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Vista 1974 Advertisement — The USA Energy Shortage?
Source: Disraeli Gears (Mike Sweatman), "Boy’s Life 1974 - Vista advert". Boys' Life, May 1974.
About this document
| Marque | Vista |
|---|---|
| Type | Advertisement |
| Year | 1974 |
| Publisher | National Independent Distributor Associates |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 1 |
| Source | Disraeli Gears (Mike Sweatman), "Boy’s Life 1974 - Vista advert". Boys' Life, May 1974. |
| Credit | Mike Sweatman, Disraeli Gears |
| Identifier | Permalink https://www.disraeligears.co.uk/site/boys_life_1974_-_vista.html |
| Transcription | Transcribed by eye |
Transcription
the USA energy shortage? think of how much gas you'd save, calories you'd burn, air you'd keep clean...and down right fun you'd have riding a VISTA bicycle! Good ol' American leg power. Vista was the 1st American manufactured 10-speed bike to offer "close coupled frame design" and other quality features at a popular price: alloy …
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[A photograph of a smiling young man in a ringer shirt standing with a drop-handlebar bicycle, set inside a large teardrop-shaped frame. Faint print from the reverse page shows through the paper.]
the USA energy shortage?
think of how much gas you’d save, calories you’d burn, air you’d keep clean…and down right fun you’d have riding a VISTA bicycle!
Good ol’ American leg power. Vista was the 1st American manufactured 10-speed bike to offer “close coupled frame design” and other quality features at a popular price: alloy power stem shifter and derailleur, gum wall tires, center pull brakes, and full-service cable stops. Do your part to keep this country’s air clean, fuel plentiful, and yourself healthy. Discover the bicycle of excellence. The Vista 10-speed Esquire… it’s a gas!
THE BICYCLE OF EXCELLENCE
VISTA
SOLD AT LEADING BIKE STORES EVERYWHERE…
VISTA BICYCLE OF EXCELLENCE BY NIDA
National Independent Distributor Associates
P.O. BOX 655, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
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