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Dealerships With Dad: The 1985 Chrysler LeBaron GTS
Posted on March 17, 2014 | 36 Commentsphoto credit: turbododge.com Many of my contributions to this website are homages to my parents to some extent; after all, they have always encouraged my love of four-wheeled friends. In […] -
QOTD: Is This The Best Car TV Advertisement Ever?
Posted on February 21, 2014 | 27 CommentsIn 1979, FIAT launched the Ritmo in the UK, using the name Strada. Given the investment in its manufacturing and the reputation FIAT had in the UK for quality, the […] -
Vintage Ad: When Roller-Compactors Had Celebrity Endorsements
Posted on February 15, 2014 | 36 CommentsI’m thinking most operators of the Series 56 Roller Compactor kept their legs on the inside, but then they probably didn’t have such pretty legs. And note that this fine […] -
Global Truck History: MAZ-79092 – I’m A Rocket Maz
Posted on February 4, 2014 | 26 CommentsIn July 1993, I had the good fortune to attend the First Russian International Autosalon in Moscow and call it work. I found the name of this first-of-its-kind event to […] -
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 […] -
Vintage Ad: Seville Designed by Gucci – Beyond Brougham
Posted on December 26, 2013 | 74 CommentsOn the day after Christmas, many of us are recovering from the experience of buying expensive items that we never would have bought during the rest of the year, items […] -
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: 1979 Hess & Eisenhardt LeCabriolet
Posted on November 28, 2013 | 28 CommentsCadillac made its “last convertible” in 1976 with its widely hyped final run of Eldorado ragtops, but unknown to most, anyone (with a lot of cash) could order a new de Ville […] -
Vintage Left Brain Ad: 1978 Mercedes-Benz 300SD Turbodiesel
Posted on November 16, 2013 | 16 CommentsLong before any car becomes a classic, it was a new car, and the advertisements dreamed up by the Mad Men usually proclaim every new car to be the latest and greatest. In the case of the 1978 […] -
Brochure Outtake: Not Quite True To Life
Posted on July 15, 2013 | 44 CommentsDespite the wide variety of vintage dealer brochures available on oldcarbrochures.com, I still buy the real deal, and indeed have several bankers boxes full of them. I recently was looking […] -
Ad Buster: The Original SUV And….The Original Reborn
Posted on June 25, 2013 | 26 CommentsI was just perusing a French website when I noticed this “animated” ad come up. Given how Chevrolet has used its “original” Suburban for some recent Suburban ad campaigns, I […] -
1940 Lincoln Zephyr: They Don’t Make Ads Like This Anymore
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1957 Chevrolet Ad: Not Exactly Subtle
Posted on March 21, 2013 | 44 CommentsChevrolet wasn’t exactly lacking in confidence about the impact its new 283 V8 would have on the automotive world, especially the hot rod scene. What’s that back there, sitting in […]