Terry O'Reilly

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4,296 appearances 19 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 19 Sep

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Volvo paused and said, Okay, no babies, no welders, but an ad guy?

Why not?

So, the dramatic photo was taken, with David Abbott lying on the floor directly beneath a precariously suspended cherry red Volvo.

The headline said, If the welding isn't strong enough, the car will fall on the rider.

The ad went on to say, That's me, lying rather nervously under the new Volvo 740.

For years, I've been writing in advertisements that each spot weld in a Volvo is strong enough to support the weight of the entire car.

Someone decided I should put my body where my mouth is.

So, we suspended the car and I crawled underneath it.

It's so well built, you can bet your life on it.

I know.

I just did.

It was a bold demonstration.

And even though Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca once said, safety doesn't sell, Volvo proved him wrong.

There was another memorable VW commercial done 34 years ago.

It was a launch commercial for the new VW Corrado G60.

It was a big leap for Volkswagen, as the Corrado was supercharged.

While Volkswagens were known for reliability, they weren't known for speed.

But the new Corrado G60 could go 225 kilometers an hour.

So VW asked its advertising agency to come up with a dramatic TV commercial to demonstrate the speed of the Corrado.

My friend Duncan Bruce was given the assignment.

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