Friday, July 22, 1966: BMW? It’s no Mercedes

Posted on July 23rd, 2008 – 6:46 PM
By Ben Welter

This ad for the Walker-Ankeny auto dealership in Wayzata introduces Minneapolis Star readers to the BMW brand with an unusual pitch: Our car is better than a VW – but not quite as good as a Mercedes. Oddly, there’s no mention of the blurry swimsuit model included with every sale.

Maybe the Big Three automakers could revive this pitch.

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