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Curbside Classics Archives
vintage ads and brochures Archive
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![In America there are two classes of travel – first-class, and with children. Traveling with children corresponds roughly to traveling third-class in Bulgaria. They tell me there is nothing lower […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Ad-1966-Ford-Country-Squire.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ad Classic: 1966 Ford Country Squire – Better Than Traveling In Bulgaria")
Ad Classic: 1966 Ford Country Squire – Better Than Traveling In Bulgaria
Posted on July 12, 2017 | 39 CommentsIn America there are two classes of travel – first-class, and with children. Traveling with children corresponds roughly to traveling third-class in Bulgaria. They tell me there is nothing lower […] -
![click image for glorious full size Just stumbled into this great shot, and thought it would make a good companion to today’s CC. It’s from a brochure given to buyers […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Lincoln-Continental-1964-twins.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brochure Outtake: Front Door or Rear? Vintage or Retro?")
Brochure Outtake: Front Door or Rear? Vintage or Retro?
Posted on February 1, 2017 | 41 Commentsclick image for glorious full size Just stumbled into this great shot, and thought it would make a good companion to today’s CC. It’s from a brochure given to buyers […] -
![Last week Tesla announced that all of their vehicles will be ready for full autonomous driving just as soon as government approval is secured. All that will be required is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/WALL-E-people.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Outtake: 1977 BMW 320i Ad – A Quaint Memory As We Succumb To Autonomous Vehicles")
Vintage Ad Outtake: 1977 BMW 320i Ad – A Quaint Memory As We Succumb To Autonomous Vehicles
Posted on October 25, 2016 | 28 CommentsLast week Tesla announced that all of their vehicles will be ready for full autonomous driving just as soon as government approval is secured. All that will be required is […] -
![No, this image is not a mutant asparagus tip. It’s the budding (pun intended) of a new luxury car brand–get it? The harsh reality was that many people didn’t “get it” […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Infinitspread.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad Outtake: 1990 Infiniti Versus 1990 Lexus – Two Very Different Ways To Tease Japanese Luxury")
Vintage Ad Outtake: 1990 Infiniti Versus 1990 Lexus – Two Very Different Ways To Tease Japanese Luxury
Posted on May 11, 2016 | 64 CommentsNo, this image is not a mutant asparagus tip. It’s the budding (pun intended) of a new luxury car brand–get it? The harsh reality was that many people didn’t “get it” […] -
![(first posted 12/13/2012) What a difference a year or two makes. It’s not easy explaining the sixties if one didn’t live through them, except to perhaps suggest that each year […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/old-chevy-ads-66-Corvette-flew-the-coupe.jpg-courtesy-oldchevyads.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: “The Day She Flew The Coupe” – What A Difference A Year Or Two Made Back Then")
Vintage Ads: “The Day She Flew The Coupe” – What A Difference A Year Or Two Made Back Then
Posted on April 16, 2016 | 34 Comments(first posted 12/13/2012) What a difference a year or two makes. It’s not easy explaining the sixties if one didn’t live through them, except to perhaps suggest that each year […] -
Wordless Brochure Outtake: You Wouldn’t See This Nowadays
Posted on March 13, 2016 | 107 Comments -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, March 1988
Posted on March 8, 2016 | 33 CommentsHow time flies… now moving on to 1988, and more Ads & stuff. -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, December 1987
Posted on March 1, 2016 | 23 CommentsAnother post of Ads is here, this is 1987’s last issue. -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, November 1987
Posted on February 23, 2016 | 25 CommentsLast post was ads from R&T’s August issue. Staying in 1987, this is a little jump in the calendar. -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, August 1987
Posted on February 16, 2016 | 11 CommentsAnother issue of R&T ads is up, third in a row on the 1987 calendar. -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, July 1987
Posted on February 9, 2016 | 18 CommentsThis issue of R&T was rather lean. Maybe everyone at the magazine were breathless after the 40th anniversary issue. -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, December 1984
Posted on January 26, 2016 | 29 CommentsNext issue that was preserved on the Ads and More posts, is again quite a jump-in-time from the previous one. -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, March 1981
Posted on January 5, 2016 | 20 CommentsContinuing with the Ads’ posts after a week’s brake due to New Year, here are the ads from March’s issue. -
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, May 1980
Posted on December 1, 2015 | 26 CommentsMoving further into 1980, here are the ads from May’s issue. -
![GM experimented with a number of electric cars in the 60s (as well as other alternative propulsion systems). Although they tried all sorts of exotic (expensive) battery technologies, such as […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/GM-Opel-Stir-Lec-1-001-900.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: GM’s Hybrid Stir-Lec 1 – 1969 Chevy Volt Predecessor")
Vintage Ad: GM’s Hybrid Stir-Lec 1 – 1969 Chevy Volt Predecessor
Posted on November 22, 2015 | 26 CommentsGM experimented with a number of electric cars in the 60s (as well as other alternative propulsion systems). Although they tried all sorts of exotic (expensive) battery technologies, such as […]
