Chrysler overreaches in this memorable magazine advertisement. 1986 Chrysler LeBaron GTS Ad Give Chrysler credit for hubris. If a carmaker is going to compare in advertising its cars to other vehicles, it may as well shoot for the stars. And, in this ad for the new LeBaron GTS, Chrysler went big. More Favorite Car Ads […]
Favorite Car Ads: 1967 Mercury Cougar | The Daily Drive
1967 Mercury Cougar You’d think that a retailer would do anything in its power to avoid alienating its customers. Any customers. Watch a TV commercial today and you’ll generally see a calculated smattering of actors from a broad range of ethnicities, and, this is key, both genders. More Favorite Car Ads 1967 Mercury Cougar We […]
Favorite Car Ads: 1925 Ford Model T | The Daily Drive
1925 Ford Model T Brochure If you were watching TV back in 1971, you might have seen a McDonald’s commercial in which a slightly fatigued-looking customer is pleased to learn, after tendering a single dollar bill for his lunch, that he had change coming back to him. More Favorite Car Ads The cheapest car, ever? […]
Classic Car Ads: Dad Cars | The Daily Drive
Dad Car? 1979 Chevrolet Malibu I grew up happy and healthy. And, by that I mean I was not deprived of anything meaningful as a child. Sure, my dad didn’t pop for a color TV until 1980, and none of our cars ever featured operating air conditioning, much less a cassette player or anything approaching […]
Favorite Car Ads: 1956 General Motors Hardtop Sedans | The Daily Drive | Consumer Guide® The Daily Drive
1956 Buick Series 60 Riviera Sedan (top) and Cadillac Sedan de Ville, There is no denying that the hardtop body style was a triumph of midcentury auto design. Depending on who you ask, the 1949 Buick Roadmaster Riviera coupe was the first regular-production hardtop of the post-war era. For General Motors, things got even more […]
Classic Car Ads: Tailfins | The Daily Drive | Consumer Guide® The Daily Drive
1959 Cadillac Sedan DeVille Thumb through an old magazine—were talking pretty old here—and you’re likely to come across car ads that featured vehicles staged in images with jet aircraft. In fact, we have a collection of such ads right here. It is no coincidence that what sociologists sometimes refer to as the Jet Age occurred […]
Classic Car Ads: Small Station Wagons | The Daily Drive | Consumer Guide® The Daily Drive
1986 Honda Civic 4WD Wagon We’re going back a bit now, but there was a time when small cars were generally offered as sedans, coupes and/or hatchbacks, and station wagons. The 1993 Ford Escort commercial below features a four-body-style lineup, including an arguably handsome wagon. Sadly, not only is the small station wagon a thing […]
Classic Car Ads: Chevrolet Monte Carlo | The Daily Drive | Consumer Guide® The Daily Drive
1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Introduced for the 1970 model year, the Chevrolet Monte Carlo was born of the muscle car era, but would go on to define an all-new category. Much as the Ford Explorer codified that compact SUV segment, and the Dodge Caravan and Plymouth Voyager the minivan category, the Monte Carlo was really […]
Favorite Car Ads: 1958 Edsel | The Daily Drive | Consumer Guide® The Daily Drive
1958 Edsel Ad The Edsel was no worse, nor much better, than other American cars of its day. The brand’s failure has been attributed to a number of factors, but as an armchair historian, I blame three things: a shock-and-awe launch, confusing marketing, and false hope, that latter point relates to the ad seen here. […]
Classic Car Ads: Mitsubishi | The Daily Drive | Consumer Guide® The Daily Drive
1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse When the Mitsubishi Tredia and Cordia compact coupe and sedan came online in the mid Eighties, they were among the first affordable turbocharged cars. Before that there were Saab and Volvo turbos, as well as Mercedes diesels, but those cars were pricey. Sure, there was the Pontiac Sunbird—and a few Buick Skyhawks—fitted […]