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That was the year AFTER I graduated High School. Including 2 1/2 years of Vocational Auto Mechanics. Both shop and classroom. So in 1976 I was in to Girls, a job, and Cars. Not T.V. 
It was cool to watch those commercials for the 1st time. Thanks for posting.
It was cool to watch those commercials for the 1st time. Thanks for posting.
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1976 the year i graduated from high school. i was 17 years old and driving a 1967 f-100 camper special.wish i could go back in time. the world was a much better place imo.
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My parents bought their first TV set in 1947 (when I was 3), it was one of those HUGE console models with a 12" screen.
Early TV featured reruns of old films and live shows, one of which was the kiddie show Howdy-Doody (I HATED that show!).
Early TV sets were very unreliable and it wasn't long before people were calling TV repairmen the same thing they calling used/new car salesmen: CROOKS!
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From: Phoenix, Az.
So you were just a "glimmer in your Daddy's eye" just before I threw my Motarboard up in the air.
But hey, that makes you a lot younger than me.
But hey, that makes you a lot younger than me.
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From: El Dorado, Arkansas
In '76, I would have also been 10 years old. I probably saw the commercial but, since at the time I was 6 years away from being old enough to possess a drivers license, I probably wasn't paying too much attention to vehicle commercials then.