Lincoln TV Commercial

Thanks for the heads up, Dan. I don't usually pay attention to commercials but I look forward to seeing this one.

Found it!

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Nice heads up.I just saw a different commercial with a LGB starter set going around a Christmas tree.Always interesting to see media clips with model trains in them.

And a number of years ago there was this: 

I just watched the commercial and I saw the engine coming out of the tunnel but couldn't make out the cab area. But then later, to me it look like a computer generated engine...............Paul

Big Jim posted:

And a number of years ago there was this: 

A German automobile with an American steam loco ?.....LOL

Thanks Rick, for finding and posting it.

K4s powered commuter...headed for Bay Head Jct.

Dan Padova posted:

Big Jim posted:

And a number of years ago there was this: 

A German automobile with an American steam loco ?.....LOL

Notice what steam locomotive that is. Comparing the "zenith of design and performance" of THAT German automobile to the same "zenith of design and performance" of the N&W Class J, sure seemed logical to me.

I am not a potential Lincoln customer but it is a neat, enjoyable commercial-which is rare !!

I remember dreams like that when I was a tyke.  Except the loco was a Lionel 2036 and the car a '51 Chevy.

Rusty

The loco reminded me of a Broadway Limited K4.

The commercial cought my eye last night watching TV also; my wife said to me "it's a car commercial not a train commercial".

Hi,

There is also a Dunkin Donuts ad on TV with an electric train.

Dick

I'd say that someone at Lincoln likes trains. This is a nice spot.

It sure beats Matthew McConaughey driving around talking to himself and falling into swimming pools in his tuxedo.

But maybe I'm biased.  

Steven J. Serenska

Serenska posted:

It sure beats Matthew McConaughey driving around talking to himself and falling into swimming pools in his tuxedo.

But maybe I'm biased.  

Steven J. Serenska

 

I agree 100%. Those are stupid commercials, especially the one where he falls into the pool.

Caught my eye.  Great commercial.

Our son-in-law serves as a DP (director of photography) on many commercials ... I'll have to ask him about the technical details.

As a little BTW about RR's and unexpected references, I was watching a Barret-Jackson auction a couple of days ago (I had DVD'd it from a week or two ago) and they were discussing the Studebaker on the block, and made the usual Raymond Loewy styling comments (they failed to mention the Virgil Exner contribution), and one of the guys (Mike Joy, maybe?) said something like: "Loewy also did work in other fields, such as the famous Pennsy GG1 electric locomotive" (roughly).

Not something I expected to hear in that environment - and he said it with an air of actual knowledge. Closet rail fan, maybe...?