Trip down memory lane: Woz the car salesman

19 Comments on Trip down memory lane: Woz the car salesman

Ric on Sun, 19th Aug 2007 2:09 pm


Is that kitsch or what??? What a ridiculous thing for these days…

Andreas on Sun, 19th Aug 2007 2:25 pm


Haha, that IS awesome! I didn’t know about this stunt of his.

Anthony PIttarelli on Sun, 19th Aug 2007 3:33 pm


hilarious, i bet woz loves these old videos!

Rowlings on Sun, 19th Aug 2007 3:33 pm


I wonder if Woz still has that car.

Rowlings on Sun, 19th Aug 2007 3:40 pm


what kind of “sophisticated on-board computer” did that car have? We talking “KITT” from Knight Rider?

Foodog on Sun, 19th Aug 2007 4:04 pm


It had climate control and an onboard computer that controlled the engine. By these days standards it did very little. The downside to the computer controlled-ness is no one fix the damn thing’s climate control.

Steve on Sun, 19th Aug 2007 10:55 pm


“Long before he began dating Kathy Griffin…”

At the age of five, I once told a story that took place a year earlier. I prefaced it with “when I was four”.

And I sounded like a fucktard when I did it.

Mitch on Sun, 19th Aug 2007 11:07 pm


Those were both great. Woz did a good job!

The Black Gold commercial is AWESOME!

Thanks for the laugh…

bobby on Mon, 20th Aug 2007 2:37 am


Hilarious…looks like its going to be a gerry curl commercial http://www.realestatefinance.com/

Brandon Harper on Mon, 20th Aug 2007 3:31 am


Not to nitpick, but as an owner of a 280Z, I just thought I’d correct you and say that the car in the commercial is a 280ZX. They look kind of similar, but it’s definitely where Datsun got away from the light and fun cars to drive to the bloated, gee-whiz gizmo heavy cars.

Xenophon on Mon, 20th Aug 2007 7:49 am


Christ, those cars were ugly! I didn’t realize it until I saw these clips. Check out those garish interiors. Blecccchhhh!

Dr. Macenstein on Mon, 20th Aug 2007 7:51 am


Hey Brandon,

Yeah, I heard in the Black Gold VO they mentioned it was an X, I just figured it was the 280Z series, so how different could they be? I guess computer nerds like myself should know that a small difference in model number can make a difference!

-The Doc

Roger Ebert on Mon, 20th Aug 2007 9:02 am


Well, now we know where Ben Stiller got his character for Dodgeball from.

fjackie on Mon, 20th Aug 2007 1:04 pm


I have a feeling nobody ever ‘dreamed’ od dating Kathy Griffin. At least not in the last 2 decades.

Easier Money on Mon, 20th Aug 2007 5:18 pm


The black gold commericial is black gold for web bloggers, brings in a load of traffic Great commercial and free advertising!

Unclean on Mon, 20th Aug 2007 11:01 pm


Haha! Great commercials. I love the old 300ZX ones too, just like these but are 80’s style.

modspell on Wed, 22nd Aug 2007 2:59 am


I recall quite well when this model was introduced. It was clear that the upsizing obsession had infected the Z. Heck, they even had to weight-down the name by adding a new letter–X. And was “X” supposed to be arousing? So many ’70s cars used that alpha euphemism. And true, the bigger car was a joyless cruiser.

Daily Pimp on Wed, 22nd Aug 2007 12:12 pm


Thanks for sharing, those were awesome.

JMG on Wed, 22nd Aug 2007 12:46 pm


Does he still have it? Nah…he just races around in his Prius now…
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/08/21/woz-gets-700-ticket-for-going-105-mph-in-a-prius/

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