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Consumerism at work

Written by webmin

Over on the excellent Vintage shots from days gone by thread on the H.A.M.B., jalopy junkie recently posted this vivid photo of the grand opening of a place called Shoppers World. He didn’t provide any context, however, so we’re left only with what we see in the image itself to determine when and where the […]

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Tagged Chicago, Hemmings Classic Car, Shoppers World, street scenes  
 

Greyhound’s GMCs in Chicago

Written by webmin

A recent perusing of the ATHS Forums’ popular What Am I section turned up the above shot of one of 60 so-called “trailer coaches” that Greyhound fielded for the 1933-1934 Chicago Century of Progress World’s Fair, courtesy the New York Public Library’s collection. We immediately thought of searching through the University of Illinois’s photo archives, […]

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Tagged Century of Progress World's Fair, Chicago, GMC, GMC T26, Greyhound, Lost and Found, promotional vehicles, service and fleet vehicles, shows, exhibitions and events, trailer, trailer coach, trucks and Jeeps  
 

Terraplane’s Ruggedness Run revisited

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As we discovered last year, Hudson conceived a nifty publicity stunt in 1934 to get the Terraplane some attention. The Hudson-Terraplane Ruggedness Run selected 20 different 1934 Terraplane owners from across the country to participate in two-week tours in cars lettered up as billboards by Hudson. It’s a sort of viral marketing (or possibly astroturfing) […]

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Tagged Century of Progress Ranger, Century of Progress World's Fair, Chicago, Hemmings Classic Car, Hudson-Terraplane Ruggedness Run, promotional vehicles, publicity stunts, road trips and cruising, Ruggedness Run, Terraplane, World's Fair  
 

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