Find that advert !!

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Tue 4 Dec 2007 03:45
Find that advert !! - motorprop
Somebody must remember this with me - I need to prove this to a cynical mate , an architectural technician who says this cannot happen ;

In the 80'S , I SAW a TV advert in the UK for BMW as follows , am certain it was the 3 series ;


a 3 series 3 door travels along a production line . A voice says : ' After we hang the doors on the 3 series BMW , we can hang the 3 series BMW by the doors.......


The car is shown, suspended in the air , with a thick chain hooked through the top of the window frames , with the doors wide open. The chains ( 2 in total, one per door ) support the car in mid air , solely by holding it through the open doors .


Questions ;

a) who remembers this advert ?

b) Where can I get a copy ?

c) Can they repeat this with a current model ?
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Tue 4 Dec 2007 18:17
Find that advert !! - Pendlebury
I do remember it and will look for a copy.
They also did one where they balanced a 3 series on the top of the windscreen on a convertible 3 series. I'm not sure that was true although BMW said it was.
It was to demonstrate the strength of the windscreen structure in a rollover and also how evenly balanced the 3 series was front to back.
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Tue 4 Dec 2007 19:17
Find that advert !! - Dynamic Dave
a) who remembers this advert ?


I do.
b) Where can I get a copy ?


You could try searching on www.visit4info.com/index.cfm
c) Can they repeat this with a current model ?


Dunno ;o)
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