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mgeee

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166 posts

183 months

Sunday 10th February 2013
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I had a lot of old car adverts but lost most of them, over the years. Just thought I'd start collecting a few up from around the internet and scan a few in when I find them.




mgeee

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Sunday 10th February 2013
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Old Merc

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196 months

Sunday 10th February 2013
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"mgeee" have you visited www.gracesguide.co.uk I have found an Aladdin`s cave of images there,have a look at cars and automotive sections.

Old Merc

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Sunday 10th February 2013
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quiraing

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168 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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mgeee said:
I had a lot of old car adverts but lost most of them, over the years. Just thought I'd start collecting a few up from around the internet and scan a few in when I find them.

Hey, that certainly would make it easier to find, natural instinct smile

Thx for post and link, really interesting ads. I have an interesting Hillman Imp one somewhere, will post it if I can find it.




Edited by quiraing on Monday 11th February 03:21

gforceg

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208 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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nicanary

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175 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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gforceg said:
Superb find. I used to read all my neighbour's old Readers Digest when I was a kid, and they were full of ads for US cars, air-brushed works of art with Rockwell-style homes, women in white gloves and men with pipes and trilbies. The artist was very lax with proportions - the cars looked 50% larger than real-life, and they all espoused the virtues of Supaglyde Hydramatic Sonicstar transmissions.

(I recall that the ads for British cars were even worse for their stylism - even baby cars looked like they could seat a family of ten).

quiraing

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168 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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There are period ads of Austin A30s which make them look more like Mk10 Jags.

SiredR

1,861 posts

243 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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I still love this one , not strictly a car ad I know but it's just so 70s thumbup so glad someone had the good sense to stash a copy away.



Edited by SiredR on Monday 11th February 19:46

nyxster

1,452 posts

200 months

Monday 11th February 2013
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Expected tampax adverts.


mgeee

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183 months

Tuesday 12th February 2013
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Old Merc said:
"mgeee" have you visited www.gracesguide.co.uk I have found an Aladdin`s cave of images there,have a look at cars and automotive sections.
No, never see that site before, thanks.




And not really advertising but..





Rich K

906 posts

285 months

Friday 15th February 2013
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mgeee

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166 posts

183 months

Friday 15th February 2013
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This one is excellent.
www.car-brochures.eu

austin

1,322 posts

232 months

Friday 15th February 2013
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Here's a couple I scanned out of old copies of Light Car and Cycle car





GALLARDOGUY

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248 months

Friday 15th February 2013
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mgeee said:
From Viz surely.