Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, December 1987

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Another post of Ads is here, this is 1987’s last issue.

 

The magazine started with this folding-pages-array of Tempo ad:

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We’ve now come full circle from those late Seventies Civic ads.

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Another two-part ad, the Acura gains from Honda’s F-1 wins.

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Looking at this makes me sad- “Oldsmobile who?”

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Another one of those “He’s lying” ads.

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Turn the page and witness this:

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GM pushed this Quad4 engine hard in their ads. Also in that Aerotech ad above.

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Ah, the Corsica. My brother in law had one of these. It was about seven years old at the time and felt as if it was about to dismantle itself any moment;

The interior rattled vigorously, the seats lost any support they ever had, the ride was insufferable, and the doors closed with the feel of a guillotine. Eventually, it did one decent thing and set itself on fire following a short circuit from the cigarette lighter socket.

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Now for the classifieds:

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