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vintage ads and brochures Archive
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Vintage Renderings: 1942 Mercurys And Military Airplanes
Posted on October 14, 2021 | 22 CommentsLet’s keep the car-and-airplanes theme going a bit longer. Here’s three fine renderings of 1942 Mercurys with airplanes from the three main branches of the armed forces. This woodie wagon […] -
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1947 Mack LTSW – New “Western” Truck With 300 HP Hall-Scott 400 Gas/Butane Engine – “The Most Powerful Truck Engine Built!”
Posted on October 13, 2021 | 33 CommentsThis as was paid for by Hall-Scott, to bring attention to the fact that the new Mack LT “Western” truck series, targeted for those grueling jobs on the far side […] -
Vintage Ad: 1946 Armstrong-Siddeley Hurricane – Exaggerated, But Not As Much As The Airliner
Posted on October 12, 2021 | 28 CommentsThis vintage ad caught my eye for more than one reason. Yes, the Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane is hardly rendered accurately. The size of the two occupants make it look vast, […] -
Vintage Ads: AC Fire Ring Spark Plugs Power GM’s Dream Cars – “AC” Stands For Albert Champion, Who Also Started Champion Spark Plugs
Posted on October 7, 2021 | 42 CommentsOf course AC spark plugs were used in GM’s concept cars: AC (ACDelco) was a division of GM. But did you know that AC were the initials of Albert Champion, […] -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, April 1979
Posted on October 6, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 10/6/2015) Now entering 1979 and straight into April, as that’s the next available R&T in these series of posts. -
Vintage Ad: The Seville Roadster As An Economic Investment
Posted on October 3, 2021 | 45 CommentsThere’s nothing I can add to this…except to show you two more Seville Roadster ads: -
Vintage R&T Car Ads From 1967: Sexist, Among Other Things
Posted on October 2, 2021 | 39 Comments1967 was a long time ago, and these ads prove that. “Mercury, the Man’s Car”? I always thought the original Cougar was quite appealing to women. -
Vintage Ad: 1957 BMW Isetta 300 – “The Hottest Profit Item Since Henry F. Backed The Model T”
Posted on September 29, 2021 | 73 CommentsI knew a guy in Iowa City in 1973 who found an Isetta in someone’s garage or barn. The engine was frozen, so he replaced it with a big Briggs […] -
Vintage Ad: 1959 Continental Mark IV Town Car and Limousine – “Masterpieces Of Rare Beauty” – Emphasis On The “Rare”
Posted on September 27, 2021 | 29 CommentsThe Mark IV Continental Town Car and Limousine by Hess & Eisenhardt was certainly a rare sight, with only 78 built. As to its beauty, that’s a subjective matter. Here’s […] -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, June 1978
Posted on September 22, 2021 | 79 Comments(first posted 9/22/2015) Get yourselves ready for a trip back in time. I will be doing a series of weekly posts featuring (mostly) ads from issues of Road & […] -
Vintage Ad: 1979 Cadillac Paris DeVille Pickup – Proud As A Pea…Hen
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Vintage PR Shot: 1964 Mercury Monterey Two-Door Sedan – Stripper Breezeway
Posted on September 19, 2021 | 20 CommentsThis was the cheapest way to get a Breezeway Mercury in 1964, if your heart was really set on one. It started at $$2819, or $355 more than a stripper […] -
Vintage PR Shots: Esquire Removable Hardtops For Your 1963 GM Convertible
Posted on September 16, 2021 | 35 CommentsHere’s something that didn’t seem to catch on: removable hardtops for American convertibles. This is a Gold 300 Esquire hardtop made by Riviera, Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Looks like […] -
Vintage Ad: 1965 Eshelman Eagle – America’s Prestige Car – Wait ‘Till You See The ’64 Version, Or The 1950’s Eshelmans
Posted on September 12, 2021 | 21 CommentsOf course it’s America’s Prestige Car: a Corvair dolled up with a big chrome eagle on its front, some out-of date wide whitewalls, and a few other do-dads. But that’s […] -
Vintage Ad: 1972 Pontiac Ventura II – Truth In Advertising
Posted on September 10, 2021 | 46 Comments
![Vintage Truck of the Day: 1947 Mack LTSW – New “Western” Truck With 300 HP Hall-Scott 400 Gas/Butane Engine – “The Most Powerful Truck Engine Built!” This as was paid for by Hall-Scott, to bring attention to the fact that the new Mack LT “Western” truck series, targeted for those grueling jobs on the far side […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/4451190030_ac09da9ce4_o.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: 1946 Armstrong-Siddeley Hurricane – Exaggerated, But Not As Much As The Airliner This vintage ad caught my eye for more than one reason. Yes, the Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane is hardly rendered accurately. The size of the two occupants make it look vast, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7428325898_5f0b26e1a4_o.jpg)
![Vintage Ads: AC Fire Ring Spark Plugs Power GM’s Dream Cars – “AC” Stands For Albert Champion, Who Also Started Champion Spark Plugs Of course AC spark plugs were used in GM’s concept cars: AC (ACDelco) was a division of GM. But did you know that AC were the initials of Albert Champion, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7721366872_38233248fa_h.jpg)



![Vintage Ad: 1957 BMW Isetta 300 – “The Hottest Profit Item Since Henry F. Backed The Model T” I knew a guy in Iowa City in 1973 who found an Isetta in someone’s garage or barn. The engine was frozen, so he replaced it with a big Briggs […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BMW-Isetta-ad-1957.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: 1959 Continental Mark IV Town Car and Limousine – “Masterpieces Of Rare Beauty” – Emphasis On The “Rare” The Mark IV Continental Town Car and Limousine by Hess & Eisenhardt was certainly a rare sight, with only 78 built. As to its beauty, that’s a subjective matter. Here’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8232653813_ce11457950_c.jpg)
![Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, June 1978 (first posted 9/22/2015) Get yourselves ready for a trip back in time. I will be doing a series of weekly posts featuring (mostly) ads from issues of Road & […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RT.jpg)

![Vintage PR Shot: 1964 Mercury Monterey Two-Door Sedan – Stripper Breezeway This was the cheapest way to get a Breezeway Mercury in 1964, if your heart was really set on one. It started at $$2819, or $355 more than a stripper […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8556318986_4871a8e36c_h.jpg)
![Vintage PR Shots: Esquire Removable Hardtops For Your 1963 GM Convertible Here’s something that didn’t seem to catch on: removable hardtops for American convertibles. This is a Gold 300 Esquire hardtop made by Riviera, Inc. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Looks like […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8472035019_4d12291201_o.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: 1965 Eshelman Eagle – America’s Prestige Car – Wait ‘Till You See The ’64 Version, Or The 1950’s Eshelmans Of course it’s America’s Prestige Car: a Corvair dolled up with a big chrome eagle on its front, some out-of date wide whitewalls, and a few other do-dads. But that’s […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8586161443_bd683c15a0_k.jpg)



