Holden vs Ford: witches-hats - TV commercials

From 1978, the great Holden versus Ford, "witches hats" controversy!

After the Holden ad aired, Ford claimed that the other vehicles had been deliberately driven in a manner which made them look bad. So, they did their own ad - using Ford racing drivers as the witches-hats...

Fred Gibson's driving the Falcon.

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[hebneh]

"Witches' hats"? Did they really call traffic cones that in Australia in 1978?

Do they still call them that?

[Conniptions886]

@hebneh - They've pretty much always been called that in Australia...

[Seattlecarnut]

Which is better? I've never driven either a Holden or a Ford.

[Conniptions886]

@Seattlecarnut - Both were pretty much as good as each other...

[Ibanezman7]

the title is ford vs holden and the second car is a chrysler

[Conniptions886]

@Ibanezman7 - Holden ad vs Ford ad - try reading the description...

[speedwaysedan12]

watch his hands, he feathers the holden, whereas the others are like smashed into the corners, go the FALCON

[bluecent65]

Yeah, all of the Cortina sixes had very ordinary road holding abilities.

[BAwithBALLS]

LMFAO every car was thrown into those hats and the holden was feathered through the course

[BAwithBALLS]

@hebneh Yes mate they have always been called witches hats,makes sense doesnt it?traffic cones?not always used JUST for traffic so withces hats would be the more universal name in my opinion

[Antifaith29]

Now with push button raidio!

[oscarfish38]

Ok.. Ad mans hat on... Ford won that.

[JBofBrisbane]

@joh2 - Maybe, but Ford never sold the Sierra in Australia. We were busy falling in love with the Laser (Mazda 323) and Telstar (Mazda 626) at the time.

[mozaks80]

So glad technology has improved at the pace it has!

[kotanikus]

@hebneh - Witches hat is probably too 'politically incorrect' these days

[spinnner51]

Looking at the footage with that unique bridge....is it on the F19 (Doncaster Freeway) in Melbourne, before it opened?

[mastifiorulamitongla]

ford always did overstate everything... ;p