Is it possible to think of South Africa anytime before the Mandela era and dissociate it from the images of apartheid that remain with us? Perhaps if all you saw of the country were its automotive advertisements. Then again, I suppose the same postulation rings true of any country (America included) at any period of […]
Fresh from 1970 – four import ads, half of which have some sort of phrase that might be considered risque by a few really conservative readers back in the day. Frankly, I enjoyed the play with words myself, and I’m sure it swayed a few who were on the fence when it counted.
It’s not that we don’t like pickups – quite the contrary. For some odd reason, I’ve just now thought that it’s about time we feature a couple in this space. Both come all the way from Dearborn, Michigan, highlighting the 1969 and 1970 models. I’m not sure which I like better – the ad from […]