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Curbside Classics Archives
vintage ads and brochures Archive
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![I 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/sprite-tow-hitch.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Continental Kit With Trailer Hitch For Bugeye Sprite – “Want To Haul A Trailer?”")
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 […] -
![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!” […] -
![1977 (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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Jeep-wagoneer-1962.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Jeep Wagoneer Ads Through the Decades – These Explain America’s Love of SUVs Better Than Anything I Could Say")
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 […] -
![When 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Lifeguard-Featured-Image.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: 1956 Ford Seat Belts – Selling Safety Ahead Of Its Time")
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 […] -
![Some 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. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1959-Cadillac.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Real World Locations of Vintage Car Ads – Fine Dining Edition")
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. […] -
![Most 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, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/tumblr_n5isjnlK8D1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots & Advertising: Car Billboards, A Gallery – 1950s to 1970s")
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, […] -
![(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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1980-Ford-Fairmont-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad/Brochure Capsule: 1980 Ford Fairmont Turbo/Mercury Zephyr Turbo – Sasquatch. Nessie. Fairmont Turbo.")
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 […] -
![Here’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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot_20230813-044110.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, And Welcome To CC’s Best Of 2023")
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 […] -
![Like 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/marchinginberlin1928.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Product Mascots – Fuel and Vehicles (Part 2)")
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 […] -
![Personally, 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/rustyjones.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Automotive Product Mascots – Equipment and Services (Part 1)")
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 […] -
![Considering 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/4734487411_153389129f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Advertising: Love That Lark Look!")
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 […] -
![Those 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/tumblr_pxjjli8eZP1qcdxvpo1_1280.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshots: A Gallery Of Chrysler & Imperial Owners")
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 […] -
![For 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Vol-4-featured-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Automotive-Related Travel Ads Vol. 4 – San Diego, Italy, Mississippi & Virginia")
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 […] -
![(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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Art-chv50diner-Peter-Helck.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage: Old Truck Ads by the Old Masters")
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 […] -
![While 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 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1978-Granada.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Non-Trope: Cars From Other Manufacturers")
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 […]
