Automobile Ads - The Awesome ones & The Awful ones

[n00b]

Automobile Advertising is as old as the automobile itself. You know it takes effort to convince people to buy something which is an expensive buy, depreciates from day 1 and needs regular spends during ownership.

Let's share some of the best/bekaar (a la ET Brand Equity) ads from the Auto Category:

Let me share a few classic Indian Ads to ignite nostalgia to start with.

1. First one has to be a Bajaj "Hamara Bajaj"

2.Here is an old MRF ad

3. When RE used to do TV Commercials

4. Can't afford to miss Scorpio [SuperMod Roshun's fav car]

5. Not to forget HERO Honda CD 100 from 90's.

6. I'm sure y'all will remember this one from Maruti [The Kid is Amar Upadhyay from Kyuki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu thi]

[Praveen]

n00b Wow! This post is a goldmine! All aboard the nostalgia train! Good thing Royal Enfield is staying away from advertising.
So, the phrase 'Fill it, Shut it, Forget it' was used by Hero Honda before it was cool!

[n00b]

What are your favorite Car/Bike ads?

Here is another Classic Maruti ad featuring Aman Verma.

[Praveen]

Bajaj once roped in Jackie Chan for their Discover advert! The music was so good that I hum the tune even now!

[Arjun]

Some more ads
Yamaha RD 350 AD

Sharukh Khan in Hero Puch Ad

Sachin and Kambli in Palio Ad

[Arjun]

Not an Indian ad, but a made in India ad

[Jijo_Malayil]

Hope you all remember this. Suzuki Samurai - No problem!

And the Bajaj Pulsar ad- Definitely male.

[Arjun]

The Shaolin with 5 speed gears ad

Bajaj had a few catchy ads
1. Hoodibaba ad for Bajaj Caliber

2.Cloth drying on the Bajaj Wind

3. The dance on the scooter campaign by TVS Wego

[n00b]

Special mention to Hoodibaba....it created quite some curiosity and we as kids used to do 'Hoodibaba hoodibaba hoo' all day!

[Praveen]

n00b Arjun Company honcho: Blabber something and sell the bike! We want results!
Marketing guy: OK SIR!!!
Hell, I don't even remember/ cared to know the actual name of the bike! LOL My friend's dad has the Caliber even now!

[Nikhil_Kalra_11_77868]

Why should Boys have all the Fun! Enough Said :P

[Arjun]

One simple and great ad by Audi that explains the feature well

[Arjun]

The First Tata Indica Ad. This song still stays fresh in my mind https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RX2-j-iKQo Notice the old number plates?

[Praveen]

So i stumbled upon this old Peugeot ad. I'm not sure how HM is okay with it, but it is hilarious!

[Jijo_Malayil]

Praveen This is perhaps the coolest add I have ever seen. But, this car never came out in India. Maybe Peugeot was just promoting the brand I guess. How offended would have HM been after seeing this ad Some say this ad was banned after a short while.