Even though my vintage magazine collection is practically worthless in terms of monetary value, it is rich in content to post here on FamilyDealBlog.com (silver lining anyone?). The past two months I've truly enjoyed flipping through these magazines and finding little nuggets of automotive … [Read more...] about 1983 Honda Prelude Vintage Magazine Ad
Vintage Ads
1978 Dodge Magnum XE Vintage Magazine Ad
When flipping though my vintage magazine collection looking for an interesting piece of automotive advertising to share with you, I stumbled across this gem of an ad for the 1978 Dodge Magnum XE. It's not the look of the ad that caught my attention, it's the totally outrageous story that's being … [Read more...] about 1978 Dodge Magnum XE Vintage Magazine Ad
1974 Toyota Celica GT Vintage Magazine Ad
Each and every week I flip through my vintage magazine collection and search for interesting bits of automotive advertising to share with you. This time around I landed on this vintage ad for the 1974 Toyota Celica GT. At first glance you might mistake the Celica for a Mustang from that era - … [Read more...] about 1974 Toyota Celica GT Vintage Magazine Ad
1975 Volkswagen Dasher Vintage Magazine Ad
Today I think we're all familiar with the award winning Volkswagen Passat. But did you know the Passat was originally known in North America as the VW Dasher? The very first Passat came to be in 1973, and was one of the most modern European family vehicles one could buy. But here in the … [Read more...] about 1975 Volkswagen Dasher Vintage Magazine Ad
1969 Ford Cobra Vintage Magazine Ad
In 1969, the Blue Oval unleashed a variant to the Torino family simply known as the Ford Cobra. The Cobra was only in production for two years, and it's name was taken directly from the 428 Cobra Jet Engine that was included as standard equipment. With only 14,000 or so of this specific … [Read more...] about 1969 Ford Cobra Vintage Magazine Ad
1975 Subaru GL Coupe Vintage Magazine Ad
Today is Thursday so that can only mean one thing. Time to take a look at another piece of automotive advertising straight out of my personal vintage magazine collection. As I was flipping through my mags looking for an interesting ad to share, I found what I was looking for in this ad for the … [Read more...] about 1975 Subaru GL Coupe Vintage Magazine Ad
1985 Nissan King Cab Vintage Magazine Ad
Last week I introduced a new series for Throwback Thursday featuring automotive advertising from my personal vintage magazine collection. For today's edition, I picked out an ad for the 1985 Nissan King Cab 2+2 pickup truck. I like how Nissan uses a large visual to focus on the interior … [Read more...] about 1985 Nissan King Cab Vintage Magazine Ad
1974 Jeep Renegade CJ-5 Vintage Magazine Ad
As a person who has collected many things in his life, I have quite a bit of stuff stashed in the nooks and crannies of my home (much to my wife's chagrin). Amid the assortment of collected comic books, baseball cards and random childhood mementos is a fairly large collection of vintage magazines … [Read more...] about 1974 Jeep Renegade CJ-5 Vintage Magazine Ad