As the English proverb states, “all good things must come to an end.” While it’s a shame they came to an end for the classic muscle machines of the late 60s and early 70s, we can’t say we’re too disappointed that their commercials also came to an end. Check out this video we found on YouTube to see what we mean.

The year 1969 brought about some amazing cars like the Judge GTO, Mustang Mach 1, Road Runner convertible and the restyled Cougar with available convertible top. Unfortunately, the commercials for these cars were much less impressive than the vehicles themselves.

Named after a comedy skit done by the Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In TV show, the GTO Judge was nothing to be laughed at. However, with the “Here Comes ‘da Judge” skit’s influence, the 1969 Judge’s commercial would suggest otherwise. Complete with a silly song and men dressed in colonial-style judge attire, we had to listen to the commercial a few times before figuring out that it really did divulge the performance aspects of the Judge.

Although a different approach, the ‘69 Mach 1 commercial is just as entertaining. After losing count of how many times both Mustang and Mach 1 were repeated in the commercial, we couldn’t help but wonder, what do bongos have to do with anything?

We can understand why Mercury used a mountain lion and a nice looking woman to advertise the newly redesigned Cougar, but would’ve liked to see the car’s “growl” more than the cat’s. With that being said, it was rather impressive to see the woman in the car petting the big cat without being harmed.

While we weren’t a fan of the other three commercials featured in this video, we can’t really harp on the use of the Road Runner cartoon in advertising the ‘69 Road Runner convertible. There is just no arguing with crazy Wile E. Coyote and his constant pursuit of the Road Runner, although it did distract from the car a bit.

Car commercials have come a long way in four decades, and that’s OK with us. Although fun to look at and laced with plenty of entertainment value, we’ll stick with commercials that showcase a car’s performance rather than portray it in silly ways.