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Curbside Classics Archives
Ad Classics Archive
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![(first posted 1/9/2019) Imagine an advertising agency employee in the early 1970s, working on Allstate Insurance Company’s latest campaign. One particular ad aims to call people’s attention to […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Allstate-Clunker-1971.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ad Classic: Allstate’s Studebaker Clunker")
Ad Classic: Allstate’s Studebaker Clunker
Posted on January 9, 2025 | 84 Comments(first posted 1/9/2019) Imagine an advertising agency employee in the early 1970s, working on Allstate Insurance Company’s latest campaign. One particular ad aims to call people’s attention to […] -
![One 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!” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/deweygriffin71.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Shopping for Cars in the Yellow(ed) Pages")
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!” […] -
![In 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PXL_20230615_203326956a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Advertising: 1965 Ford Models – Ford Motor Company Is…A Little Boxier This Year")
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? -
![Special 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, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/6012827313_d936b7135c_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 1967½ AMC Rebel Wagons Targeted To Specific Geographic Areas")
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, […] -
![If 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Ad-1985-Pontiac-Grand-Prix-featured-image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1985 Pontiac Grand Prix – Aren’t You Glad?")
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 […] -
![What 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; […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Scan-220904-0001.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado – For Great Car Lovers")
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; […] -
![Years 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/checker-front-cover.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brochure Classic: 1962 Checker – Comfort and Elegance")
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 […] -
![How’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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/earlscheibphoto1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Film Vault: Earl Scheib Commercials from 1962-63–Not on YouTube")
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 […] -
![Some 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/GH-Featured-Image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Ford’s Tasty 1950s Good Humor Ice Cream Truck Ads")
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 […] -
![If 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/a-v6.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Advertising Classics: The GMC 60 Degree V6 – An Almost Forgotten Entry From GM’s Most Creative Period")
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 […] -
![Vintage 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Ad-1961-Renault-Hi-Boy-VAN.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ad Classic: 1960 Renault Hi-Boy – High Van, But Low Sales")
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 […] -
![While 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/109_0076.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Trivia/QOTD: June 1965 Magazine Ad – Can You Identify The Engine Family? Do You Have Any Experience With Said Engine Family?")
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 […] -
![We’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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/12600469-square-tile.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Auction Site Classics: It’s 1977 Again, And We’re At The Leyland Cars Dealer")
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
