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Curbside Classics Archives
vintage ads and brochures Archive
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![There’s no question that the 1980’s were the decade of kitsch and bad taste, although it got a start in the mid-seventies. Among all the other retro-revivals, there were the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4168448436_c8066b438b_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ads: Bayliff Packard Sedan, Coupe, Convertible and Semi-Truck")
Vintage Ads: Bayliff Packard Sedan, Coupe, Convertible and Semi-Truck
Posted on May 11, 2022 | 50 CommentsThere’s no question that the 1980’s were the decade of kitsch and bad taste, although it got a start in the mid-seventies. Among all the other retro-revivals, there were the […] -
![Dodge was bragging about having the most power of any of the Big Three trucks in 1957, thanks to their big hemi engines. This ad claims “new giant-power V8’s up […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/52042239213_f48a7d2356_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1957 Dodge Truck “Power Giants” – Hemi Power!")
Vintage Ad: 1957 Dodge Truck “Power Giants” – Hemi Power!
Posted on May 8, 2022 | 17 CommentsDodge was bragging about having the most power of any of the Big Three trucks in 1957, thanks to their big hemi engines. This ad claims “new giant-power V8’s up […] -
Vintage Ad: 1974 Chrysler 12-Passenger Wagon By Armbruster-Stageway – The Ultimate Fuselage Wagon
Posted on May 6, 2022 | 37 CommentsNow that’s a fuselage worthy of the airport. -
![The world’s largest hatchback? Or at least with the biggest engine (500 CID)? But don’t tell the folks that spent some ridiculous amount on one of these new that it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/4152222678_59719fa84a_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Photo: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Comstock Sport Wagon – Looks Like A Hatchback To Me")
Vintage PR Photo: 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Comstock Sport Wagon – Looks Like A Hatchback To Me
Posted on May 3, 2022 | 32 CommentsThe world’s largest hatchback? Or at least with the biggest engine (500 CID)? But don’t tell the folks that spent some ridiculous amount on one of these new that it […] -
![According to Shelby’s account in The Cobra Story, after securing a body and chassis from AC and the new small-block V-8 engine from Ford, “a strange thing happened. One night […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4093790657_c1a5c4e5db_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1961 Ford “Cobra Quick” – Is This The True Origin Of The Name Of Shelby’s Cobra?")
Vintage Ad: 1961 Ford “Cobra Quick” – Is This The True Origin Of The Name Of Shelby’s Cobra?
Posted on April 29, 2022 | 14 CommentsAccording to Shelby’s account in The Cobra Story, after securing a body and chassis from AC and the new small-block V-8 engine from Ford, “a strange thing happened. One night […] -
![I’ll never forget my first shag carpet experience: it was 1968, and I as I did every morning then, I walked over to my friend Mike Fitzsimmons house before walking […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4097672752_0d6e67c0e8_o-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Brochure Shots: 1971 Continental Mark III Drowning In Shag Carpeting")
Vintage Brochure Shots: 1971 Continental Mark III Drowning In Shag Carpeting
Posted on April 26, 2022 | 32 CommentsI’ll never forget my first shag carpet experience: it was 1968, and I as I did every morning then, I walked over to my friend Mike Fitzsimmons house before walking […] -
![1956 marked the end of a long tradition of Chrysler building long-wheelbase sedans and limousines. Starting in 1957, the job was farmed out to Ghia in Italy, as the volume […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4071488074_fe8fe374cf_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1956 Imperial Crown Limousine – The Last Of Its Kind")
Vintage Ad: 1956 Imperial Crown Limousine – The Last Of Its Kind
Posted on April 25, 2022 | 31 Comments1956 marked the end of a long tradition of Chrysler building long-wheelbase sedans and limousines. Starting in 1957, the job was farmed out to Ghia in Italy, as the volume […] -
![We’re all pretty familiar with the 1962 Gran Turismo Hawk, with its low-cost but effective redesign by Brooks Stevens. Turns out Studebaker began using that Gran Turismo name on the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4083384315_fb9a239e3e_o.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1961 Gran Turismo Studebaker Hawk – No, Not That Gran Turismo Hawk")
Vintage Ad: 1961 Gran Turismo Studebaker Hawk – No, Not That Gran Turismo Hawk
Posted on April 22, 2022 | 31 CommentsWe’re all pretty familiar with the 1962 Gran Turismo Hawk, with its low-cost but effective redesign by Brooks Stevens. Turns out Studebaker began using that Gran Turismo name on the […] -
![One of the more ambitious creations of GM’s fertile 1950s Motorama Era was the GMC L’Universelle. Most of them were roadsters or futuristic sedans, but the L’Universelle was something all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/4089039014_c0e02bf4f2_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1955 GMC L’Universelle – Did I Just Dream That?")
