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Curbside Classics Archives
vintage ads and brochures Archive
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Vintage Photo: 1949 Buick King Ranch Special – “Luxury Sports Car Rides The Ranges”
Posted on December 16, 2021 | 27 CommentsCustom built in 1949 by Buick on a modified 1949 Roadmaster chassis for King Ranch owner Richard Kleberg. -
![Those birds in the background are some of the very first Boeing 747s. The one in the background is RA002, the second one built. This was shot in the fall […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/5179245731_e8514f5f02_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: A New Flight Of Birds")
Vintage Ad: A New Flight Of Birds
Posted on December 15, 2021 | 47 CommentsThose birds in the background are some of the very first Boeing 747s. The one in the background is RA002, the second one built. This was shot in the fall […] -
![How is it that we’ve never given the Powell its 15 minutes of CC fame? It was ahead of its time, offering an SUV-like wagon and a pickup, and really […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/5155396596_5b143893f1_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1956 Powell Sport Wagon Pickup – A Proto-SUV/Pickup On A Recycled Plymouth Chassis")
Vintage Ad: 1956 Powell Sport Wagon Pickup – A Proto-SUV/Pickup On A Recycled Plymouth Chassis
Posted on December 13, 2021 | 14 CommentsHow is it that we’ve never given the Powell its 15 minutes of CC fame? It was ahead of its time, offering an SUV-like wagon and a pickup, and really […] -
![I found the juxtaposition of this retro-design Mark III against the stark and modern house to be a bit curious. Wouldn’t a more traditional house have been a bit more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/15014736875_efb4de420f_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1969 Continental Mark III – Modern House, Retro Mark")
Vintage Ad: 1969 Continental Mark III – Modern House, Retro Mark
Posted on December 10, 2021 | 46 CommentsI found the juxtaposition of this retro-design Mark III against the stark and modern house to be a bit curious. Wouldn’t a more traditional house have been a bit more […] -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, July 1980
Posted on December 8, 2021 | 38 Comments(first posted 12/8/2015) Here we are with another post of Ads and more from R&T. -
![I decide to scan some of the ads in this issue of Road and Track, to share them with you. I noticed a distinct gradient in their effectiveness, so I’ve […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ad-2.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: From The July 1967 Road & Track – Let’s Grade Them")
Vintage Ads: From The July 1967 Road & Track – Let’s Grade Them
Posted on December 2, 2021 | 42 CommentsI decide to scan some of the ads in this issue of Road and Track, to share them with you. I noticed a distinct gradient in their effectiveness, so I’ve […] -
![It’s easy to forget that Plymouth sold pickups from 1937 – 1942. Obviously, it was just a badge-engineered half-ton Dodge pickup with a Plymouth-style grille, but it appeared that Plymouth […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/15477027381_4999e1defe_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: 1937 – 1942 Plymouth Pickup – A Short (Bed) Life")
Vintage Ads: 1937 – 1942 Plymouth Pickup – A Short (Bed) Life
Posted on December 1, 2021 | 15 CommentsIt’s easy to forget that Plymouth sold pickups from 1937 – 1942. Obviously, it was just a badge-engineered half-ton Dodge pickup with a Plymouth-style grille, but it appeared that Plymouth […] -
![I’m struggling to make sense of this. Never mind that the Taurus-Continental was very much not what a luxury car should be. That one’s easy. But the Concorde is what […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/15863620936_46b4c72562_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dumb Vintage Ad: CONCORDE – What A Commute Should Be?")
Dumb Vintage Ad: CONCORDE – What A Commute Should Be?
Posted on November 30, 2021 | 38 CommentsI’m struggling to make sense of this. Never mind that the Taurus-Continental was very much not what a luxury car should be. That one’s easy. But the Concorde is what […] -
![Back in June, I decoded a GM Protect-O-Plate I found at a local antique store, and found that the original owner had bought a conservative but highly optioned Buick Electra […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20211124_125340.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Antique Store Classic: 1962 Ford Owner’s Manual, Decoding Some Fella’s New Car – Part II")
Antique Store Classic: 1962 Ford Owner’s Manual, Decoding Some Fella’s New Car – Part II
Posted on November 29, 2021 | 17 CommentsBack in June, I decoded a GM Protect-O-Plate I found at a local antique store, and found that the original owner had bought a conservative but highly optioned Buick Electra […] -
Vintage Ad: NOJAX Emergency Flat Tire Truck – “Who’s Afraid Of A Flat Tire?”
Posted on November 28, 2021 | 31 CommentsSent to me by John K. -
Vintage Ad: Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted on November 25, 2021 | 50 Comments…now don’t forget to pick up your free turkey with your new Dodge! -
![I should have started this”Untruthful Vintage Ad” series a long time ago, as we’ve had quite a few. But this one is so egregious that it deserves to be the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/51479386537_2fb4549c63_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Untruthful Vintage Ad: 1948 Packard – “These Newly-Engineered Powerplants Are Free-Breathing Engines — Born Of Packard’s War-Time Experience In Building…PT Boat And Aircraft Engines”")
Untruthful Vintage Ad: 1948 Packard – “These Newly-Engineered Powerplants Are Free-Breathing Engines — Born Of Packard’s War-Time Experience In Building…PT Boat And Aircraft Engines”
Posted on November 24, 2021 | 59 CommentsI should have started this”Untruthful Vintage Ad” series a long time ago, as we’ve had quite a few. But this one is so egregious that it deserves to be the […] -
Vintage Ad: 1986 Bayliff Packard Funeral Car – Just The Thing For Former Packard Owners
Posted on November 22, 2021 | 36 Comments -
Vintage Ad: 1954 Ford Comic Strip
Posted on November 21, 2021 | 20 Comments -
Vintage Ad: 1974 Mercury Cougar – Now That’s More Like It
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 36 CommentsMaybe not so much in terms of realism, but certainly in creating the right sort of fantasy atmosphere. Which is what it takes to sell cars, for the most part.
