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Vulcanizers In The Motor Age, Part I
I spent last night, flipping through a 1919 Motor Age, browning and brittling as it nears the century mark. I wish I could post all 150 pages, as interesting as they are, but of course, you would fall...
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Vulcanizers In The Motor Age, Part II
This 1919 Motor Age magazine is chock full of great images, so make sure you checked out Part I. Perfection Asbestos. Isn’t that redundant? But it’s not just ads; Detroit was concerned with safety. And...
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Cloudy With A Chance That One Of You Drove A Camaro Z28
Who could it be now? Ted, Shawn, or Michael? It’s a tough call, but my money’s on Shawn. I can see the rumpled Code Bleu jacket in the back seat, next to a can of New Coke, a ticket stub for Rambo:...
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Seriously Ew
To clarify, the car is pretty rad. But the world’s least interesting man, in his shirtless quest to be Johnny Weissmuller, is not. Today we take another page of our favorite condescending Parisian...
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Derelict Hobos & The Demise Of The Running Board
Did you realize these unkempt tramps were to blame for the ruin of the running board? Neither did I. Not until today. But this 1941 Chevrolet ad has opened mine eyes to the truth. Just look at those...
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Just Past Nine
The Climax Molybdenum Company donated the land for a high altitude observatory in Climax, Colorado, where University of Colorado weather observers encountered Arctic-like blizzards. Sure looks like...
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Before Hitchhiking Got You Murdered
Actually, no one car could pick up all of those hitchhiking girls at one time. They’d need a caravan–or just a van in general. Well, however and wherever they wound up, they were still alive in the...
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Car-Baby Convertible
Holiday magazine, June 1952 What could possibly go wrong in this topless trunk, balancing on the back seat? This next one looks like little more than cardboard and a strap....
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1949 Packard Eight
Life magazine 130 HP Club Sedan $2274, fender shields $18, white sidewalls $21 Why do you suppose they illustrated this sedan, driving through mud on a construction site? To imply they were “movin’ on...
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En Route To Inspiration Point
Pontiac Bonneville Convertible LIFE 1959 Such pretty blues. I really like the artwork on this one. I also enjoy how the ad boasts (with exclamation points) of its “perfect proportion,” “supple...
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Dude, Where’s My Car?
The Republican Party by Adam Smith The beach at Nantasket, Massachusetts was brimming with Ford motorcars on The 4th of July 1925. After a dip in the ocean, how would you find your way back to your...
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Liberal Heathen Sons And God-Fearing Conservative Dads Agree
1969 Chevelle Introduced in the fall of 1963, the swanky Chevelle had a brief shining moment in the sun until its demise in 1977. From the death of JFK to the death of Elvis, this muscle car made a...
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Big Yellow Taxi
Aug 1949 This Oldsmobile isn’t a taxi, but it sho nuff is taxi cab yellow. Look how sleek! How rich people on horses wave to rich people in cars! How swag that dog is! No seatbelts! Why, even simple...
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