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- Aaron Severson on Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – It’s a Blue World
- la673 on Car Show Classic: 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood Sixty Special – It’s a Blue World
- Al on My 1974 Chevrolet Caprice – The Rusty Old Caprice
- la673 on Curbside Classic: 1980 Plymouth Arrow – The Only Postwar RWD Plymouth Pickup
- Aaron Severson on Curbside Finds: 1960s and 1980s Ford Falcons – They Were Still Being Built In Argentina Until 1991
- Chip on Curbside Classic: 1973 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe – The Minato Connection
- Chip on Cohort Classic: 1968 Buick GS California – Far From Home
- AnonymousCitizen on Curbside Finds: 1960s and 1980s Ford Falcons – They Were Still Being Built In Argentina Until 1991
- Robert Heimerl on Curbside Recycling: 1980 Rover 3500 V8 (SD1) – Three And A Half Liters Of Warm Beer
- justy baum on My 1974 Chevrolet Caprice – The Rusty Old Caprice
vintage ads and brochures Archive
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Vintage Ad: Continental Kit With Trailer Hitch For Bugeye Sprite – “Want To Haul A Trailer?”
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 16 CommentsI stumbled into this ad from 1961 and just had to share it with you. The continental spare mount is bad enough ($29.95), but it’s also available with a trailer […] -
Jeep Wagoneer Ads Through the Decades – These Explain America’s Love of SUVs Better Than Anything I Could Say
Posted on April 7, 2024 | 61 Comments1977 (first posted 4/6/2018) I’ve been pointing out for years that the long decline of sedans and station wagons at the hands of SUVs and trucks goes way […] -
Vintage Brochure: 1956 Ford Seat Belts – Selling Safety Ahead Of Its Time
Posted on March 13, 2024 | 47 CommentsWhen we think of auto safety efforts, it’s usually things like Ralph Nader, Volvo, the 1966 Highway Safety Act, or airbags that come to mind. Ford’s 1956 promotion of safety […] -
Real World Locations of Vintage Car Ads – Fine Dining Edition
Posted on January 22, 2024 | 26 CommentsSome of my favorite Curbside Classic posts are those that show the real-world locations of vintage car ads, such as the world travel ads posted by Eric703 this past summer. […] -
Vintage Snapshots & Advertising: Car Billboards, A Gallery – 1950s to 1970s
Posted on January 21, 2024 | 17 CommentsMost of us of a certain age have a relationship with car billboards. To be on the street, cruising, or worse, stuck in traffic, with your tips at the wheel, […] -
Vintage Ad/Brochure Capsule: 1980 Ford Fairmont Turbo/Mercury Zephyr Turbo – Sasquatch. Nessie. Fairmont Turbo.
Posted on January 20, 2024 | 55 Comments(first posted 1/19/2018) We’ve been on a bit of a Fairmont tear here lately, if you hadn’t noticed. As a result, I must have had Fox-bodies on my […] -
Vintage Snapshot: Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, And Welcome To CC’s Best Of 2023
Posted on December 24, 2023 | 12 CommentsHere’s our vintage snapshot gift for today: a neat bathtub Nash with a Christmas tree included. Even if the Nash doesn’t do it for you, the tree has to count […] -
Automotive Product Mascots – Fuel and Vehicles (Part 2)
Posted on December 7, 2023 | 56 CommentsLike a relentless parade of tireless tire men, our survey of automotive product mascots marches on. Today, we’ll try to wrap up this brief (although some may feel not brief […] -
Automotive Product Mascots – Equipment and Services (Part 1)
Posted on December 5, 2023 | 66 CommentsPersonally, I’ve never exactly understood brand mascots. I mean, yes, I get what they are, but in fact I – like the child in our lede picture — have always […] -
Vintage Advertising: Love That Lark Look!
Posted on November 22, 2023 | 17 CommentsConsidering Studebaker’s fortunes by 1960, I can’t tell if this advertising campaign was innovative or desperate. Probably a bit of both. In any case, through the ’50s there were quite […] -
Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Chrysler & Imperial Owners
Posted on November 22, 2023 | 23 CommentsThose who have followed this vintage owners series for the last few weeks must have been wondering when Mopar products would be highlighted. Well, the time has finally come; for […] -
Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 4 – San Diego, Italy, Mississippi & Virginia
Posted on November 8, 2023 | 11 CommentsFor Volume 4 of this series exploring travel-related ads with automotive themes, we’re firmly in the 1960s, and we’ll travel to the US West Coast and South, as well as […] -
CC Vintage: Old Truck Ads by the Old Masters
Posted on October 15, 2023 | 58 Comments(first posted 10/15/2017) I happened to find my way to Plan59.com, and decided to take an extended break at the truck stop there, as it was cold […] -
Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Cars From Other Manufacturers
Posted on October 3, 2023 | 66 CommentsWhile manufacturers have been name-dropping their competition for as long as they have been making advertisements, actually showing a picture of a car from another manufacturer in an ad is […]