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Curbside Classics Archives
vintage ads and brochures Archive
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![Continuing our drive down memory lane, here’s another collection of ads scanned from what is the last R&T issue for 1978. Yes, I know there were many issues in-between this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img611.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, December 1978")
Classic Magazine Ads (And More): Road & Track, December 1978
Posted on September 29, 2015 | 38 CommentsContinuing our drive down memory lane, here’s another collection of ads scanned from what is the last R&T issue for 1978. Yes, I know there were many issues in-between this […] -
![In today’s world of vehicles like the BMW X5 M, Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, and the 570 horsepower, zero-to-sixty in 3.8 seconds Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, the idea […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/1992-GMC-Typhoon-Ad.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad/Capsule: 1992 GMC Typhoon – The First Performance SUV?")
Vintage Ad/Capsule: 1992 GMC Typhoon – The First Performance SUV?
Posted on August 25, 2015 | 35 CommentsIn today’s world of vehicles like the BMW X5 M, Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT, and the 570 horsepower, zero-to-sixty in 3.8 seconds Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, the idea […] -
CC Follow-Up: Chrysler LeBaron GTS Commercial With James Earl Jones – Giving BMW and Mercedes a Driving Lesson?
Posted on August 21, 2015 | 17 Comments -
Vintage Ad: 1995 Mercury Mystique – Overzealous Advertising?
Posted on August 3, 2015 | 76 CommentsSometimes cars just don’t live up to their automakers’ expectations. The 1995-2000 Mercury Mystique was one of those such cars. -
Vintage Ad: 1992 Ford Crown Victoria Touring Sedan – The Rarest ‘Vic’ Of Them All
Posted on June 26, 2015 | 53 CommentsThe Ford Crown Victoria may have been produced by the millions, but undoubtedly the rarest and most interesting of all the models was the 1992 Touring Sedan. -
Vintage Ad: Seven Passenger Sports Car? – You Ain’t Foolin’ No One Chrysler
Posted on June 2, 2015 | 46 Comments -
![as always, click on image for larger view CC reader Sally Sublette, who always finds and posts fascinating old ads or newspaper clippings to augment our articles, sent me this […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Screen-Shot-2015-05-17-at-9.05.15-PM.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Vintage Ad: Whatever Car You Drive")
CC Vintage Ad: Whatever Car You Drive
Posted on May 18, 2015 | 16 Commentsas always, click on image for larger view CC reader Sally Sublette, who always finds and posts fascinating old ads or newspaper clippings to augment our articles, sent me this […] -
![(1948 Kaiser-Frazer) The automobile industry has historically been among the most prestigious and powerful industries for advertising firms to serve. To this day, “landing a car company” is a pretty big deal for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cadillac-ad2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: The Lost Art Of Painted Automobile Ads")
Vintage Ads: The Lost Art Of Painted Automobile Ads
Posted on February 9, 2015 | 65 Comments(1948 Kaiser-Frazer) The automobile industry has historically been among the most prestigious and powerful industries for advertising firms to serve. To this day, “landing a car company” is a pretty big deal for […] -
![(first posted 5/22/2011) The 1959 Impala Hardtop Coupe CC stirred up some comments doubting that the Impala, and all full-size Chevys came in two distinct models, a six and an […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Chevy-65-SS-six.png?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Want A 1965 Chevrolet Super Sport Convertible Six? Ask For Model #16567 – And What Was The Last Big Chevy Six?")
Want A 1965 Chevrolet Super Sport Convertible Six? Ask For Model #16567 – And What Was The Last Big Chevy Six?
Posted on January 5, 2015 | 167 Comments(first posted 5/22/2011) The 1959 Impala Hardtop Coupe CC stirred up some comments doubting that the Impala, and all full-size Chevys came in two distinct models, a six and an […] -
![Everyone here knows what I’m talking about. We’ve all had an experience with the one you don’t take home to Mom. Oh, maybe she (or he) is a little more experienced […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/1975-Pontiac-Full-Line-16-17.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Brochure Classic: The “Why Do I Like This?” File, Part I: 1975 Pontiac Grand Prix")
Brochure Classic: The “Why Do I Like This?” File, Part I: 1975 Pontiac Grand Prix
Posted on November 3, 2014 | 68 CommentsEveryone here knows what I’m talking about. We’ve all had an experience with the one you don’t take home to Mom. Oh, maybe she (or he) is a little more experienced […] -
![It’s 1958. You’ve just gone to your local grocery store to buy some canned Dole pineapple chunks, because for whatever reason, fresh fruit just won’t do. You notice that Dole is […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/WinAFamilyOfFords1958.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Win A Whole Family Of 1958 Fords!")
Vintage Ad: Win A Whole Family Of 1958 Fords!
Posted on October 22, 2014 | 34 CommentsIt’s 1958. You’ve just gone to your local grocery store to buy some canned Dole pineapple chunks, because for whatever reason, fresh fruit just won’t do. You notice that Dole is […] -
![Although you don’t need me to tell you, take a look at this ravishing woman. Now whatever you may be imagining about this young twenty-something blonde, try to imagine what kind of car […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1987-Cadillac-Ad-01.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: Every Young Girl’s Dream… A 1987 Cadillac Seville?")
Vintage Ad: Every Young Girl’s Dream… A 1987 Cadillac Seville?
Posted on October 15, 2014 | 67 CommentsAlthough you don’t need me to tell you, take a look at this ravishing woman. Now whatever you may be imagining about this young twenty-something blonde, try to imagine what kind of car […] -
![That little blond kid staring up at his dad in admiration should have been me. This is exactly the kind of dad I would have preferred to have, and yes, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Chevrolet-1959-ad-sports-car.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: I ‘Built’ My Chevy To Handle Like A Sports Car…For Five! Another Not-Niedermeyer-Mobile")
Vintage Ad: I ‘Built’ My Chevy To Handle Like A Sports Car…For Five! Another Not-Niedermeyer-Mobile
Posted on September 15, 2014 | 81 CommentsThat little blond kid staring up at his dad in admiration should have been me. This is exactly the kind of dad I would have preferred to have, and yes, […] -
![This ad brings up an interesting question: how do you promote a relatively new engine in a dated, unremarkable car? In Oldsmobile’s case, for this December 1991 ad, you ignore […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SCAN0185.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ad Classic: The N-Body Goes Racing")
Ad Classic: The N-Body Goes Racing
Posted on September 15, 2014 | 44 CommentsThis ad brings up an interesting question: how do you promote a relatively new engine in a dated, unremarkable car? In Oldsmobile’s case, for this December 1991 ad, you ignore […] -
![In the comment threads over the past week, the pairing of Toyota’s VVTL-i 1.8 with its four-speed auto came up, along with Honda’s domestic market twin-cam VTEC-plus-automatic offerings. Why sell […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/66Stang.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Ad Classic: 1966 Mustang – 271 Solid-Lifter V8, Now With Cruise-O-Matic")
Ad Classic: 1966 Mustang – 271 Solid-Lifter V8, Now With Cruise-O-Matic
Posted on August 25, 2014 | 34 CommentsIn the comment threads over the past week, the pairing of Toyota’s VVTL-i 1.8 with its four-speed auto came up, along with Honda’s domestic market twin-cam VTEC-plus-automatic offerings. Why sell […]
