1971 Chrysler 300 Commercial

[nmal61]

The commercial narrator was Greg Morris- who played the role of Barney Collier in the Mission Impossible TV show. Chrysler Corporation sponsored Mission Impossible during most of the show's run. Greg Morris had a powerful voice and captured the excitement of the Chrysler 300 very well. I owned a '71 New Yorker Brougham that looked just like the 300 in thew commercial. I wish I still had it. What a ride............

[leoconvoy]

I love the look of this car, but is it just me or does it look a lil bit like the Dodge Charger of the same vintage? Not that its a bad thing!!

[budmocha]

Who did the voice over on that ad? Was it Maury Povich?

[sybermen]

WOW I REMENBERED THAT MELODY WHEN I WAS A CHILD, IN TV COMMERCIALS OF CHYRSLER IN VENEZUELA FOR ALL LINE OF CARS

[mecuantik]

This add catches the "american way of life" at it's most

[granite65granite]

Love those hidden headlights behind the grille! Classy and intimidating!

These were the final years of pure, unbroken design lines that would forever be ruined with the advent of 'battle ram' bumpers of 73/74.

Ah, the good old days. Before the the concept of '5 star safety rating' as a selling point.

[granite65granite]

Love the hidden headlights behind the grille! Classy and intimidating. These were the final years of pure, unbroken design lines that were forever ruined with the advent of the 'battle ram' bumpers of 73/74.

[frejumuh]

Chrysler-Plymouth ... coming through! Being from Detroit, I heard that endlessly on the radio, too. They just don't make 'em like they used to, and seeing the whole bankruptcy and bailout crap this year makes me said the Big 3 never seemed to learn about changing markets.

[ImForwardlook]

@frejumuh The truth is far more complex. Government regulations made it impossible to make only the cars that sell well and make a profit and the huge pension burden was thousands per car. But even with these problems it wasn't the car companies who failed, it was the financing that collapsed with Wall Street. It is sad to see a once mighty industry being taken down by politicians.

[ptp44444]

Classic Commercial! Thanks!

[Bradat26]

I never had one of those, but I miss seeing those land yachts.

[markbotv3]

lol i just noticed the little painting at the begining of the comercial is actually a 71 plymouth fury gt. you can tell by the decals

[ImForwardlook]

1971 Chryslers, gorgeous cars! These were the glory days of automobile manufacturing. The days before grey plastic interiors, government mandated this and that, treehugger stickers in the windows. There was a time when the world still had individuality and greatness but those days seem to be gone for good. Hooray for everybody who keeps the Legacy of The Old Chrysler Corporation alive!

[68lincoln]

@ImForwardlook I completely agree with you. I'm looking for a 1969, 70 or 71 Chrysler 300, New Yorker or Imperial and will hopefully find one in excellent original or restored condition. These cars are beautiful. Can't beat that fuselage styling, very elegant. No car company makes anything as nice nowadays.

[ImForwardlook]

@68lincoln Amen to that my friend! I will shortly be shipping home a 70 300Hurst, all original but needing resto. I wish I could walk around in Chryslers Highland Park complex back in 1970 and just suck in the atmosphere...

[NTC335]

萌え☆

[MoparNelis]

What a great car it is!! I own a 1971 chrysler 300 myself, and what a pleasure it is to drive it! Besides, mine is the same color as in the commercial and I have the same vinyl roof. Keep the mopars alive!!

[packard1200]

Hi MoparNelis,

I also have the same car and color as in the commercial but with the rare sunroof option. I was wondering if it would be possible to send some pics of the front part of the engine as I bought the car with most of the front engine components in a box. What a mess. Pics would be helpfull to put all the brakets, radiator, etc back in order. Your help would be greatly appreciated!

Regards!

[markbotv3]

i have the plymouth version of this car. sport fury.

[OsbornTramain]

I really love this commercial. This ad is so successful on different levels. First, it shows the car so well, second, it shows the Chrysler buyer as at the time, the premium upper class segment and finally, the style of the ad is just spot on! I don't actually remember seeing this ad as a kid, Chrysler may not have aired it much.

[retrojoet]

I sure love the commercial, too! I remember it well from my childhood. It had airplay during football games and I'm pretty sure it was in the Bob Hope specials during the 70-71 season. I think the split-frame technique is really cool and it helped push the feeling of go-go-go action. Those kids in the commercial probably ended up like me - buying a large SUV and stuffing it with lots of toys (gotta love those marketing people!)

[retrojoet]

Thank God for YouTube! NOW I can show this commercial to people and prove to them that there really was a time when one could order a stereo system with a built-in microphone that let you record! Love to see them build cars with that kind of style again!

[enigma413]

They knew how to build them. My dad was a Chrysler/Plymouth man.

[smithraymond]

Such long and pretty expanses of sheet metal. This baby was born the same year I was. Pretty car!