Make Friends With Your Fast
I like these little evil bulbasaur 'Fast' ads on TV.
I especially like the one where the girlfriend is complaing that having the windows down is ruining her hair,
and the guy likes the windows down to feel the speed. I so identify with that.
These little limited edition things are going for like $300 bucks on Ebay.
I had a thought to maybe buy a Bulbasaur, paint it black, and try to sell it, but apparently I've been beaten to the punch.
Somebody has a prototype out already on Ebay.
"Make friends with your fast. Developed as a personal prototype during phase one of project fast. Created from personal data collected from markets in nyc and abroad. This is your chance to own a piece of premature GTI history. Includes extra tail. Don't miss this one! Very Very rare, it will go fast, just like you."
CP+B's 'Fast' Times at Volkswagen
February 14, 2006
By Jim Lovel
"But leave it to Crispin Porter + Bogusky to actually come up with a 'fast' creature -- at least one as channeled through the testosterone-infused cranium of a guy between, say 18 and 49. Yesterday at the Playboy headquarters (of course), Alex Bogusky and Kerri Martin, director of brand innovation for Volkswagen of America, unveiled the gremlin, a demonic looking black resin icon, sort of a Mr. Potato Head for the hot rod set. It's the spirit (and satanic-sounding voice) of CP+B's new ad campaign for VW's GTI, which debuted this week during the Olympics. In the ads, the critter urges young male drivers to indulge their pedal-to-the-metal urges with the tagline, "Make Friends with your Fast," girlfriends and cops be damned. It's a little creepy but, as they gently pointed out, I'm not the target demo." Offical site - http://www.vwfeatures.com/
Links:
Article - http://www.adweek.com/aw/creative/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001996720
Ebay Original $300 buck one - http://cgi.ebay.com/2007-Volkswagen-GTI-Fast-Canadian-Edition_W0QQitemZ7221797798QQcategoryZ10781QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Ebay Knockoff - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8041381376