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- Staxman on Curbside Classic: 1946 Lancia Aprilia Berlina – Vincenzo’s Symphony In V4 Major
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- John Reitz on Vintage Snapshots: Volkswagens On The Road – 1950s-1960s
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- Ralph L on Curbside Classic: 1959 Mercury Monterey Cruiser Hardtop Coupe – Mercury Spreads Its Wings And Crashes
- Gary Faught on Vintage Snapshots: Mercury In The ’50s-’60s – A Mercury People Gallery
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Ad Classics Archive
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Vintage Ads: Shopping for Cars in the Yellow(ed) Pages
Posted on May 13, 2024 | 19 CommentsOne of my favorite movie moments is from The Jerk, where Steve Martin is jumping up and down yelling, “The new phone book’s here! The new phone book’s here!” […] -
CC Advertising: 1965 Ford Models – Ford Motor Company Is…A Little Boxier This Year
Posted on June 19, 2023 | 54 CommentsIn 1965, Ford Motor Company ran a lovely advertising campaign that was frankly a little derivative. While Ford was perhaps better at finding market niches in the 1960s than their […] -
Vintage Ad: 1987 Hyundai Excel – Better Get a Spare?
Posted on May 26, 2023 | 25 CommentsThose early Hyundai US days were not very stellar reliability wise. Was the company telling their customers something with this copy? -
Vintage Ads: 1967½ AMC Rebel Wagons Targeted To Specific Geographic Areas
Posted on February 11, 2023 | 45 CommentsSpecial trim models targeted to regional areas had undoubtedly been around for a while, but these 1967½ AMC Rebel wagons somehow escaped me so far. There were three of them, […] -
Vintage Ad: 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix – Aren’t You Glad?
Posted on November 21, 2022 | 47 CommentsIf one compiled a list of all car ads that borrowed a tagline from a brand of household supplies, we’d end up with… well, maybe just this example. Using a […] -
Vintage Ad: 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado – For Great Car Lovers
Posted on September 27, 2022 | 16 CommentsWhat kind of Toronado is this? The Torero? The Matador? Such animal stares… so sultry, so enigmatic, so non PC. This is not your father’s Oldsmobile, not even your grandfather’s; […] -
Brochure Classic: 1962 Checker – Comfort and Elegance
Posted on March 24, 2022 | 31 CommentsYears ago my mother-in-law was going through some items on a bookshelf and this Checker brochure emerged. It has since been on my bookshelf, also hidden from view, but some […] -
CC Film Vault: Earl Scheib Commercials from 1962-63–Not on YouTube
Posted on March 19, 2022 | 20 CommentsHow’s this for a fascinating discovery? Earl Scheib’s grandson Don Scheib is apparently having someone convert old 16mm films of Earl’s classic TV commercials to online digital formats for easy […] -
Vintage Ads: Ford’s Tasty 1950s Good Humor Ice Cream Truck Ads
Posted on December 6, 2021 | 30 CommentsSome things just go together – like ice cream and Ford trucks. While that may seem puzzling to some folks, it made perfect sense in previous decades, when Good Humor […] -
Advertising Classics: The GMC 60 Degree V6 – An Almost Forgotten Entry From GM’s Most Creative Period
Posted on January 11, 2021 | 56 CommentsIf someone with no prior knowledge of General Motors were dropped into their Warren Tech Center somewhere between 1960 and 1964, in the manner of Hertz dropping a guy into […] -
Ad Classic: 1960 Renault Hi-Boy – High Van, But Low Sales
Posted on December 8, 2020 | 24 CommentsVintage ads are at their best when they include both period-specific graphics and an obscure product that’s all but forgotten. This ad has both. I’m not sure what stands out […] -
Curbside Trivia/QOTD: June 1965 Magazine Ad – Can You Identify The Engine Family? Do You Have Any Experience With Said Engine Family?
Posted on June 29, 2020 | 15 CommentsWhile flipping through a very musty Motor magazine from June 1965, I had to flip back to this advertisement for “Ford Authorized Reconditioned” engines. Ford is well-known for its somewhat scattershot approach […] -
Auction Site Classics: It’s 1977 Again, And We’re At The Leyland Cars Dealer
Posted on May 1, 2020 | 54 CommentsWe’re not allowed out except foe essential activity at the moment. Despite what a Curbivore may think, poking about a used car dealership or looking through an auction pre-sale inventory […] -
Vintage Ads: Brand New 1400 hp Allison V12 Engines For $350 (Original Cost $14,500). Or a Slightly Used One For $200
Posted on April 27, 2020 | 37 Comments -
Classic Advertising: A Selection Of Dealership Badges
Posted on October 12, 2019 | 56 CommentsLast month Jim wrote about car badges. This led to some discussion about the quite obscure subject of car dealership badges.