Lexus TV commercial with warbirds?

[K5DH]

Anyone see the recent Lexus automobile commercial on TV with warbirds as the backdrop? Where was is shot? I recall seeing one or more AT-6 Texans, a Twin Beech, and what looked like a Lodestar, plus others. Just curious.

[Noha307]

Saw it the other day. My best guess was that it's at Falcon Field in Arizona:

[C VEICH]

Certainly appears to be the old WW2 hangars at Falcon Field in Mesa. These were the hangars that used to house the Champlin Fighter Museum collection.

[Noha307]

Let's see, what are we up to with warbird related automobile advertisements? We have:

• Dodge and CAF SoCal's F6F(1, 2)
• Dodge and EAA's B-25 nose mockup
• I seem to remember hearing that Ford filmed something about one of their trucks towing their PB4Y into the former bomber plant.

Did I miss any?

[JohnB]

Yes, those hangars do look like Falcon Field.
I did my graduate work at ASU circa 1990, Doug Champlin was kind enough for me to do a project there, so I got to spend some time with him and his collection.
A rare treat!

As Far as ads go, I know of some print, not TV ones you might remember. A 1977 Oldsmont Tornado XSR.
However, that version of the Toronado was never built, GM pulled the plug at the last minute because the power T-tops could not be made water tight (that never stopped them before!).
They did make a Tornado XS with that distinctive rear window, few were built. Most, if not all, had a power moonroof. A friend has two for sale, found in a barn among a farmer's hoard of 70s luxury cars.

Here is a Mustang with a '72 Olds Toronado.
The paint scheme is pretty typical for the pre-warbird paint era. Looks like the scheme Cavalier used. The colors remind me to the copper seen on the Fornoff's Bearcats.

Also, in the '90s, Buick did a print ad with a polished CW-22.
I believe the photo was taken at Santa Rosa.

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[Dan K]

Let's see, what are we up to with warbird related automobile advertisements? We have:

• Dodge and CAF SoCal's F6F(1, 2)
• Dodge and EAA's B-25 nose mockup
• I seem to remember hearing that Ford filmed something about one of their trucks towing their PB4Y into the former bomber plant.

Did I miss any?

Mercury Cougar, Farah Fawcett, and C-97G 52-2764

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trqEgZiynXQ

As many will recall, this aircraft still sits at the Don Q Inn at Dodgeville, Wisconsin.

[JohnB]

SAAB did a few commercials combining their car and jet products.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PM3woO0AbCw

As a kid living in Minnesota, where SAABs were popular, I recall an ad with an old SAAB (a 96?) and a then current, Draken.

[garbs]

I remember a print ad many years ago that had Battle of Britain veteran Ginger Lacy with two Spitfires ( Triumph and Supermarine). “Not only do get the car and the girl, you get a piece of history”

[Stoney]

the SNJ "21" was in a museum in CA. the last i heard.

[mike furline]

https://falconwarbirds.org/