Car disguising

[gman76]

Why is it that tv adverts, mainly for insurance companies, attempt to disguise well know makes & models of cars in a fashion where by the true identity of the car is obvious?

Is it some sort of legality?

I seem to remember a Ford advert (the one where cars are attached to balloons) featuring Fords that were crudely disguised.

Why?!

Another that comes to mind is the car tax evasion, featuring an Audi.

 

[mrgtv]

Errr 'cos they are advertising insurance, not cars.

 

[gman76]

Err...Ford advert, featuring disguised Ford cars?

I think they were advertising cars.

 

[mrgtv]

Err...Ford advert, featuring disguised Ford cars?

I think they were advertising cars.

Just to help you, here is a link to the Ford Mondeo ad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjH4g2lLxAY

When the ONE Mondeo appears at the end, take a look and tell me how it is disguised.

 

[nickso]

Err...Ford advert, featuring disguised Ford cars?

I think they were advertising cars.

Just to help you, here is a link to the Ford Mondeo ad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjH4g2lLxAY

When the ONE Mondeo appears at the end, take a look and tell me how it is disguised.

yes but there are disguised mondeos, fiestas, sierras, and i believe a ****roen zantia.

ive always been puzzled by this myself but not really cared enough to enquire. perhaps they just dont want their new repmobile somehow compared against these older models.

 

[Hitachimad]

They are advertising the NEW mondeo.... amking it out to be better than all other cars.
The rest arn't exactly wearing a false mostache and rain coat

 

[nickso]

They are advertising the NEW mondeo.... amking it out to be better than all other cars.
The rest arn't exactly wearing a false mostache and rain coat

yes, clearly, but why are all other cars disguised??

 

[gman76]

Exactly, why would they spend time & money to make the cars look non descript, when they could just use un-doctored cars?

Another is the tic-tac ad.

 

[mrgtv]

Exactly, why would they spend time & money to make the cars look non descript, when they could just use un-doctored cars?

Because they are not advertising other cars.
They only use representations of others cars - even their own make.
This is to prevent mis representation of another manufacturer and to focus the advertising on the target product.