Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Vintage Mountain Dew Can
Found this great old Mountain Dew can a few weeks ago. It contains the groovy lettering style I love and remember so well as a kid, but also contains the "ya-hooo!" catch phrase hold-over from the earlier product and advertising designs that incorporated the cartoon hillbilly. Not 100% certain on the date, but judging from the pull top, I'd say 70's. Has some rust and scratches, but I think it gives the 'ol can some character, don't you?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
6 comments:
Oh Yeah. From back in the days of making chains out of the pull tabs. Memories. Thanks.
Since the can's liquid contents is measured in ounces instead of ounces and milliliters, I would guess it is from the 70's. Nice find.
It'll tickle yore innards!
Neat! Rust and scratches are the best! (and that's no joke)
I hope it has some of that awesome old can smell ;)
>From back in the days of making chains out of the pull tabs
Aww hell, chains are nothing... my mom made a hat and a freakin vest outta tabs, haha. Ahhh, the 70's
>ounces instead of ounces and milliliters, I would guess it is from the 70's
thanks for that!
>It'll tickle yore innards!
It tickled my wallet for $7.00!
>I hope it has some of that awesome old can smell
Haha, boy oh boy do I ever have a huge stack of inappropriate replies to that comment, CPC... but I guess you probably already know that.
Thanks for the refreshing comments on my old can, everybody!
I might have one of those in my collection, from way back. I bought one of the '70s Mountain Dew bottles on eBay a few years ago. Ya know, the hillbilly scene. They all had names of the people who worked in the plant on them - mine's "Scott, Mark, Lisa".
What Mountain Dew has become is a travesty. Instead of happy, warm, friendly, and a little kitschy it's become eXtrEme, corporate, and full of dude. At least they've kept Throwback as a product. That's all I drink now. Same with Pepsi.
Post a Comment