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G1 Mirage Ashtray???

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G1 Mirage Ashtray???

Postby WIIM » Fri Apr 27, 2007 7:01 pm

Here's an ashtray for a Mirage fan -
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... &rd=1&rd=1

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Postby Saya » Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:47 am

Oh, yeah, I get it... Citanes. /:)
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Postby Swerve » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:04 am

I recently found out that the real world sponsor is actually French made cigarettes "Gitanes". Takara/Hasbro changed it to Citanes.

The seller lists it as Citanes but if you look at the picture of the ashtray, it actaully says Gitanes.
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Postby JetfireUK » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:42 am

Ahhh the eighties - gawd how I miss them!

Back in the days when Mirage wa a chain smoker and fed his habit by advertising! Same too for Jazz - if only everyone realised that the reason he sounded so cool was for his alcohol problem! :P
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Postby Basketball Jones » Sat Apr 28, 2007 1:45 pm

Takara changed the "Gitanes" on Mirage to "Citanes", as they didn't wish to appear to be pushing cigarettes to children.

This action occurred after they produced Marlboro Wheeljack.
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Postby Leonardo » Sun Apr 29, 2007 12:14 pm

And rightly so.
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Postby jgilkinson » Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:46 pm

i never knew that... i had always assumed it was some racing sponsor or something
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Postby Swerve » Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:04 am

jgilkinson wrote:i never knew that... i had always assumed it was some racing sponsor or something


It is a racing sponsor or at least Gitanes was in real life. I suppose Citanes technically was a sponsor in Transformers continuity although they never talk about it.

"After a long hard days work, enjoy a cool, refreshing Citanes. Buy Citanes Super Happy Fun-Time Bubble Bath!"
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