Vintage car advertising images

johnos1984

I thought it may be a good idea to start a thread on classic car advertising imagery.....much of which isn't appropriate these days

If anybody else has some, could they please scan or link it in to the thread

It doesn't have to be smutty but any old posters or ads would be great

Here's some to get us started

Alanstrainor

I moved this to the Classic Cars forum, it's more applicable here.

johnos1984

Sorry thats where I meant to post it

manta mad

GOOD IDEA !!!!!!!!!!!

homer90

http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/cars-ads

johnos1984

macplaxton

johnos1984 wrote: »

Am I the only person round here with one of those cars?

Here's my contribution with the fine bodywork:

shawnee

What the hell is an apache ??? and is she going with it , Ill take it lol:D

lepoatnam

Opel GT publicity photo:



Loads more available @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/mazdamiata/sets/72157608715429435/

johnf2020

peasant

lepoatnam wrote: »

Opel GT publicity photo:

That is seriously cringeworthy

(Yer man looks like a complete asshole, doesn't he? The kind that you'd love to kick for no reason. How that ad ever sold cars is beyond me)

mustang68

peasant wrote: »

(Yer man looks like a complete asshole, doesn't he? The kind that you'd love to kick for no reason. How that ad ever sold cars is beyond me)

He also appears to be reading Playboy!

shawnee

Great one;s all keep it goin

101sean

Wish I'd saved the photo's off my old work PC when I left. Was doing a survey of Euston underground station about 6 years ago and one of the disused passageways still had all the ads on the wall from the 60s, I'm sure I took piccies of the car adverts.

carchaeologist

101sean wrote: »

Wish I'd saved the photo's off my old work PC when I left. Was doing a survey of Euston underground station about 6 years ago and one of the disused passageways still had all the ads on the wall from the 60s, I'm sure I took piccies of the car adverts.

You will probably know of this site so Sean.

http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/

carchaeologist

carchaeologist

Blue850

carchaeologist

^Thats the classic one alright!:D

Blue850

johnos1984

Great stuff guys keep 'em coming

No doubt other will be looking for vintage ad's of their cars.

Big thank you for everyone

Blue850

johnos1984

shawnee

These are brill and really take me back in time

peasant

"Nur Fliegen is schoener" (only flying is nicer/better)

That motto made it into colloquial language


and another Opel

Big Nasty

Here's some of mine, too many to load individually. Very few are actual ads, some don't even have ladies but all of them are very cool! :cool:
http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/nn256/MCMLXXVJC/Cool%20Car%20Pics/

manta mad

couldent see the cars in those ads

Blue850

101sean

You will probably know of this site so Sean.

http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/

Yep, been in a few of them as well, seen some strange places

Wish I could remember what the ads were but recall thinking the writing was on the wall for the British motor industry even in the 60s.

Also recall getting off the boat in Dun Laoghaire in 1976 and seeing a big billboard ad for the Daihatsu Charade, something you wouldn't have seen in the UK at the time.

Great thread (especially the totally un PC ones), keep them coming!

Silvera

I have a couple of vintage style (metal) advertisement signs for sale at the moment if anybody's interested.
They look good on the garage/office/bedroom wall!

Brand new unopened items.
They are the larger version - 30cm x 40cm wide.

Click here for more details -
http://www.adverts.ie/500/ads/user-17676/

Mycroft H

carchaeologist

^ If it was good enough for Fred it was good enough for anything!

johnos1984

Some nice images of Fords being photographed in 1949 for LIFE magazine

http://carrosantigos.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/1949-ford-lost-photo-sessions-%E2%80%93-3/

Alfasudcrazy

Isn't google great.

http://www.vintageadbrowser.com/cars-ads-1970s

Blue850

Blue850

carchaeologist

Looks like it has the grille from that other Fanny magnet,the Allegro VandenPlas....:p

johnos1984

carchaeologist wrote: »

Looks like it has the grille from that other Fanny magnet,the Allegro VandenPlas....:p

I thought the same, a cross between an ALLAGRO and a TR7

shagman

and lastly a prticularly subtle / supple example ......

NSFW

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/graverobber63/vans/dodge_in_your_garage_sized.jpg

Gerardo01

Advertising is very important for any products that matter, especially for automotive products. It helps the company to reach targeted customers and helps to be in the race. Those photos are really good is a good way to advertise cars. Nice post!

gipi

Blue850 wrote: »

The first thing I saw when I looked at this ad was the "3-pointed star" on the top of the lunar module....subliminal dig at Mercedes-Benz?

Max_Damage

Not so much advertising, but dealer brochure covers:

Micra K10:


Canadian Micra K10:


Escort Mk3:


More here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/48434822@N05/sets/72157625167455979/

3nero

here's an old one....





I have tons of old magazines with lots of old adds :cool:
I'll have a route around and see what i come up with.


Edit: and now i've just realized why we call them estate's today:o:D

MercMad

Thats cool. Its funny how there were several assembly plants that were in effect in the city centre. Nowdays its hard to even find a forecourt or dealer in the City !

kev1.3s

johnos1984 wrote: »

I thought the same, a cross between an ALLAGRO and a TR7

It looks to me like a lotus eclat with the roof chopped off and a vanden plas grill!