National Geographic: Hit the road

Inspired by our recent post celebrating the coming of spring, Gary Faules started to dig through his collection of National Geographic ads to share some with us. Gary writes:
I love the old NG not only because of the beauty of the cars but it’s equally interesting to what verbiage was used back then to motivate […]

Combo Platter: Wagon Snippet and Ad of the Week

On the surface, there’s probably not much one can say about a 1984 Ford LTD station wagon that just barely qualifies as an antique car. Downsized and essentially forgotten about since these became used cars (sorry, certified pre-owned Fords), this one was spotted in Hershey’s car corral back in 2008 near the tunnel that connects […]

Get out and Drive

The long cold winter is officially over, Detroit is in bloom and that jalopy isn’t going to drive itself, you know. So break out the stadium coat, limber up your cranking arm and get that thing on the road. Spring days are, apparently, motoring days.