Old car ads from magazines & newspapers

[wobert]

Miglia 888 said:

My dad had a Strada 75CL in that light blue colour, it was preceded by a Strada 65CL in a puke green colour....never had any trouble finding the latter in a car park.

Both were pretty reliable and coped well with summer trips around Europe (2.5k miles in two weeks).

We he changed the 75 I hoped he would get a 105TC, alas my hopes were dashed, he bought a Mark 4 Escort... :-(

[silverfoxcc]

If anyone can find a copy of the Daily Telegraph from May 5 1975 onwards, you will see a publicity photo of a small Fiat 126/7/8 model, in which there is me and the future Mrs Fox

They were doing a shot at the Flask Highgate, and i suggested to the photographer that fro an appearance 'fee' we would do a crowd scene. Onr free round alter and they used that instead of the model!! appeared in several papers

It is a long shot even for the PH family, but you never know

[Wacky Racer]

[P5BNij]

[P5BNij]

A dash of Italianate goodness on a dreary Autumnal afternoon...

[AMG Merc]

50s and 60s Lancias: unloved for so long and now attaining their correct place in both desirability and value. Easily as pretty as many of the Ferraris from the same period (not surprising as the same designers).

[rallycross]

AMG Merc said:

50s and 60s Lancias: unloved for so long and now attaining their correct place in both desirability and value. Easily as pretty as many of the Ferraris from the same period (not surprising as the same designers).

They were such cool/well engineered cars for that time. Any more from Alfa/Lancia/Fiat?

[LuS1fer]

[P5BNij]

rallycross said:

AMG Merc said:

50s and 60s Lancias: unloved for so long and now attaining their correct place in both desirability and value. Easily as pretty as many of the Ferraris from the same period (not surprising as the same designers).

They were such cool/well engineered cars for that time. Any more from Alfa/Lancia/Fiat?

The well engineered aspect is something Jay Leno puts across very well in his Lancia videos (well worth a watch by the way if you've not seen any).

More warm tingly nostalgia...





























Stretching the thread title a little with these period magazine covers, but I suppose they come under 'advertising', can't think where else to post them really....

















Alfa staff magazine from 1960...

[P5BNij]

An early LP400 Countach was used in a series of perfume ads in the '70s...

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[Miglia 888]

[Miglia 888]

[AMG Merc]

Thanks, some great memories of the Italians. Reminded me of my Fulvia. A bit blinged-up but then I was in my 20s!

[Miglia 888]

AMG Merc said:

Thanks, some great memories of the Italians. Reminded me of my Fulvia. A bit blinged-up but then I was in my 20s!

Nice one.

Here's a few more Fulvia's:

[Miglia 888]

[Miglia 888]

[undred orse]

AMG Merc said:

Thanks, some great memories of the Italians. Reminded me of my Fulvia. A bit blinged-up but then I was in my 20s!

I had one that colour - without the gold stripe - from 1985 until 1990. Wonderful car with superb balance but as expected rust was an issue along with driveshafts.

I’d still love another but at the same time I’m afraid of the running issues and it being worse than I remember. Bloody hell 28 years ago now. I can still remember buying it at Tewkesbury auctions from the auctioneer who hadn’t come to work with the idea of selling it but when we saw it we found out who owned it and made an offer. TDM 50R. Probably long since dead.

[thebigmacmoomin]

Car advert overload

https://www.flickr.com/groups/2737295@N20/pool/

[P5BNij]