Posted on 12/23/2021 6:47:07 PM PST by bitt
Christmas, along with the rest of the holiday season, is full of emotions. There's the joy of children thinking about Santa, the happiness of being together with family and friends, and the excitement of Christmas morning that doesn't diminish too much with age. But that's not all Christmas and the holidays bring. There's also, especially in recent Christmases amid the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, greater feelings of loss and loneliness. And that latter part of the emotional rollercoaster is exactly what Chevrolet dove into head-first with its "Holiday Ride" promotional video and shortened version that's been airing on TV.
Opening on a man at a mountain-surrounded home, we are introduced to a classic convertible that's collecting dust in a shed. This old car in disrepair, despite being little more than a place to sit, brings back memories of the man's late wife as he wipes cobwebs from the steering wheel and dust off the visor.
Like many of the trappings around Christmas have a way of doing, the car brings thoughts of their time together rushing back as a remembering smile turns to a wave of sorrow. Remembering his wife when he surprised her with the car and remembering the joy his gift brought them both brings tears to his rugged face.
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Nah. ‘63 SS 409 4SPD Impala. THAT would be a tear jerker.
Nah. ‘63 SS 409 4SPD Impala. THAT would be a tear jerker.
Doh! Double entry!
It is a very good commercial
Bkmk
You gotta get over stuff, but it’s a pretty heart-felt commercial.
Love the sound when he fires that puppy up.
Agree.
Absolutely awesome ad....
How about you instead make a New Year’s resolution to be a little less condescending to people not as wonderful and wise as you think you are?
You can watch it on line, ding-dong
Thank you for the reminder of just how much better you are than the rest of us.
Nice, but a 4-minute commercial??
Too bad the writer had to mention the Corona virus.
I’d be crying that at his age, I might not be able to restore the car.
Back when they made real cars…with real style
I liked the commercial, but it didn’t make me any more likely to buy a current GM product, they abandoned most of everything that Impala stood for. I learned to drive on a ‘72 Impala with a 400ci engine. You didn’t steer that car, you aimed it.
Hollywood has so corrupted my mind that for a second after he pulled out of the garage he was going to do a Thelma and Louse off a canyon rim.
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