VIDEO: Davey Johnson bets on a brown Fiesta
Follow the jump to see Davey G. Johnson's Fiesta Movement video
The Fiesta Movement is on. Drivers angling to be a part of Ford's promotional campaign, which will place 100 people in Fiestas for an early six-month trial, are lining up. To even be considered for the endeavor, you need to send Ford a video explaining why you deserve a Fiesta. Quality of the videos submitted thus far is varied, to say the least, but we can now come out and say that we have someone to root for: Davey G. Johnson, erstwhile O.G. Jalop and a very good friend of Autoblog, is officially in the fight.
His video, "Baby Bets on a Brown Fiesta," is posted for your enjoyment after the jump. We're confident it's the only Fiesta Movement video that manages to successfully incorporate a 1970s brown motif; the world's greatest fictional detectives; a Mopar appearance; the sounds of diminutive, unlikely German rock star, Udo Dirkschneider; and a real, in-person endorsement by Bob Mould (of Hüsker Dü -- old-time Jalopnik readers will understand how significant this is).
If it sounds crazy, it's because it kind of is. Is it crazy enough to be a winner? We'll find out soon enough. See for yourselves after the jump.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mobius_1 2:12PM (3/08/2009)
Uh, ok. He must really want that Fiesta though, in brown.
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Sea Urchin 2:18PM (3/08/2009)
Boy this video really sucks.
If you want to see a REAL interesting video see this
http://rutube.ru/tracks/1586996.html?v=a5e890a50211d437890b356b86219004
No it's not the Europe Vs. Iraq burnout video, but that one is a classic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fe17mCBzAk
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Mike 6:13PM (3/08/2009)
What does some Euro-dork in camo'd capris doing wheelies on his crotch rocket on a crappy website that takes 5 seconds to load every 1 second of video have to do with the Fiesta giveaway?
Same goes for moron in his BMW that nearly pegs a bus. The Iraqi burnout was funny, but again not relevant.
Sea Urchin 6:48PM (3/08/2009)
Mike, both are quality automotive videos.
Sing with me, tut tut tut tut, na na na na. I love that Iraqi boy.
Itsuru 7:45PM (3/08/2009)
Deytookurjobs didn't they Mike?
bob lutz 2:31PM (3/08/2009)
Wow, talk about journalistic integrity. No wonder blogs don't get any respect.
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Sea Urchin 2:53PM (3/08/2009)
Well those blogs that DO act more like independent news agencies get slammed pretty quickly by automakers. You ask one too many questions and the next thing you will be test driving is whatever Hertz has on the lot.
M 1:15AM (3/10/2009)
well said bob. I usually try not to criticize much but this video was lame
Devin 3:06PM (3/08/2009)
Wow, that video was crappy. Please Autoblog, at least endorse good vids.
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stealthebeatles 3:10PM (3/08/2009)
Hm.
Pretty good.
Thanks Alex Nunez at the end.
Boy does that name sound familiar...
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Dustin 3:44PM (3/08/2009)
Lame
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Tang 5:10PM (3/08/2009)
Wasn't this campaign supposed to end last week?
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TBlueMax 5:10PM (3/08/2009)
Much better than the reality-tv-styled "oh, pick me, pick me" candid idiot-jumping-up-and-down-in-front-of-a-home-video-camera styled junk that usually appears in contests such as these.
Would have preferred better separation between the voice-over and audio tracks as the monologue was smothered in a few places but the overall theme and follow-through were impressive.
+1,000 pts for originality
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fixitfixitstop 7:55PM (3/08/2009)
All bets are off if there's no stick.
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Cornelius Attenborough 12:40AM (3/09/2009)
I entered the Fiesta Movement with this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqdM6eUeR4Q
I also made my own commentary about what color I'd like here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqXQyXCKcdI
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tankd0g 2:27AM (3/09/2009)
Dear Ford, I have been buying Toyotas for the past 15 years, my father used to own Fords but he has since shyed away from them.
Who do you think you would be better off wowing with your new model, me or some Ford fanboy? :)
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ALPINA_B7 3:31PM (3/09/2009)
Who do I speak with to get my four minutes back? Just a bunch of movie clips, none of which have anything to do with the Fiesta. Waste of time, Lame!
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BetaRomeo 4:57PM (3/09/2009)
Nice. Brings me back to the good ol' days of the Jalop. Going to read Fast as a Shark for the rest of the day.
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Nathan 1:49AM (3/10/2009)
I liked it. +50 for using Udo for part of the soundtrack. A brown metallic Fiesta hatch might actually look sweet.
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