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Joe Rizza Ford - North Riverside (Commercial #1, 1986)

Views: 1205

Here is a commercial for Joe Rizza Ford at 2100 South Harlem in North Riverside, Illinois.

Featuring the 1986 Crown Victoria 4 Door.

Has a nice shot of the old Clyde Federal Bank building in the background!

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday June 29th, 1986.

Dominick's Finer Foods - "Orange Juice" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1906

Here's a quick commercial for Dominick's Finer Foods with a sale on Minute Maid Orange Juice.

Voiceover by Lloyd Hanson.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, March 14th 1981.

WGN Radio 720 - "Bob Collins" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2648

Here's a commercial for Bob Collins on WGN Radio 720.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 31st 1978 during the 3:30pm to 5pm timeframe.

Schmerler Ford - "A Different Tune" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3542

Here's a commercial for Schmerler Ford featuring Harry Schmerler singing a different tune than the one he became famous for - instead of "Rock-A-Bye-Your-Baby", it's "In The Good Old Summertime..."

Schmerler Ford - Route 83 and Touhy in Elk Grove Village!

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 24th 1982.

WXRT 93 FM - "Chicago's Fine Rock Station" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3054

Here's the earliest WXRT commercial I've yet found - it features "Monty Python"-style animations of the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Muddy Waters, Bruce Springsteen, and Blondie, and others. The opening drum beat is from the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's reprise.

"The More You Listen, The More You Hear"

Voiceover by ??

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, October 28th 1980.

Schmerler Ford - "With A Voice Like Mine" (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 5733

Here's another classic - Harry Schmerler, Your Singing Ford Dealer.

"ROCK-a-bye your baBY..." - Route 83 and Touhy in Elk Grove Village. :-)

"With a voice like mine, I've got to give good deals..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, November 11th 1980.

Hawthorn Center - "Share The Holidays" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 2226

Here's a holiday commercial for Hawthorn Center mall located in Vernon Hills near Routes 60 and 21. Featuring "Twigs at Hawthorn Center" (?)

"Call it a good day. Call on Hawthorn Center."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, December 5th 1978 during the 3:30 to 5pm timeframe.

First Federal Savings of Chicago - "Nearby" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 595

Here's a commercial for First Federal Savings of Chicago, with their famous country-tinged jingle telling us how "it's nice to have First Federal nearby," with drive-in tellers, children bringing jars of coins to tellers, and other scenes of people banking, pre-Internet.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Wednesday, January 18th 1978.

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet - "Where You Always..something something" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 4746

Here's an early Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet commercial before they had come up with their trademark catch-phrase of "Where You Always Save More Money!". Here the best they had so far was the infinitely inferior "Hard to find, but tough to beat."

Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet in Elmhurst at York and Roosevelt Roads.

Gotta love that Chicago accent. "DIS MUNT..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, February 1st 1981.