Also see ‘1967-70 Firebird shows limits of ad illustrations’
“Ad Nauseam” is a regular feature that parodies automotive ads and brochures. We start off with themes from actual ad copy and riff from there. For further discussion about what is real, go here.
(EXPANDED FROM 2/8/2022) Why was the futuristic-looking Studebaker Avanti given a tall, flat and small windshield? That windshield ranks with the 1964-66 Imperial in looking terribly mismatched with the rest of the car. The most […]
The automotive media tend to “normalize” even pretty weird styling trends. One result is that robust critiques often don’t get much visibility until after a trend is fading away. I thus found it refreshing to […]
(UPDATED FROM 10/16/2020) Charles K. Hyde’s history of American Motors and its constituent companies is a valuable scholarly addition to the literature. His book, Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson and American Motors, offers considerably more […]
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A small point, but…..
l bought my son a ’69 Firebird showroom brochure because he bought last-gen ’97 and ’01 convertibles, and we both thought that because ’69 was the first year of TransAm, the brochure would be exciting. Wrong! It was truly boring! A real disappointment!
Well, we are a Studebaker family too and if you would like to see an example of an exciting brochure, try the large, ’64 full-line Studebaker one! Much better!