife of the owner (Bob O'Connor?) and the mother of the Katie that appeared in later ads. She disappeared from TV after her divorce.

[wildbill9919]

The Crown Vic in the commercial looks just like the '87 I used to have back in the mid 90s. Those were the days-in 1987 I was 15 dreamin about a driver's license and a new LTD!

[josh198869]

hate to say it but man them LTD's was ugly but sure did drive good

[Incognito1986]

You mean an LTD to drive on LSD? :D

[FanMNS]

Aw, I dont think they exist anymore, what jobs to Katie and Jack have now? :(

[Kelski1998]

If anyone can O'CONNOR CAN Damn I havent seen an ad from them in ages still remember them. I remember when they had the leporchan that was around the same time they sponsered The Koz Zone on Saturday nights yep horror movies and then eventually The Three Stooges

[fordwagonnut]

WOW, again, thanks for posting this video, brings back a lot of my youth....

[DearbornPlaza]

Does anybody remember a billboard for O'Connor at 115th and the Tri State? When I was young, I loved looking at that. When did they take it down?

[slimshady760]

i have been thinking about this commercial for about 2 years when that jingle popped in my head, thx for posting, there is nothing like tv commercials in chicago.

[gtp2day]

Glad you enjoyed it,more to follow

[tcidolfan]

You can say that again!! This comes from a guy who lives in Michigan and used to watch Chicago TV!! CHICAGO ROCKS!!! And I remember that jingle too!!