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Curbside Classics Archives
vintage ads and brochures Archive
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![After the Datsun 520 Pickup was bestowed with the new and lively 96 hp 1.6 L OHC four, it was dubbed “The Lil’ Hustelr” by Datsun. Prior to that, it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/51180660229_96e73a1c17_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: 1966 Datsun 1300 Pickup With Perris Valley Camper – With 67 HP, Not Quite A “Hustler”")
Vintage PR Shot: 1966 Datsun 1300 Pickup With Perris Valley Camper – With 67 HP, Not Quite A “Hustler”
Posted on June 7, 2021 | 19 CommentsAfter the Datsun 520 Pickup was bestowed with the new and lively 96 hp 1.6 L OHC four, it was dubbed “The Lil’ Hustelr” by Datsun. Prior to that, it […] -
Vintage Ad: The 1978 Lincoln Versailles – An Investment In (Badge) Engineering
Posted on May 30, 2021 | 50 CommentsNo comment. I said it all here: CC 1977 Lincoln Versailles: Pig In A Poke -
![Months? More like years. Where was this when I was ten? This would have been perfect for Iowa City; I could have driven all over town on a single charge […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/4937087344_fbe21887f9_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: The Red Bug (and Red Bug Junior) – “Red Bug Is A Real Automobile”")
Vintage Ads: The Red Bug (and Red Bug Junior) – “Red Bug Is A Real Automobile”
Posted on May 25, 2021 | 9 CommentsMonths? More like years. Where was this when I was ten? This would have been perfect for Iowa City; I could have driven all over town on a single charge […] -
Vintage Ad: Finliner – “Looks Like $4000.00” (Price of a Cadillac)
Posted on May 23, 2021 | 46 CommentsI can’t ever remember seeing one of these, so maybe it didn’t catch on all that well. Here’s how one looked in real life: -
![You wouldn’t likely be hauled to the hospital in a Dart ambulance in the US, but in Spain, the Dart, built by Barreiros, was the largest domestically built car, and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/31693570045_c0c3b3f07f_k-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1967 Dodge Dart Ambulance, Spanish Style")
Vintage Ad: 1967 Dodge Dart Ambulance, Spanish Style
Posted on May 21, 2021 | 31 CommentsYou wouldn’t likely be hauled to the hospital in a Dart ambulance in the US, but in Spain, the Dart, built by Barreiros, was the largest domestically built car, and […] -
![Obviously the VW Transporter was very commonly used as an ambulance in Germany, Austria and other European countries. We lived right across the street from the hospital in Innsbruck—which was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/30921802843_52e33877ff_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: 1958 Volkswagen Ambulance – As Long As You’re Not In A Really Big Hurry")
Vintage Brochure: 1958 Volkswagen Ambulance – As Long As You’re Not In A Really Big Hurry
Posted on May 20, 2021 | 24 CommentsObviously the VW Transporter was very commonly used as an ambulance in Germany, Austria and other European countries. We lived right across the street from the hospital in Innsbruck—which was […] -
![The name gives it away as a European version of the Grand Caravan, built in Graz, Austria in the former Steyr-Puch factory (later Magna). But with a high roof? […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/31839323042_c135804767_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1996 Chrysler Grand Voyager High Roof – In Europe Only, I Presume")
Vintage Ad: 1996 Chrysler Grand Voyager High Roof – In Europe Only, I Presume
Posted on May 19, 2021 | 6 CommentsThe name gives it away as a European version of the Grand Caravan, built in Graz, Austria in the former Steyr-Puch factory (later Magna). But with a high roof? […] -
![There’s never been a car like the Prius. Not just because it was the first mass-produced hybrid, but because it arrived along with the widespread adoption of the internet, which […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/34155991531_8c67661e2a_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 2000 Toyota Prius – 21 Years Of Love and Hate")
Vintage Ad: 2000 Toyota Prius – 21 Years Of Love and Hate
Posted on May 18, 2021 | 84 CommentsThere’s never been a car like the Prius. Not just because it was the first mass-produced hybrid, but because it arrived along with the widespread adoption of the internet, which […] -
![I’ve been promising to do the most amazing story on the Tucker for 15 years, with all kinds of new details and surprising insights that nobody but I could possibly […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/34420556105_9d7cb18012_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Tucker ’48 – How Overpromising Produced A Failure – But Don’t Give Up Hope Yet!")
Vintage Ad: Tucker ’48 – How Overpromising Produced A Failure – But Don’t Give Up Hope Yet!
Posted on May 17, 2021 | 25 CommentsI’ve been promising to do the most amazing story on the Tucker for 15 years, with all kinds of new details and surprising insights that nobody but I could possibly […] -
Vintage Ad: 1991 Chevrolet Lumina APV Utility – Never Seen One; Forgot It Existed
Posted on May 16, 2021 | 25 CommentsOr did I even ever know they existed? I don’t know, or I forgot. But now I do. Ever seen one? -
![By the end of the 50s, Hall-Scott’s legendary high-torque six cylinder gas engines were barely hanging on, as the heavy-duty trucking industry and buses embraced the superior economics of diesels, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/35169639712_c5f3f202b3_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1961 GMC V12 Fire Fighter – Hall-Scott’s Final Coffin Nail")
Vintage Ad: 1961 GMC V12 Fire Fighter – Hall-Scott’s Final Coffin Nail
Posted on May 15, 2021 | 12 CommentsBy the end of the 50s, Hall-Scott’s legendary high-torque six cylinder gas engines were barely hanging on, as the heavy-duty trucking industry and buses embraced the superior economics of diesels, […] -
Vintage Ad: The Trabant Comes To America – “Like The Chevrolet Corvette’
Posted on May 14, 2021 | 36 Comments -
![I’m guessing motorcycle sales were pretty slow in the winter months (probably still are). So here’s the pitch: “Meet old King Winter man to man” on your 1928 H-D and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/33737986023_551763f254_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Go Skiing (Or Camping) With Your Harley Davidson! “Meet Old King Winter Man To Man”")
Vintage Ads: Go Skiing (Or Camping) With Your Harley Davidson! “Meet Old King Winter Man To Man”
Posted on May 13, 2021 | 20 CommentsI’m guessing motorcycle sales were pretty slow in the winter months (probably still are). So here’s the pitch: “Meet old King Winter man to man” on your 1928 H-D and […] -
![Cadillac—which was famous for its dreamy brochures—decided that it in 1975 it would be a good idea to showcase its cars showing off their overwhelming dynamic qualities, starting with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/37466261732_2be0e9cc64_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "The Most Absurd Cadillac Brochure Shots Ever: A Fleetwood 75 Limo With A Fifth Wheel?")
The Most Absurd Cadillac Brochure Shots Ever: A Fleetwood 75 Limo With A Fifth Wheel?
Posted on May 11, 2021 | 53 CommentsCadillac—which was famous for its dreamy brochures—decided that it in 1975 it would be a good idea to showcase its cars showing off their overwhelming dynamic qualities, starting with a […] -
![The 1964 GTO didn’t just appear out of nowhere. John DeLorean’s perpetual quest for performance and innovative engineering solutions resulted in the very non-Detroit 1961 Tempest, with its hi-output four […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/38176658271_100de08ada_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1963 Pontiac Tempest V8 – The GTO’s Ballsy Antecedent")
Vintage Ad: 1963 Pontiac Tempest V8 – The GTO’s Ballsy Antecedent
Posted on May 10, 2021 | 50 CommentsThe 1964 GTO didn’t just appear out of nowhere. John DeLorean’s perpetual quest for performance and innovative engineering solutions resulted in the very non-Detroit 1961 Tempest, with its hi-output four […]
