To mark its 50th anniversary, Campaign magazine selected the 50 best ads from the last half-century and we’re proud to report our Cog and Grr films for Honda made the cut.

Andy Fowler, founder of Brothers and Sisters, said of the work: “Frankly, it was a pleasure to sit through these two Honda ads after all these years.

“Two things popped into my head. First, around the time these spots came out, just before I started my agency, I went to a talk at the ICA. The Honda client and the Wieden+Kennedy creative director revealed the secret of the work they were doing together. I’ll always remember what the Honda client said. Something like: ‘I write the brief, and then as long as they answer it, I trust them as the creative experts to give me the right idea.’

“I remember thinking what an amazing client he was. And what an impressive agency to build that level of trust with their client.

“The second thing, and it’s partly a consequence of the first, is these feel like pieces of art more than ads. The craft, the care, the artistry is like something you expect to see in Tate Modern or your favourite box set.

“They’re not directly selling me anything. Yet they leave me with a powerful impression of Honda’s products and philosophy.

“In this age of mass ad loathing, maybe we can all learn from this.”