Vintage Ad: 1955 GMC L’Universelle – Did I Just Dream That?
Posted on April 18, 2022 | 13 CommentsOne of the more ambitious creations of GM’s fertile 1950s Motorama Era was the GMC L’Universelle. Most of them were roadsters or futuristic sedans, but the L’Universelle was something all […] -
Vintage Ad: 1987 Yugo, $3990 — $9840 In Today’s Dollars
Posted on April 4, 2022 | 39 CommentsIs t time for another $10k new car? -
![Yes, this “vintage” car was being sold new in the UK as late as 1959. And yes, it’s essentially a 1932 Ford Model Y, the first all-new car designed by […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/51784703524_1d97fb4fe3_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: Ford 1959 Popular 103E – Suddenly It’s 1932, Or Retro Before That Was Cool")
Vintage PR Shot: Ford 1959 Popular 103E – Suddenly It’s 1932, Or Retro Before That Was Cool
Posted on April 1, 2022 | 21 CommentsYes, this “vintage” car was being sold new in the UK as late as 1959. And yes, it’s essentially a 1932 Ford Model Y, the first all-new car designed by […] -
![Jeep Tuxedo Park Mark IV: Was this the most “overnamed” car of its time? Or just misnamed? The Jeep CJ-5 was a gnarly little beast, rough riding and zero creature […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/4066687539_9c5f72a78d_h.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Ad: 1966 Jeep Tuxedo Park Mark IV – Pretentious In Name Only")
Vintage Ad: 1966 Jeep Tuxedo Park Mark IV – Pretentious In Name Only
Posted on March 18, 2022 | 21 CommentsJeep Tuxedo Park Mark IV: Was this the most “overnamed” car of its time? Or just misnamed? The Jeep CJ-5 was a gnarly little beast, rough riding and zero creature […] -
![Mack trucks are usually thought of in terms of big, heavy-duty rigs, but between 1938 and 1944, Mack built the Model ED, in the one to one and a half […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/51872085172_495a9b6c36_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: 1940 Mack ED Station Wagon – The Mack Family Truckster")
Vintage PR Shot: 1940 Mack ED Station Wagon – The Mack Family Truckster
Posted on March 12, 2022 | 20 CommentsMack trucks are usually thought of in terms of big, heavy-duty rigs, but between 1938 and 1944, Mack built the Model ED, in the one to one and a half […] -
![This shot rather grabbed me. I was about the same age as the younger kid in the back of this Bond in 1955, and we didn’t have any car at […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/51893561578_dc452f9d17_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Photo: 1955 Bond Minicar Model C – The British Family Truckster")
Vintage PR Photo: 1955 Bond Minicar Model C – The British Family Truckster
Posted on March 11, 2022 | 17 CommentsThis shot rather grabbed me. I was about the same age as the younger kid in the back of this Bond in 1955, and we didn’t have any car at […] -
![If you want a graphic example of why compact car sales tanked starting in 1965, here’s the Chevy version of it. A stylish Camaro six coupe cost only $136 more […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/51361786708_ad1efccc39_k.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage PR Shot: Six And The Single Girl, Camaro Edition")
Vintage PR Shot: Six And The Single Girl, Camaro Edition
Posted on March 6, 2022 | 28 CommentsIf you want a graphic example of why compact car sales tanked starting in 1965, here’s the Chevy version of it. A stylish Camaro six coupe cost only $136 more […]
