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vintage ads and brochures Archive
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Vintage Ads: Rides For The Upscale Cowboy
Posted on July 22, 2023 | 27 CommentsAfter living in an age when suburbanites in advertising long for ‘active outdoor lifestyles,’ I had forgotten there was a time when the opposite was occasionally sold; that of countryside […] -
Vintage Ad And Brochure Images: Life By The Water
Posted on July 2, 2023 | 32 CommentsLet’s go once again through vintage-land, with the joyful glamour of cars and life by the water – simulated or otherwise. First off, a 1956 Buick Century Convertible, with art […] -
Vintage Ad: 1974 1/2 New Wave From Dodge – Dodge Dart Hang 10
Posted on June 28, 2023 | 40 CommentsMidway through the 1974 model year, Dodge introduced the ‘Hang 10,’ a trim and interior package based on the Dart Sport. The Hang 10 was advertised by Chrysler of Canada […] -
Vintage Advertising: The Illustrated Shelby – Beginnings
Posted on June 24, 2023 | 12 CommentsTechnology and advertising go hand in hand, and as photography and printing tools improved throughout the 20th century, printed ads made a distinct transition from illustration to photography. Photo […] -
Vintage Advertising: The Romance Of Studebaker
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Vintage Ad: 1948 Crosley Sports-Utility – The Mini-Proto-SUV
Posted on May 22, 2023 | 18 CommentsWho first used the term “Sports Utility Vehicle”? -
Vintage Postcard: The Biggest Reason The Impala Was A Repeat Best-Seller?
Posted on May 16, 2023 | 52 CommentsIt’s easy to underestimate the value of low depreciation of a new car. It’s like a substantial guaranteed discount off the price, collectible when it’s traded in, or at purchase, […] -
Vintage Ad: 1958 Rambler (German Ad) – “European Size And Economy; American Comfort”
Posted on May 14, 2023 | 17 CommentsThe ad copy says it all. -
Vintage Ads: 1972 & 1973 Ford Gran Torino – How Much And How Little Changed In One Year
Posted on May 2, 2023 | 64 CommentsI ran across these two ads for the ’72 and ’73 Gran Torino, and it was curious as to see what changed and what didn’t. And I don’t mean just […] -
Vintage Ad: Off To The Woods With Three Kids And The Canoe In A 1978 Dodge Omni Woodie
Posted on April 30, 2023 | 36 CommentsYes, we used to be able to go camping with our kids back in the seventies without needing a giant SUV or double cab pickup (we did it in a […] -
Vintage Ad: 1976 Dodge Monaco Police Car – When Cop Cars Had Hidden Headlights And Cops Had Long Hair
Posted on April 28, 2023 | 26 CommentsTwo major seventies fads in one ad! -
Vintage Ads: 1929 Chrysler Imperial 80 – Snappy Graphics For The Times
Posted on April 26, 2023 | 15 CommentsWhen I first saw these at Alden Jewell’s Flickr page, I had a momentary doubt as to whether they were really from 1928. The graphics, especially the lettering for the […] -
QOTD: JC Whitney Scavenger Hunt
Posted on April 24, 2023 | 116 Comments(first posted 4/24/2017) While researching my JC Whitney article, I found literally hundreds of great items from their catalogs over the years: Far to many for me to feature in […] -
JC Whitney: The Rise and Fall of an Automotive Icon
Posted on April 24, 2023 | 165 Comments(first posted 4/24/2017, updated and expanded over the years. Much to my surprise, this article is often the top non-paid Google search result for JC Whitney. I am humbled […]