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Which ford appeared in a Dunhill cigarette tv advert?
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Can anyone help identify which ford appeared in a vintage Dunhill cigarettes tv commercial?
06/10/2025
I was recently approached by a gentleman living in Australia who was looking to identify a ford from his childhood. This is the description he gave:
"Hello. I am searching to find the ford that is driven through in an old Dunhill commercial. I am actually looking for the town the ford sits in. I visited this town with my mum from Australia in 1966 as a ten year old. We walked across the ford and started up hill with buildings on the left, one had bloody hand prints on the glass of its windows. It was said a person was murdered there centuries before? My memory. We walked to the top of the hill where an ancient church sat. My Mum’s cousin who was our guide told me the church was built 10th century. It looked abandoned. The grass and weeds in the grave yard were as tall as me . We entered the church just inside the doorway it was atmospheric with very little light entering and dust particles dancing in the ray of light. Looked as if it had been closed for who knows how long .This trip left a big impression on me with memories I still carry today almost sixty years later."
My first inclination is that the ford is Kersey Ford. What do you think?
The ford also featured in this television commercial:
Austin Metro Advert
"Hello. I am searching to find the ford that is driven through in an old Dunhill commercial. I am actually looking for the town the ford sits in. I visited this town with my mum from Australia in 1966 as a ten year old. We walked across the ford and started up hill with buildings on the left, one had bloody hand prints on the glass of its windows. It was said a person was murdered there centuries before? My memory. We walked to the top of the hill where an ancient church sat. My Mum’s cousin who was our guide told me the church was built 10th century. It looked abandoned. The grass and weeds in the grave yard were as tall as me . We entered the church just inside the doorway it was atmospheric with very little light entering and dust particles dancing in the ray of light. Looked as if it had been closed for who knows how long .This trip left a big impression on me with memories I still carry today almost sixty years later."
My first inclination is that the ford is Kersey Ford. What do you think?
The ford also featured in this television commercial:
Austin Metro Advert