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vintage ads and brochures Archive
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![In keeping with Tom’s Nova Custom capsule, I’m posting this ad for the 1977 Nova Concours it replaced. It’s always fun to see an ad show off a specific […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/NovaAd.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1977 Chevy Nova Concours")
Vintage Ad: 1977 Chevy Nova Concours
Posted on May 15, 2014 | 50 CommentsIn keeping with Tom’s Nova Custom capsule, I’m posting this ad for the 1977 Nova Concours it replaced. It’s always fun to see an ad show off a specific […] -
![If yesterday’s Duster post showed a cheerful side of ’70s American autodom, this ’76 Fury coupe shows the less savory reality facing Plymouth. Unlike the dramatic 1958 model featured in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/FuryCoupe76.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1976 Plymouth Fury Coupe – Nearing The End")
Vintage Ad: 1976 Plymouth Fury Coupe – Nearing The End
Posted on April 28, 2014 | 96 CommentsIf yesterday’s Duster post showed a cheerful side of ’70s American autodom, this ’76 Fury coupe shows the less savory reality facing Plymouth. Unlike the dramatic 1958 model featured in […] -
![Like a lot of my “Gen-Y” peers, the 1970s and early 1980s sound to me like a very cool time, although, but one of the era’s trends which remains […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/FordVansAd.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1979 Ford Vans – Black Light Not Included")
Vintage Ad: 1979 Ford Vans – Black Light Not Included
Posted on April 26, 2014 | 31 CommentsLike a lot of my “Gen-Y” peers, the 1970s and early 1980s sound to me like a very cool time, although, but one of the era’s trends which remains […] -
![I used quotation marks around the “1964.5” because although they’re often referred to as that, the Mustangs built before September 24, 1964 were sold and registered as 1965 models, although […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Mustang-1964.5-02-03.jpg "“1964.5” Mustang Brochure Anomaly: Optional 15″ Wheels and Tires? Really?")
“1964.5” Mustang Brochure Anomaly: Optional 15″ Wheels and Tires? Really?
Posted on April 16, 2014 | 58 CommentsI used quotation marks around the “1964.5” because although they’re often referred to as that, the Mustangs built before September 24, 1964 were sold and registered as 1965 models, although […] -
![The tenants who occupied my house prior my moving in warned me that our next door neighbor was a reclusive woman who hated loud music. That turned out not to […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Screenshot-2014-04-07-16.27.11.png "Vintage Ad: 1977 Ford LTDs – “Trim and Sporty”")
Vintage Ad: 1977 Ford LTDs – “Trim and Sporty”
Posted on April 11, 2014 | 49 CommentsThe tenants who occupied my house prior my moving in warned me that our next door neighbor was a reclusive woman who hated loud music. That turned out not to […] -
![I wonder if the readers of the February ’82 Road & Track that this ad came out of knew what a failure the DeLorean was going to be. The ad […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/SCAN0119.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1982 DeLorean – Live The Dream")
Vintage Ad: 1982 DeLorean – Live The Dream
Posted on April 6, 2014 | 50 CommentsI wonder if the readers of the February ’82 Road & Track that this ad came out of knew what a failure the DeLorean was going to be. The ad […] -
![Toyota’s ads throughout the ’80s are easily remembered for their large graphics and simple approach. Buyers were urged to pick a Toyota because they were honest and a good value. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Tercel.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1981 Toyota Tercel – The Car That Pulls Its Own Weight")
Vintage Ad: 1981 Toyota Tercel – The Car That Pulls Its Own Weight
Posted on March 24, 2014 | 37 CommentsToyota’s ads throughout the ’80s are easily remembered for their large graphics and simple approach. Buyers were urged to pick a Toyota because they were honest and a good value. […] -
![If ever an ad were untruthful, it would be this spot for the 1981 Escort. Quoting European publications which were evaluating an almost completely different machine, we can see how […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/1981EscortAd.jpg "Vintage Ad: 1981 Escort – The Focus’s Grandma")
Vintage Ad: 1981 Escort – The Focus’s Grandma
Posted on March 20, 2014 | 20 CommentsIf ever an ad were untruthful, it would be this spot for the 1981 Escort. Quoting European publications which were evaluating an almost completely different machine, we can see how […] -
![The debut of the downsized B-Body full size cars in 1977 was a complete success for General Motors, redefining the full size class and introducing a fundamentally sound basic design that would endure […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/600-11.jpg "Vintage Ad: GM Announces Its 1977 Full Size Cars")
Vintage Ad: GM Announces Its 1977 Full Size Cars
Posted on March 19, 2014 | 123 CommentsThe debut of the downsized B-Body full size cars in 1977 was a complete success for General Motors, redefining the full size class and introducing a fundamentally sound basic design that would endure […] -
![My garage is home to some cool stuff. As I’ve mentioned in previous writeups, I love 50s and 60s Americana, and everybody who knows me knows it. But I have […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1-2-14-002.jpg "Dealer Promo CC: My Dark H-Body Secret")
Dealer Promo CC: My Dark H-Body Secret
Posted on January 6, 2014 | 69 CommentsMy garage is home to some cool stuff. As I’ve mentioned in previous writeups, I love 50s and 60s Americana, and everybody who knows me knows it. But I have […] -
![Vauxhall welcomed its UK customers into 1961 with this advert; I’m it using to welcome all CC readers to 2014, and being in the UK, I can do it a little […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/1961-Vauxhall.jpg "CC Outtake: 1961 and Vauxhall Welcomes a New Year")
CC Outtake: 1961 and Vauxhall Welcomes a New Year
Posted on December 31, 2013 | 22 CommentsVauxhall welcomed its UK customers into 1961 with this advert; I’m it using to welcome all CC readers to 2014, and being in the UK, I can do it a little […] -
Merry Christmas To All!
Posted on December 24, 2013 | 48 CommentsFrom 1959. May your Christmas be wonderful! Richard beat me to the punch, but please accept our best wishes from myself and the whole CC family. PN -
CC Bric-a-Brac: Can You Find These Dealerships?
Posted on December 15, 2013 | 35 CommentsTom Klockau’s post about old dealerships reminded me of one of the odder pieces of automobilia that I used to collect-dealer nameplates! -
Vintage Ad: Lincoln Versailles, the Ugly American
Posted on January 12, 2013 | No Comments -
![The Panda was quite the very versatile car. This special edition named Bianca is the polar opposite of the rugged and utilitarian Fiat Panda 4×4 we looked at recently. And […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Fiat-Panda-Bianca.jpg "Beach Time: Fiat Panda Bianca – Boxy and Foxy")
Beach Time: Fiat Panda Bianca – Boxy and Foxy
Posted on August 11, 2012 | 15 CommentsThe Panda was quite the very versatile car. This special edition named Bianca is the polar opposite of the rugged and utilitarian Fiat Panda 4×4 we looked at recently. And […]
