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vintage ads and brochures Archive
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Vintage Ads: Rides For The Upscale Cowboy
Posted on July 22, 2023 | 27 CommentsAfter living in an age when suburbanites in advertising long for ‘active outdoor lifestyles,’ I had forgotten there was a time when the opposite was occasionally sold; that of countryside […] -
Vintage Ad And Brochure Images: Life By The Water
Posted on July 2, 2023 | 32 CommentsLet’s go once again through vintage-land, with the joyful glamour of cars and life by the water – simulated or otherwise. First off, a 1956 Buick Century Convertible, with art […] -
Vintage Ad: 1974 1/2 New Wave From Dodge – Dodge Dart Hang 10
Posted on June 28, 2023 | 40 CommentsMidway through the 1974 model year, Dodge introduced the ‘Hang 10,’ a trim and interior package based on the Dart Sport. The Hang 10 was advertised by Chrysler of Canada […] -
Vintage Advertising: The Illustrated Shelby – Beginnings
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 12 CommentsTechnology and advertising go hand in hand, and as photography and printing tools improved throughout the 20th century, printed ads made a distinct transition from illustration to photography. Photo […] -
Vintage Advertising: The Romance Of Studebaker
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Vintage Ad: 1948 Crosley Sports-Utility – The Mini-Proto-SUV
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 18 CommentsWho first used the term “Sports Utility Vehicle”? -
Vintage Postcard: The Biggest Reason The Impala Was A Repeat Best-Seller?
Posted on May 16, 2023 | 52 CommentsIt’s easy to underestimate the value of low depreciation of a new car. It’s like a substantial guaranteed discount off the price, collectible when it’s traded in, or at purchase, […] -
Vintage Ad: 1958 Rambler (German Ad) – “European Size And Economy; American Comfort”
Posted on May 14, 2023 | 17 CommentsThe ad copy says it all. -
Vintage Ads: 1972 & 1973 Ford Gran Torino – How Much And How Little Changed In One Year
Posted on May 2, 2023 | 64 CommentsI ran across these two ads for the ’72 and ’73 Gran Torino, and it was curious as to see what changed and what didn’t. And I don’t mean just […] -
Vintage Ad: Off To The Woods With Three Kids And The Canoe In A 1978 Dodge Omni Woodie
Posted on April 30, 2023 | 36 CommentsYes, we used to be able to go camping with our kids back in the seventies without needing a giant SUV or double cab pickup (we did it in a […] -
Vintage Ad: 1976 Dodge Monaco Police Car – When Cop Cars Had Hidden Headlights And Cops Had Long Hair
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 26 CommentsTwo major seventies fads in one ad! -
Vintage Ads: 1929 Chrysler Imperial 80 – Snappy Graphics For The Times
Posted on April 26, 2023 | 15 CommentsWhen I first saw these at Alden Jewell’s Flickr page, I had a momentary doubt as to whether they were really from 1928. The graphics, especially the lettering for the […] -
QOTD: JC Whitney Scavenger Hunt
Posted on April 24, 2023 | 116 Comments(first posted 4/24/2017) While researching my JC Whitney article, I found literally hundreds of great items from their catalogs over the years: Far to many for me to feature in […] -
JC Whitney: The Rise and Fall of an Automotive Icon
Posted on April 24, 2023 | 178 Comments(first posted 4/24/2017, updated and expanded over the years. Much to my surprise, this article is often the top non-paid Google search result for JC Whitney. I am humbled […]
![Vintage Ads: Rides For The Upscale Cowboy After living in an age when suburbanites in advertising long for ‘active outdoor lifestyles,’ I had forgotten there was a time when the opposite was occasionally sold; that of countryside […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/6036522486_9102665649_o-1.jpg)
![Vintage Ad And Brochure Images: Life By The Water Let’s go once again through vintage-land, with the joyful glamour of cars and life by the water – simulated or otherwise. First off, a 1956 Buick Century Convertible, with art […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/52973661054_446b0416b8_k.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: 1974 1/2 New Wave From Dodge – Dodge Dart Hang 10 Midway through the 1974 model year, Dodge introduced the ‘Hang 10,’ a trim and interior package based on the Dart Sport. The Hang 10 was advertised by Chrysler of Canada […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot_20230625-024027.jpg)
![Vintage Advertising: The Illustrated Shelby – Beginnings Technology and advertising go hand in hand, and as photography and printing tools improved throughout the 20th century, printed ads made a distinct transition from illustration to photography. Photo […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Screenshot_20230623-014253s.jpg)

![Vintage Promo Shot: George Petty and Nash’s Flying Lady – The Least Expensive Date You Ever Had! “This new Nash Flying Lady was created especially for the 1950 Airflyte (both Ambassador and Statesman models) by the famous George Petty of Petty Girl renown… You can get this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Scan-230519-0006.jpg)

![Vintage Postcard: The Biggest Reason The Impala Was A Repeat Best-Seller? It’s easy to underestimate the value of low depreciation of a new car. It’s like a substantial guaranteed discount off the price, collectible when it’s traded in, or at purchase, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/52557269337_dd0260d510_k.jpg)

![Vintage Ads: 1972 & 1973 Ford Gran Torino – How Much And How Little Changed In One Year I ran across these two ads for the ’72 and ’73 Gran Torino, and it was curious as to see what changed and what didn’t. And I don’t mean just […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/5010478671_f47b459b24_o.jpg)
![Vintage Ad: Off To The Woods With Three Kids And The Canoe In A 1978 Dodge Omni Woodie Yes, we used to be able to go camping with our kids back in the seventies without needing a giant SUV or double cab pickup (we did it in a […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/52603532081_412f13a328_k.jpg)

![Vintage Ads: 1929 Chrysler Imperial 80 – Snappy Graphics For The Times When I first saw these at Alden Jewell’s Flickr page, I had a momentary doubt as to whether they were really from 1928. The graphics, especially the lettering for the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5067328056_00e24f5eb5_h.jpg)
![QOTD: JC Whitney Scavenger Hunt (first posted 4/24/2017) While researching my JC Whitney article, I found literally hundreds of great items from their catalogs over the years: Far to many for me to feature in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/JC-Whitney-Barefoot-Pedal.jpg)


