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Classic Car Commercials of the 50’s & 60’s - Part 1of 4

Posted by admin on 27 Mar 2009 at 11:03 pm | Tagged as: Vintage Car

6 Responses to “Classic Car Commercials of the 50’s & 60’s - Part 1of 4”

1. on 28 Mar 2009 at 1:18 am # cputb1
   
   

   A City horn “and” a Country horn. Now that’s French engineering at it’s best!

2. on 28 Mar 2009 at 9:13 am # 54rein
   
   

   I know, isn’t that wild? How many times were people getting up to leave a dealership, wanting to think things over….when the salesman pulled out this “ace in the hole?” I’m sure this helped them close many deals on the spot! lol

   Thanks for watching and commenting.

3. on 24 Apr 2009 at 9:15 am # ViNTAGExLACE
   
   

   I love this! I wish I had a car from the 40’s or 50’s :(

4. on 24 Apr 2009 at 11:55 pm # 54rein
   
   

   Those cars, especially the ones from the 1950’s were beautiful. As the 60’s passed, auto makers realized that the fancy fins, etc. were too costly to continue making. So we started getting the “boxy” shapes still more or less around today.

   I’m with you. I wish I had one, too.

   You know what’s funny. Sometimes you still see some old cars from the 50’s being driven around in Cuba! The nice weather there doesn’t take a toll on the body like it does in the Northern US

5. on 25 May 2009 at 4:52 pm # VanClifton
   
   

   Back in the day car design was an art. What really killed car design is aerodynamics. The more aerodynamic the cars became the less unique they became. Now every car looks just like every other car on the road.

   I do miss tail fins, white wall tires, vinyl roofs and lots of chrome!!

   Today’s cars are much better but not as beautiful!
   Thanks for posting.

6. on 25 May 2009 at 11:35 pm # 54rein
   
   

   You are exactly right! I would add that it also is faster and costs less to design and build the boxy cars we have today than those glorious one’s of yesteryear.

   Thanks for commenting.

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