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vintage ads and brochures Archive
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Vintage Ad: Finliner – “Looks Like $4000.00” (Price of a Cadillac)
Posted on May 23, 2021 | 46 CommentsI can’t ever remember seeing one of these, so maybe it didn’t catch on all that well. Here’s how one looked in real life: -
![You wouldn’t likely be hauled to the hospital in a Dart ambulance in the US, but in Spain, the Dart, built by Barreiros, was the largest domestically built car, and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/31693570045_c0c3b3f07f_k-1.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1967 Dodge Dart Ambulance, Spanish Style")
Vintage Ad: 1967 Dodge Dart Ambulance, Spanish Style
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 31 CommentsYou wouldn’t likely be hauled to the hospital in a Dart ambulance in the US, but in Spain, the Dart, built by Barreiros, was the largest domestically built car, and […] -
![Obviously the VW Transporter was very commonly used as an ambulance in Germany, Austria and other European countries. We lived right across the street from the hospital in Innsbruck—which was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/30921802843_52e33877ff_k.jpg "Vintage Brochure: 1958 Volkswagen Ambulance – As Long As You’re Not In A Really Big Hurry")
Vintage Brochure: 1958 Volkswagen Ambulance – As Long As You’re Not In A Really Big Hurry
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 24 CommentsObviously the VW Transporter was very commonly used as an ambulance in Germany, Austria and other European countries. We lived right across the street from the hospital in Innsbruck—which was […] -
![The name gives it away as a European version of the Grand Caravan, built in Graz, Austria in the former Steyr-Puch factory (later Magna). But with a high roof? […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/31839323042_c135804767_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1996 Chrysler Grand Voyager High Roof – In Europe Only, I Presume")
Vintage Ad: 1996 Chrysler Grand Voyager High Roof – In Europe Only, I Presume
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 6 CommentsThe name gives it away as a European version of the Grand Caravan, built in Graz, Austria in the former Steyr-Puch factory (later Magna). But with a high roof? […] -
![There’s never been a car like the Prius. Not just because it was the first mass-produced hybrid, but because it arrived along with the widespread adoption of the internet, which […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/34155991531_8c67661e2a_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 2000 Toyota Prius – 21 Years Of Love and Hate")
Vintage Ad: 2000 Toyota Prius – 21 Years Of Love and Hate
Posted on May 18, 2021 | 84 CommentsThere’s never been a car like the Prius. Not just because it was the first mass-produced hybrid, but because it arrived along with the widespread adoption of the internet, which […] -
![I’ve been promising to do the most amazing story on the Tucker for 15 years, with all kinds of new details and surprising insights that nobody but I could possibly […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/34420556105_9d7cb18012_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: Tucker ’48 – How Overpromising Produced A Failure – But Don’t Give Up Hope Yet!")
Vintage Ad: Tucker ’48 – How Overpromising Produced A Failure – But Don’t Give Up Hope Yet!
Posted on May 17, 2021 | 25 CommentsI’ve been promising to do the most amazing story on the Tucker for 15 years, with all kinds of new details and surprising insights that nobody but I could possibly […] -
Vintage Ad: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV Utility – Never Seen One; Forgot It Existed
Posted on May 16, 2021 | 25 CommentsOr did I even ever know they existed? I don’t know, or I forgot. But now I do. Ever seen one? -
![By the end of the 50s, Hall-Scott’s legendary high-torque six cylinder gas engines were barely hanging on, as the heavy-duty trucking industry and buses embraced the superior economics of diesels, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/35169639712_c5f3f202b3_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1961 GMC V12 Fire Fighter – Hall-Scott’s Final Coffin Nail")
Vintage Ad: 1961 GMC V12 Fire Fighter – Hall-Scott’s Final Coffin Nail
Posted on May 15, 2021 | 12 CommentsBy the end of the 50s, Hall-Scott’s legendary high-torque six cylinder gas engines were barely hanging on, as the heavy-duty trucking industry and buses embraced the superior economics of diesels, […] -
Vintage Ad: The Trabant Comes To America – “Like The Chevrolet Corvette’
Posted on May 14, 2021 | 36 Comments -
![I’m guessing motorcycle sales were pretty slow in the winter months (probably still are). So here’s the pitch: “Meet old King Winter man to man” on your 1928 H-D and […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33737986023_551763f254_k.jpg "Vintage Ads: Go Skiing (Or Camping) With Your Harley Davidson! “Meet Old King Winter Man To Man”")
Vintage Ads: Go Skiing (Or Camping) With Your Harley Davidson! “Meet Old King Winter Man To Man”
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 20 CommentsI’m guessing motorcycle sales were pretty slow in the winter months (probably still are). So here’s the pitch: “Meet old King Winter man to man” on your 1928 H-D and […] -
![Cadillac—which was famous for its dreamy brochures—decided that it in 1975 it would be a good idea to showcase its cars showing off their overwhelming dynamic qualities, starting with a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/37466261732_2be0e9cc64_k.jpg "The Most Absurd Cadillac Brochure Shots Ever: A Fleetwood 75 Limo With A Fifth Wheel?")
The Most Absurd Cadillac Brochure Shots Ever: A Fleetwood 75 Limo With A Fifth Wheel?
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 56 CommentsCadillac—which was famous for its dreamy brochures—decided that it in 1975 it would be a good idea to showcase its cars showing off their overwhelming dynamic qualities, starting with a […] -
![The 1964 GTO didn’t just appear out of nowhere. John DeLorean’s perpetual quest for performance and innovative engineering solutions resulted in the very non-Detroit 1961 Tempest, with its hi-output four […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/38176658271_100de08ada_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1963 Pontiac Tempest V8 – The GTO’s Ballsy Antecedent")
Vintage Ad: 1963 Pontiac Tempest V8 – The GTO’s Ballsy Antecedent
Posted on May 10, 2021 | 50 CommentsThe 1964 GTO didn’t just appear out of nowhere. John DeLorean’s perpetual quest for performance and innovative engineering solutions resulted in the very non-Detroit 1961 Tempest, with its hi-output four […] -
Vintage Science & Mechanics Magazine Cover: Always Accurate or Click Bait In 1968
Posted on May 7, 2021 | 22 CommentsIt’s one thing for these magazines to have been endlessly extolling flying cars and other such amazing contraptions that were just around the corner. But this? -
![I’m assuming these were base V8s, which of course put the lighter and smaller Plymouth at even greater advantage with its 230 hp 318 compared to Chevy’s 195 hp 283 […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/snip.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1963 Plymouth Beats Ford and Chevrolet In 8 Out Of 10 Official Tests")
Vintage Ad: 1963 Plymouth Beats Ford and Chevrolet In 8 Out Of 10 Official Tests
Posted on May 6, 2021 | 41 CommentsI’m assuming these were base V8s, which of course put the lighter and smaller Plymouth at even greater advantage with its 230 hp 318 compared to Chevy’s 195 hp 283 […] -
![“The Laser Club Car is a ‘limited-edition’, custom-built car….and….its concept reflects the progress and advances that will emerge during the decade of the 1980’s. The Laser is of special design […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/24772401957_ad9af7ff05_k.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1980 Laser Club Car “Available Only To A Select Few”")
Vintage Ad: 1980 Laser Club Car “Available Only To A Select Few”
Posted on May 3, 2021 | 29 Comments“The Laser Club Car is a ‘limited-edition’, custom-built car….and….its concept reflects the progress and advances that will emerge during the decade of the 1980’s. The Laser is of special design […]
