1988 Mark VIII LSC comercial

[marked8]

I found this on an old video tape and uploaded it to youtube:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=D_QKJfDCno0

I don't know if this was on the web or not, but it is a cool commercial for the time.

*and that should say "commercial"*

 

[JoshMcMadMac]

It's a Mark VII commercial.

 

[marked8]

It's a Mark VII commercial.

You caught me typing too fast Unfortunately I can't edit or delete the title.

 

[Ricks90billblass]

Thats Cool

It would have never been on the web originally, being as pubilc use of the web/internet is about 12 years old. Now the internet goes back to 1969 if I remeber correctly, but for government use and universities only.
Zero to 50 in 8.1 seconds. seems kinda slow. The reason they didn't do 0-60 is; that the national speed limit was still 55mph in 1988.
I believe it was moved back up to 65 in '89 or '90. Than other states went to 70-75, and for a short while you could drive in Montana at a "resonable and prudent" speed for conditions. So, on a sunny day, with no traffic, out in the country (3 things Montana has lots of) you could drive as fast as you wanted on the interstate.
That only lasted a couple of years, and they went back to 75mph for cars, and big rigs were limited to 65mph.

 

[Calabrio]

0-50 in 8.1 seconds!

 

[Awesund]

Priceless archive!

Thanks for posting!

 

[torquemonkey]

75 mph on Arizona Highways... Yeah, i'ts nice.

 

[Danlboi]

There's a section of IH-10 west of San Antonio that they moved the speed limit up to 80mph awhile back. Not sure if it's like that all the way to El Paso though...