Both are reminiscent of the 1977 Burt Reynolds/Jackie Gleason film Smokey and the Bandit.
1970 Dodge Challenger RT commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az_gECAGXvE
1970 Dodge Challenger Convertible commercial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRezSY9z7mM
I’ve been watching the old Rockford Files - love the cars from that era.
Was watching the long commercial and they talk about the 14.3 second quarter miles. I’m no car guy, but that almost sounded about what my wife’s Honda Odyssey van is like. I had to look it up - 15.6 seconds for the van!
I know when I bought the van I saw a car and driver review where they compared the van to a 1969(?) Porsche. The Porsche beat the van on the 0-60 and 1/4 mile, but the van did better on the slalom course, braking, and some other stuff.
Off course the looks and sounds of those old cars have no comparison today.
Great stuff!
When I was in college, I had to make a commercial for an advertising class.
I decided to make a car as for my VW Scirocco (I know, not a muscle car but it was pretty spry)
It started on a road course and I climbed out the window in a racing suit and helmet. The tag line was “Scirocco, fun, powerful and fast...The next scene showed the car on the side of the road with a police car behind it and the officer stepping out. “maybe too fast.”