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Curbside Classics Archives
vintage ads and brochures Archive
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Vintage Ad: 1964 Cadillac-Superior Royale Coupe de Fleur Mark III
Posted on March 17, 2021 | 28 CommentsYes, that’s its official name, except for the “Mark III” part, which I added, for obvious reasons. Not obvious enough? -
![This PR shot for a ’58 Imperial caught me a bit off-guard. So…nationalistic. One could imagine it to be a Soviet limo, but for the woman’s dress and the big […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50857352352_c7ba4549f6_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Photos: 1958 Imperial Crown Southampton – Cold War Warrior?")
Vintage PR Photos: 1958 Imperial Crown Southampton – Cold War Warrior?
Posted on March 9, 2021 | 49 CommentsThis PR shot for a ’58 Imperial caught me a bit off-guard. So…nationalistic. One could imagine it to be a Soviet limo, but for the woman’s dress and the big […] -
![Chevrolet must have been mighty proud of its new ’55 cars, because they even splurged on beauty shots of the low end cars, like the 150 2-door sedan, for their […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50996072352_6339a41673_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Postcards: 1955 Chevy 150 Sedan and 210 Two-Door Wagon – Even The Low End Cars Get The Glamor Treatment")
Vintage Postcards: 1955 Chevy 150 Sedan and 210 Two-Door Wagon – Even The Low End Cars Get The Glamor Treatment
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 51 CommentsChevrolet must have been mighty proud of its new ’55 cars, because they even splurged on beauty shots of the low end cars, like the 150 2-door sedan, for their […] -
![Actually, you’re looking at a blatant manipulation of the Taurus to make it look wider than it really is. And no, it’s not that the whole ad somehow got widened […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/50899874486_efb3640937_6k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1994 Ford Taurus Wagon – The Rare Wide Body Version")
Vintage Ad: 1994 Ford Taurus Wagon – The Rare Wide Body Version
Posted on March 8, 2021 | 24 CommentsActually, you’re looking at a blatant manipulation of the Taurus to make it look wider than it really is. And no, it’s not that the whole ad somehow got widened […] -
![I couldn’t help noticing how this Studebaker driver and passenger are so good at maintaining their poses, no matter which version of the new ’53 coupes they find themselves in, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Studebaker-1953-coupe-ad-crop-vert.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: These 1953 Studebaker Models Get Around – The Pre-Photoshop Era")
Vintage Ads: These 1953 Studebaker Models Get Around – The Pre-Photoshop Era
Posted on March 7, 2021 | 21 CommentsI couldn’t help noticing how this Studebaker driver and passenger are so good at maintaining their poses, no matter which version of the new ’53 coupes they find themselves in, […] -
Vintage Ad: 1965 Chevrolet Stageway Coaches, 12 and 18 Passenger Versions – Suburban XXXL
Posted on March 4, 2021 | 35 Comments -
Vintage Ad: 1969 Imperial – There’s More Reason Than One Why We Won’t See Ads Like This Again
Posted on March 2, 2021 | 101 CommentsRan into this last night. Let’s just say that it’s not just the Imperial we won’t be seeing in ads anymore. -
![If daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/111_0830a.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!")
Museum Classic(s) – 1966 International Travelall: Someday, My Dear, We Camp Without A Tent!
Posted on January 25, 2021 | 27 CommentsIf daydreaming were currency, I’d be rich. In my vernacular, it’s “spacing out,” and my lovely bride is forced almost daily to reel me in with a quick utterance: “Snap […] -
Vintage Wishful Thinking: “Lazy Man’s Power Mower” – Air Conditioned Luxury
Posted on December 20, 2020 | 32 Comments -
Vintage Cord 810 Ads: “Throbbing With Vitality”, “Son, I’m Proud You Chose A Super-Charged Cord For Your Graduation Present” and “Of Course I Own A Cord”
Posted on December 17, 2020 | 30 CommentsHere’s three vintage ads for the legendary Cord 810. I struggled to decide which one to put first, but then she got the better of me. -
![From the 1970 Chevrolet Accessories Brochure. It confirms that Chevrolet pulled the plug on a convertible version quite late. But a number have been built in private hands, using Chevelle […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/3827579924_97b9a8f99e_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure: The 1970 Monte Carlo Convertible That Wasn’t")
Vintage Brochure: The 1970 Monte Carlo Convertible That Wasn’t
Posted on December 12, 2020 | 34 CommentsFrom the 1970 Chevrolet Accessories Brochure. It confirms that Chevrolet pulled the plug on a convertible version quite late. But a number have been built in private hands, using Chevelle […] -
![This is not the typical Pontiac ad of the era. Pontiac was the excitement division, and their ads played that up to the hilt. So where did this run? Good […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/49993723636_401c6a87ae_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Stripper For $2945 – Grandma Approves")
Vintage Ad: 1968 Pontiac Catalina Two-Door Stripper For $2945 – Grandma Approves
Posted on December 10, 2020 | 47 CommentsThis is not the typical Pontiac ad of the era. Pontiac was the excitement division, and their ads played that up to the hilt. So where did this run? Good […] -
Vintage Ad: 1972 Opel 1900 Rallye?!? That’s A Manta!
Posted on November 12, 2020 | 14 CommentsThe little things we forget over time. Like the fact that the Manta was sold here as the Opel Rallye in its first year (1972). Why? Beats me. -
![Yesterday’s post of a vintage 1968 photo of Los Angeles’s traffic-clogged Hollywood Freeway reminded me of one of my favorite vintage travel ads… this one from 1957 sponsored by the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Los-Angeles-1957.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Los Angeles ca. 1957 – Honey, Look At That Interchange!")
Vintage Ad: Los Angeles ca. 1957 – Honey, Look At That Interchange!
Posted on August 22, 2020 | 39 CommentsYesterday’s post of a vintage 1968 photo of Los Angeles’s traffic-clogged Hollywood Freeway reminded me of one of my favorite vintage travel ads… this one from 1957 sponsored by the […] -
Basement Find: 1984 Honda Motorcycle Poster
Posted on April 30, 2020 | 18 CommentsHere’s a poster that was on my bedroom wall for many years. I recently found it in the basement, let’s look at the great Honda motorcycles available in 1984 Canada.
