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- Curt Lundgren on Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree
- Dion on Curbside Find: 1974 Dodge Dart And 2014 Honda CR-V – The Changing Shape Of Cars
- TheTireWhisper on Rental Car Review: 2023 Chevrolet Malibu LT–Kyler
- Ed Stuchbery on Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree
- sixone on Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree
- Michael Wilson on In-Motion Classic: 1974 AMC Hornet – We All Have Our Gifts
- Curt Lundgren on Curbside Find: 1974 Dodge Dart And 2014 Honda CR-V – The Changing Shape Of Cars
- StuartH on Curbside Classic: 1965 Mercury Monterey – Classy Stripper With A 390 V8 And Three On The Tree
- Cjiguy on 1961–1963 Cadillac Town Sedan And Park Avenue Sedan De Ville – Cadillac’s Bob-Tailed Nags
- NJRide on CC Capsule: 2002 Oldsmobile Bravada – A Bravado For Sure
vintage ads and brochures Archive
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Vintage PR Photos: 1958 and 1957 Pontiac Fairmont Hy-Rail – Five Mile Bumpers, 1950’s Style
Posted on April 3, 2021 | 23 CommentsWhen I first ran across this photo, all I could see was that strange front end. Was this a preview of the Five Mile Bumpers? Oh; it’s a rail inspection […] -
Vintage Photo: El Cadmino – The Counterpart To The Grandeur
Posted on April 2, 2021 | 11 CommentsHere’s another vintage custom Cadillac, and its proportions are not all that unlike the Grandeur we saw yesterday. The obvious difference is that it’s in reverse; the long hood is […] -
Vintage Ad of the Day: Grandeur – An Insult To That Lear Jet
Posted on April 1, 2021 | 36 CommentsNo comment. Or otherwise I might violate our commenting policy. -
Vintage Magazine Blurb: “Heil Kleinschnittger!” – Seriously?
Posted on March 31, 2021 | 27 CommentsI’m a bit confused by this. I know about the Kleinschnittger, one of the smallest of the many microcars built in Germany in the 1950s. But it’s the “Heil” part […] -
Vintage Ad of the Day: 1961 Dodge Dart Pickup – Unexpected Name and Unexpected Diesel Power
Posted on March 30, 2021 | 24 Comments1961 brought a totally new generation of Dodge trucks. What’s easily forgotten is that for its first year only, it was called Dart. Now that’s a bit odd, given that […] -
Vintage Ad: 1965 Buco Helmet-Hat – It Makes An MGB Perfectly Safe
Posted on March 25, 2021 | 20 CommentsIn today’s safety-obsessed world, it seems like we might as well be wearing helmets while going about our daily lives. Well, it turns out someone thought of that already… over […] -
Vintage Ad: 1941 Chrysler Highlander Three-Passenger Coupe – Not Just A Mere Business Coupe
Posted on March 24, 2021 | 25 CommentsI knew that Chrysler was the last premium brand to offer a three-passenger coupe in 1948, but I rather thought it was just more like a business coupe. That modest […] -
Vintage Ad: Automatic Automobiles! These Amazing New 1933 Studebakers All But Drive Themselves! 12 Mechanical Brains!
Posted on March 24, 2021 | 54 CommentsThis ad’s headline caught my attention. Automatic Automobiles, in 1933? There weren’t even automatic transmissions then. But Studebaker was trumpeting cars “from which 61% of the physical effort and practically […] -
Vintage Ad: Willy Witkin Presents the Wartburg, “One Of (East) Germany’s Finest!”, Or A Maico, Perhaps? Some Signs of the Import Bubble of 1959
Posted on March 23, 2021 | 32 CommentsI continue to find evidence of obscure European brands having been sold during the Great Import Boom of the fifties that I hadn’t previously known to be imported.. The Wartburg, […] -
Vintage Ad: 1981 Evolution 1 by Pierre Cardin – “Undoubtedly Cadillac, Unquestionably Cardin, Incredibly Now”
Posted on March 22, 2021 | 69 CommentsHere’s one that snuck by me in 1980, and just as well. Wow; who wouldn’t have lusted after this. Especially at $61,000 ($176k adjusted). No wonder less than a hundred […] -
Nash Car Camping in 1940, Evening and Morning – What’s On His Mind?
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 30 CommentsNash made a lot of hay from its fold down seats that converted into a bed. All of the ads and brochure shots from the 1950s show very chaste scenes, […] -
Vintage Ad: The Unexpected Pleasure of the Concept SL – Get One Free When You Buy a RR Limo!
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 36 CommentsNot only is the pleasure highly unexpected, but if you by Concept Coach Builders’ RR limo, you get one free! Details after the jump: -
Vintage Ad: Henney Kilowatt – The First Post-War Production EV
Posted on March 21, 2021 | 28 CommentsLooks like a Renault Dauphine, but it’s actually a Henney Kilowatt, the first attempt at a production EV after the demise first electric cars of the prewar era. It was […] -
Vintage Ad: 1975 AMC Matador – Ugliest Car Of Its Time?
Posted on March 18, 2021 | 94 CommentsI know; it’s been done before. But it’s been a few years, and when I stumbled on this, I was once again flabbergasted by what AMC and Dick Teague did […] -
Vintage Ad: 1972 Winnebago D18 For $6,700 ($42,000 In 2020 Dollars) – Good Luck Buying A Fully Equipped Van/RV For Twice That
Posted on March 17, 2021 | 16 CommentsI knew that these Winnebagos were cheap, but I’d forgotten just how much so. This is a fully equipped motorhome, with water heater, shower, pressurized water system, furnace, stove with […]