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Curbside Classics Archives
vintage ads and brochures Archive
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![I’ve never seen an FC-170 with duals on the rear and a flatbed. It looks so much like a proto-Isuzu cabover, or other similar modern trucks. Of course compact cabover […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7384490988_ddcc530432_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad of the Day: “New GIANT 4-Wheel Drive Jeep Truck” – FC-170, The Forerunner Of Isuzu Compact Cabovers")
Vintage Ad of the Day: “New GIANT 4-Wheel Drive Jeep Truck” – FC-170, The Forerunner Of Isuzu Compact Cabovers
Posted on October 16, 2021 | 12 CommentsI’ve never seen an FC-170 with duals on the rear and a flatbed. It looks so much like a proto-Isuzu cabover, or other similar modern trucks. Of course compact cabover […] -
![Poor Ford (and the rest of the industry) got blindsided by Chevy’s 1950 Bel Air hardtop coupe, the first in the low price field. Both Ford and Plymouth worked overtime […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7389449994_c36a910318_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1951 Ford Crestliner – If You Don’t Have A Hardtop, Fake It")
Vintage Ad: 1951 Ford Crestliner – If You Don’t Have A Hardtop, Fake It
Posted on October 15, 2021 | 33 CommentsPoor Ford (and the rest of the industry) got blindsided by Chevy’s 1950 Bel Air hardtop coupe, the first in the low price field. Both Ford and Plymouth worked overtime […] -
Vintage Ad: Now You Can Buy…Below Wholesale! No Gimmicks – Except For The Unstated Fact That These Are Ex-Taxis, And You Have To Pay To Be A Member
Posted on October 14, 2021 | 36 Commentsmn -
![Let’s keep the car-and-airplanes theme going a bit longer. Here’s three fine renderings of 1942 Mercurys with airplanes from the three main branches of the armed forces. This woodie wagon […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7406048682_8045c6f008_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Renderings: 1942 Mercurys And Military Airplanes")
Vintage Renderings: 1942 Mercurys And Military Airplanes
Posted on October 14, 2021 | 22 CommentsLet’s keep the car-and-airplanes theme going a bit longer. Here’s three fine renderings of 1942 Mercurys with airplanes from the three main branches of the armed forces. This woodie wagon […] -
![This as was paid for by Hall-Scott, to bring attention to the fact that the new Mack LT “Western” truck series, targeted for those grueling jobs on the far side […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/4451190030_ac09da9ce4_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Truck of the Day: 1947 Mack LTSW – New “Western” Truck With 300 HP Hall-Scott 400 Gas/Butane Engine – “The Most Powerful Truck Engine Built!”")
Vintage Truck of the Day: 1947 Mack LTSW – New “Western” Truck With 300 HP Hall-Scott 400 Gas/Butane Engine – “The Most Powerful Truck Engine Built!”
Posted on October 13, 2021 | 33 CommentsThis as was paid for by Hall-Scott, to bring attention to the fact that the new Mack LT “Western” truck series, targeted for those grueling jobs on the far side […] -
![This vintage ad caught my eye for more than one reason. Yes, the Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane is hardly rendered accurately. The size of the two occupants make it look vast, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7428325898_5f0b26e1a4_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1946 Armstrong-Siddeley Hurricane – Exaggerated, But Not As Much As The Airliner")
Vintage Ad: 1946 Armstrong-Siddeley Hurricane – Exaggerated, But Not As Much As The Airliner
Posted on October 12, 2021 | 28 CommentsThis vintage ad caught my eye for more than one reason. Yes, the Armstrong Siddeley Hurricane is hardly rendered accurately. The size of the two occupants make it look vast, […] -
![Of course AC spark plugs were used in GM’s concept cars: AC (ACDelco) was a division of GM. But did you know that AC were the initials of Albert Champion, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/7721366872_38233248fa_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: AC Fire Ring Spark Plugs Power GM’s Dream Cars – “AC” Stands For Albert Champion, Who Also Started Champion Spark Plugs")
Vintage Ads: AC Fire Ring Spark Plugs Power GM’s Dream Cars – “AC” Stands For Albert Champion, Who Also Started Champion Spark Plugs
Posted on October 7, 2021 | 42 CommentsOf course AC spark plugs were used in GM’s concept cars: AC (ACDelco) was a division of GM. But did you know that AC were the initials of Albert Champion, […] -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, April 1979
Posted on October 6, 2021 | 73 Comments(first posted 10/6/2015) Now entering 1979 and straight into April, as that’s the next available R&T in these series of posts. -
Vintage Ad: The Seville Roadster As An Economic Investment
Posted on October 3, 2021 | 45 CommentsThere’s nothing I can add to this…except to show you two more Seville Roadster ads: -
Vintage R&T Car Ads From 1967: Sexist, Among Other Things
Posted on October 2, 2021 | 39 Comments1967 was a long time ago, and these ads prove that. “Mercury, the Man’s Car”? I always thought the original Cougar was quite appealing to women. -
![I knew a guy in Iowa City in 1973 who found an Isetta in someone’s garage or barn. The engine was frozen, so he replaced it with a big Briggs […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BMW-Isetta-ad-1957.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1957 BMW Isetta 300 – “The Hottest Profit Item Since Henry F. Backed The Model T”")
Vintage Ad: 1957 BMW Isetta 300 – “The Hottest Profit Item Since Henry F. Backed The Model T”
Posted on September 29, 2021 | 73 CommentsI knew a guy in Iowa City in 1973 who found an Isetta in someone’s garage or barn. The engine was frozen, so he replaced it with a big Briggs […] -
![The Mark IV Continental Town Car and Limousine by Hess & Eisenhardt was certainly a rare sight, with only 78 built. As to its beauty, that’s a subjective matter. Here’s […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8232653813_ce11457950_c.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1959 Continental Mark IV Town Car and Limousine – “Masterpieces Of Rare Beauty” – Emphasis On The “Rare”")
Vintage Ad: 1959 Continental Mark IV Town Car and Limousine – “Masterpieces Of Rare Beauty” – Emphasis On The “Rare”
Posted on September 27, 2021 | 29 CommentsThe Mark IV Continental Town Car and Limousine by Hess & Eisenhardt was certainly a rare sight, with only 78 built. As to its beauty, that’s a subjective matter. Here’s […] -
![(first posted 9/22/2015) Get yourselves ready for a trip back in time. I will be doing a series of weekly posts featuring (mostly) ads from issues of Road & […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/RT.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, June 1978")
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, June 1978
Posted on September 22, 2021 | 79 Comments(first posted 9/22/2015) Get yourselves ready for a trip back in time. I will be doing a series of weekly posts featuring (mostly) ads from issues of Road & […] -
Vintage Ad: 1979 Cadillac Paris DeVille Pickup – Proud As A Pea…Hen
Posted on September 21, 2021 | 20 Comments -
![This was the cheapest way to get a Breezeway Mercury in 1964, if your heart was really set on one. It started at $$2819, or $355 more than a stripper […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/8556318986_4871a8e36c_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: 1964 Mercury Monterey Two-Door Sedan – Stripper Breezeway")
Vintage PR Shot: 1964 Mercury Monterey Two-Door Sedan – Stripper Breezeway
Posted on September 19, 2021 | 20 CommentsThis was the cheapest way to get a Breezeway Mercury in 1964, if your heart was really set on one. It started at $$2819, or $355 more than a stripper […]
