{"id":27743,"date":"2012-07-19T16:19:39","date_gmt":"2012-07-19T15:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.influx.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=27743"},"modified":"2022-06-28T14:43:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T13:43:08","slug":"roadrunner-honey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/blog\/roadrunner-honey\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadrunner, Honey! &#8211; Chrysler Plymouth American Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/beep-beep.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27744\" title=\"beep-beep\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adrianflux.co.uk\/influx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/beep-beep.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"808\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2012\/07\/beep-beep.jpg 808w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2012\/07\/beep-beep-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2012\/07\/beep-beep-624x410.jpg 624w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2012\/07\/beep-beep-274x179.jpg 274w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2012\/07\/beep-beep-278x182.jpg 278w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2012\/07\/beep-beep-526x345.jpg 526w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2012\/07\/beep-beep-675x444.jpg 675w, https:\/\/cdn-influx-wp.adrianflux.co.uk\/uploads\/2012\/07\/beep-beep-572x375.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnyone over the age of 30 can appreciate the appeal of a burly muscle car &#8211; and most will remember the antics of Roadrunner and a mangy looking feral canine.<\/p>\n<p>The very conception of the 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner&#8217;s very existence was intertwined with the hugely successful Warner Bros cartoon that pitted frustrated Wile E Coyote against infuriatingly quick stepping Roadrunner (accelerati, rapidus maximus) in the wracked, rocky landscape of the American West.<\/p>\n<p>The Chrysler Corporation got their crack ad team to exploit the connection to the max; and created some of the most interesting visual culture in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Rumour has it they even tried to make the horn sound like the cartoon character&#8217;s nasal beep.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not that&#8217;s the case, these are some cool ads. 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