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Topic: Photo of the week 392 (April 28, 2012)
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heng44
Member Posts: 3387
From: Netherlands
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 04-28-2012 01:44 AM
   
 In August 1991, General Motors Holden (GMH) in Australia released a new car model called the Holden Apollo. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin was flown in to be part of the car's launch. Ed Hengeveld |
Henry Heatherbank
Member Posts: 244
From: Adelaide, South Australia
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 04-28-2012 02:14 AM
... and I can tell you, I remember these TV ads and they were truly cringeworthy! |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 04-28-2012 02:23 AM
So was the car... |
Max Q
Member Posts: 399
From: Whyalla South Australia
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 04-28-2012 02:29 AM
I remember the TV comedy show "Australia You're Standing In It" running a series of gags about it and the tenuous link between the name of the car and the use of Buzz. Some of them where actually quite funny. |
Philip
Member Posts: 5952
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 04-28-2012 03:21 AM
Superb Henry... "cringeworthy." Otherwise a rarely seen ad, maybe Ed could start a series of such ad campaign photos? |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 04-28-2012 07:55 AM
Wonder if Buzz would sign a photo of that? "Oh, wait... you can fit five people in this car... that would mean a completion fee." |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 04-28-2012 07:56 AM
OK, where did the suit come from? Pretty good looking mock-up? |
Max Q
Member Posts: 399
From: Whyalla South Australia
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 04-28-2012 10:37 AM
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Originally posted by Hart Sastrowardoyo:
...that would mean a completion fee.
Sorry but it may be obvious but I have to ask what do you mean by this?
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Spaceguy5
Member Posts: 427
From: Pampa, TX, US
Registered: May 2011
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posted 04-28-2012 11:08 AM
Buzz likes charging (a lot) extra for people who want to make multi-signed items. |
Hart Sastrowardoyo
Member Posts: 3445
From: Toms River, NJ
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 04-28-2012 12:24 PM
It doesn't matter whether you have (say) Collins and Armstrong on an Apollo 11 photo. Even if Aldrin is the first one to sign, you could get Collins and Armstrong on it and thus you would be charged a completion fee for it, rather than a base fee. |
Fezman92
Member Posts: 1031
From: New Jersey, USA
Registered: Mar 2010
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posted 04-28-2012 12:29 PM
I like the one with Leonard Nimoy with the Buick Riviera 63 a bit more. |
carmelo
Member Posts: 1047
From: Messina, Sicilia, Italia
Registered: Jun 2004
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posted 04-28-2012 07:17 PM
The spacesuit is a mockup? |
randy
Member Posts: 2176
From: West Jordan, Utah USA
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 04-28-2012 11:49 PM
I'm glad I never saw it! |
moorouge
Member Posts: 2454
From: U.K.
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 04-29-2012 03:59 PM
quote:
Originally posted by carmelo:
The spacesuit is a mockup?
It was most likely a 'display suit' as described here: The display models consist of two layers – an outer covering the same as that used in the actual suits and an inner rubberised layer. These mock-ups have the outward appearance of a real suit and are made for sale. They cost between £300 and £600. Examples are to be seen at Madame Tussaud’s worn on the effigies of the '11' crew. The full suit has fifteen or more layers, together with a pressure garment worn underneath. These are individually tailored for the astronauts. The prices quoted are for 1972 when I wrote an article about someone claiming to have one of Aldrin's training suits for sale in the UK. |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 04-29-2012 07:47 PM
Thanks Eddie! |
golddog
Member Posts: 210
From: australia
Registered: Feb 2008
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posted 04-30-2012 03:43 AM
The Apollo was a GM re-badged Toyota Camry. In the ads, Aldrin talked about how he felt when he first "felt the power of Apollo" - implying I guess the car was powerful. The ads didn't last long in Australia as most people did not have any idea who he was and as indicated above provided much material for comedians. Having owned the Toyota version for a number of years, it was far from powerful, but in its defense it was certainly a reliable car, very hard to kill! |
Max Q
Member Posts: 399
From: Whyalla South Australia
Registered: Mar 2007
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posted 04-30-2012 06:28 AM
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Originally posted by golddog:
The ads didn't last long in Australia as most people did not have any idea who he was
I think that people knew who he was but given the national Tall Poppy Syndrome it just ended looking ridiculous. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 04-30-2012 06:57 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Spaceguy5:
Buzz likes charging (a lot) extra for people who want to make multi-signed items.
Yes he does, and I love paying these astronaut fees. Others are welcome to their own opinions. But once these men have departed this Earth, how much will you need to fork out for a completion? Thank goodness we live in a society that gives us the choice.
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Apollo Redux
Member Posts: 346
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 04-30-2012 05:29 PM
...now you see why Armstrong was chosen to be the first out of the LEM.  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-30-2012 05:46 PM
Why, because Armstrong sold Chryslers instead of General Motors Holden? |
Apollo Redux
Member Posts: 346
From: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Registered: Sep 2006
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posted 04-30-2012 10:16 PM
hahaha...good catch  |
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