Encouraged by the kind remarks from Don at the wonderful Adclassix site (who has very kindly allowed me to feature the odd image or two from the world's best retro site for old and new truck, van,pickup and 4x4 and also car) ads---and dont' take my word for it go and see for yourself using this handy BLB webblink www.adclassix.com/truckindex.htm here are a few more from the adclassix collection. Frankly I can't get enough of them and I suspect Biglorryblog readers like them too! And you can buy the original ads from the site as well...If only I could have bought an original 79 El Camino Chevy pickup though...
It's clearly a world apart from the Studebaker pick-up seen here in this advert I'd say. And for a pie does anyone have an idea what year it comes from...? And when did Studebaker end making cars?
Getting a bit heavier now....here's one for REO 'Comet' engines from 1955...now click through here for great news if you're an old American car freak...
Flicking through the review section of the Saturday Daily Telegraph what should I find but this picture and news that Taschen, the German publishers at www.taschen.com have just launched a new book called: "20th Century Classic Cars: 100 Years of Automotive Ads" priced £27.99, (though you might just get it cheaper on Amazon). Either way I've already told Mrs BLB that's my birthday present come October. And considering that it will keep my quiet for hours in the corner with a cup of cocoa I think she'll go for it. meanwhile, Taschen already publishes a terrific series of coffee-table (though in my case bedside) books featuring old advertisements from various decades (naturally I've got their 'Icons'-60s cars vintage auto ads' which is why I'm keen to get my hands on their latest one. For more details go to their website or buy today's Daily Telegraph for a review (they like it too)!.
i love the old pictures. it has reminded me how far wheels magazine has come -- matty