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Vintage Ad – 1956: Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight

Published on April 7, 2022

Posted in: Transportation

Vintage ad for Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight that appeared on page 14 of the April 22, 1956, publication of This Week magazine.

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RetroRewind – 1950: DeSoto Automobile Ad

Published on March 14, 2022

Posted in: RetroRewind Videos, Transportation

Animated television advertisement for the 1950 DeSoto automobiles.

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Ad – 1938: 450 Miles on a Gallon of Gas

Published on October 14, 2021

Posted in: Invention & Technology, Transportation

Can it be true? 450 miles on a gallon of gas? Check out this ad from 1938...

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Ad – 1952: Portable Garage

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Portable Garage Ad, Cosmopolitan, March 1952, page 112.

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Ad – 1919: REO Speedwagon Convertible

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

REO Speedwagon Convertible Ad, Harrisburg Telegraph, March 25, 1919, page 12.

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Ad – 1945: Oldsmobile Hydra-Matic Drive

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Oldsmobile Hydra-Matic Drive Ad, Life, October 15, 1945, page 5.

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Ad – 1968: Wolf’s Head Motor Oil

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Wolf's Head Motor Oil, Field and Stream Magazine, August 1968, page 113.

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Ad – 1959: Cushman Scooters

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Cushman Scooters Ad, Saturday Evening Post, February 7, 1959, page 6.

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Ad – 1959: Miller Dynamo Headlamp and Horn Set

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Miller Dynamo Headlamp and Horn Set, Boy's Own Paper, September 1959, page 68.

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Ad – 1939: Oldsmobile

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Oldsmobile Ad, Saturday Evening Post, August 5, 1939, page 27.

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Ad – 1936: Essolene Gasoline

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Essolene Gasoline Ad, The Crisis, August 1936, page 253.

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Ad – 1908: Rambler Automobile

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Rambler Automobile, Omaha Daily Bee, August 2, 1908, page 3.

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Ad – 1904: Winton – Peerless – Franklin Automobiles

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Winton Peerless Franklin Automobiles, Omaha Daily Bee, April 3, 1904, page 13.

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Ad – 1904: Crescent Motor Cycles

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Crescent Motor Cycles, Omaha Daily Bee, April 3, 1904, page 13.

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Ad – 1896: Columbia Bicycles

Published on March 8, 2021

Posted in: Transportation

Columbia Bicycles by Pope Manufacturing, October 14, 1896, page 10.

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