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- 1954 Chevrolet Corvette Ad, "Stop Dreaming and Start Driving!" - If you drove a General Motors vehicle in the late 1940s and early 1950s it wasn't a sports car. GM didn't make them. But their designers dreamt one up -- the Chevrolet Corvette. This 1954 <em>New Yorker</em> ad invited the public to stop dreaming and start driving GM's new dream car.
- July 10, 1954
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1954 Chevrolet Corvette Ad, "Stop Dreaming and Start Driving!"
If you drove a General Motors vehicle in the late 1940s and early 1950s it wasn't a sports car. GM didn't make them. But their designers dreamt one up -- the Chevrolet Corvette. This 1954 New Yorker ad invited the public to stop dreaming and start driving GM's new dream car.
- Advertisement for Olds Motor Works, "Oldsmobile, the Best Thing on Wheels," 1903 - Many would-be customers balked at the high price of an automobile. Oldsmobile offered a popular counterargument in this 1903 advertisement. The car required $35 in gasoline for a year of operation, while a horse needed $180 in food. What's more, the car only used gas when it ran, while a horse had to be fed whether it worked or not.
- May 01, 1903
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Advertisement for Olds Motor Works, "Oldsmobile, the Best Thing on Wheels," 1903
Many would-be customers balked at the high price of an automobile. Oldsmobile offered a popular counterargument in this 1903 advertisement. The car required $35 in gasoline for a year of operation, while a horse needed $180 in food. What's more, the car only used gas when it ran, while a horse had to be fed whether it worked or not.
- 1945 Nash Motors Ad, "When You Meet Again" - Even before World War II veterans returned home, car companies encouraged them to dream about the future -- a future that included an automobile. This Nash Motors ad depicts that veteran, "Home, at last with the wind and the stars and the girl and the car [he has] been longing for."
- April 30, 1945
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1945 Nash Motors Ad, "When You Meet Again"
Even before World War II veterans returned home, car companies encouraged them to dream about the future -- a future that included an automobile. This Nash Motors ad depicts that veteran, "Home, at last with the wind and the stars and the girl and the car [he has] been longing for."
- 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Advertisement, "Youth, Beauty, Chevrolet, Action!" - This ad associated the 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible with youth, appealing not only to the young but also to those wanting to appear young.
- June 01, 1956
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1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Advertisement, "Youth, Beauty, Chevrolet, Action!"
This ad associated the 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible with youth, appealing not only to the young but also to those wanting to appear young.
- Franklin Automobile Advertisement, "September 1904, Franklin as a City Motor-Car" - Franklin heralded the versatility of its automobiles in this 1904 advertisement. The tonneau -- a detachable rear seat -- doubled the car's seating in five minutes. The air-cooled motor eliminated the danger of the cooling system boiling over in summer or freezing in winter. According to Franklin, its vehicle was a perfect "city motor-car."
- September 01, 1904
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Franklin Automobile Advertisement, "September 1904, Franklin as a City Motor-Car"
Franklin heralded the versatility of its automobiles in this 1904 advertisement. The tonneau -- a detachable rear seat -- doubled the car's seating in five minutes. The air-cooled motor eliminated the danger of the cooling system boiling over in summer or freezing in winter. According to Franklin, its vehicle was a perfect "city motor-car."
- 1956 Plymouth Belvedere Ad, "Announcing- Aero Dynamic Plymouth '56" - In case customers might have missed it, this ad from the 1950s shows how designers of the 1956 Plymouth took visual styling cues from jet aircraft.
- October 31, 1955
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1956 Plymouth Belvedere Ad, "Announcing- Aero Dynamic Plymouth '56"
In case customers might have missed it, this ad from the 1950s shows how designers of the 1956 Plymouth took visual styling cues from jet aircraft.
- 1986 Volkswagen Ad, "Give in to an Overwhelming Drive, the 1986 Jetta GLI" -
- February 01, 1986
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1986 Volkswagen Ad, "Give in to an Overwhelming Drive, the 1986 Jetta GLI"
- "New Packard Station Wagon is 5 Cars In 1!," 1940 - Flexibility is generally a strong selling point when it comes to marketing automobiles. This 1940 advertisement from Packard claimed that the company's station wagons could be arranged in five different seating and cargo-carrying configurations. The 110 series cars were a more affordable option in the upmarket automaker's lineup -- but still with "the many luxuries of a Packard."
- 1940
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"New Packard Station Wagon is 5 Cars In 1!," 1940
Flexibility is generally a strong selling point when it comes to marketing automobiles. This 1940 advertisement from Packard claimed that the company's station wagons could be arranged in five different seating and cargo-carrying configurations. The 110 series cars were a more affordable option in the upmarket automaker's lineup -- but still with "the many luxuries of a Packard."
- 1926 Dodge Brothers Advertisement, "Dodge Brothers Special Coach" - Dodge Brothers introduced its all-steel auto bodies -- the industry's first -- for 1923. This 1926 advertisement promotes the company's two-door Special Coach. Dodge Brothers' upmarket Special line included nickeled bumpers and radiators, steel disc wheels, and a motometer radiator cap, among other features. The Special Coach started at $1,135.
- November 01, 1925
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1926 Dodge Brothers Advertisement, "Dodge Brothers Special Coach"
Dodge Brothers introduced its all-steel auto bodies -- the industry's first -- for 1923. This 1926 advertisement promotes the company's two-door Special Coach. Dodge Brothers' upmarket Special line included nickeled bumpers and radiators, steel disc wheels, and a motometer radiator cap, among other features. The Special Coach started at $1,135.
- Chrysler Corporation Advertisement, "Out of a Test-Tube Came a Billion-Dollar Industry," October 1936 - In this 1936 advertisement, Chrysler Corporation suggested that behind each of its vehicles was "something far more important than the materials from which the car is made." The ad made a comparison to British chemist William Henry Perkin who, in 1856, discovered a synthetic dye. Perkin recognized something special in his dye, just as Chrysler drivers did in their automobiles.
- October 12, 1936
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Chrysler Corporation Advertisement, "Out of a Test-Tube Came a Billion-Dollar Industry," October 1936
In this 1936 advertisement, Chrysler Corporation suggested that behind each of its vehicles was "something far more important than the materials from which the car is made." The ad made a comparison to British chemist William Henry Perkin who, in 1856, discovered a synthetic dye. Perkin recognized something special in his dye, just as Chrysler drivers did in their automobiles.