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Cruise-O-Matic: Part Two |
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Post# 604036 6/16/2012 at 09:42 (367 days old) by Ultramatic  (New York City) |
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Vintage advertisements of automobiles and trucks. You just knew this one was around the corner didn't ya'? Yep everything related to cars, trucks and their accessories from a bygone era. So slide into the drivers seat, buckle-up, adjust the mirrors, slip a record into the Highway-Hi-Fi and finally press D on the TorqueFlite. You're cruising baby...enjoy the ride!
As always, please make sure all advertisements or images you post do not contain any watermarks or copyrights from any individuals or websites. Cruise-O-Matic: Part One http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?40637_107#bott
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Post# 604039 , Reply# 1 6/16/2012 at 09:47 (367 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604041 , Reply# 2 6/16/2012 at 09:53 (367 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604045 , Reply# 3 6/16/2012 at 10:02 (367 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604085 , Reply# 4 6/16/2012 at 13:14 (367 days old) by Maytagbear (N.E. Ohio) |
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to find the flip side of the Mercury ad in #2. :) It's still a Mercury, but the ad is from around 1953-1955. The last bit of the tagline is "She Drives A Mercury." Lawrence/Maytagbear | ||
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Post# 604097 , Reply# 5 6/16/2012 at 14:02 (367 days old) by twintubdexter (Palm Springs) |
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1
 ...when I was a small child the family would usually go on Sunday rides since gasoline was very cheap. We'd go to cool places like the Monterey coast beaches. Occasionally my parents would take the elderly couple next door that lived on what was left of a huge apricot and prune ranch. These were the people that raised my mom and her two sisters, taking them out of a Catholic orphanage in Oakland (the nuns slapped them around like in one of those old B&W women's prison movies) to work on the ranch...sort of like free labor. The County made sure they were fed, clothed and enrolled in the public schools but it was no pinic for sure. Anyway, when we took them along my dad would always drive their car, an old Hudson like the ones in the ad. That car was seldom driven and just sat in their barn. It stunk, musty old mohair upholstery with stinky blankets in a pouch on the back of the front seat. When the old lady whom my mom called "Auntie" would get in she always had the same thing with her...a glass of hot water with lemon in it. They were both from Italy, the Stephanini's, so I just thought it was some weird old world custom. These rides in the Hudson torture chamber were no fun, no stopping at the beach, no roughhousing with my brother...just sit there in that smelly old Hudson. I considered them punishment. I'd always throw a tantrum and try and get out of it but they never worked. Today I think those Hudsons are one of the ugliest cars ever made.
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Post# 604117 , Reply# 6 6/16/2012 at 15:58 (367 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604130 , Reply# 7 6/16/2012 at 17:22 (367 days old) by foraloysius (Groningen, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 604159 , Reply# 8 6/16/2012 at 20:20 (367 days old) by rp2813 (SF Bay Area) |
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 Years ago Dave and I were driving home from S.F. on I-280 when we saw a light powder green mound ahead in the distance. As we closed in on it we could see it was a Hudson of similar vintage to the one above, in restored condition. That thing was comical with the way it handled the sections of roadway through the hills where settling has occurred over the years. It was leaning and bouncing it's way down the road, looking very unstable. It was fun to watch, even from the rear view mirror.
Great story Joe. I'd hate the car as much as you did/do considering the well-described situations you associate with it. Sheer torture for a kid, that was! | ||
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Post# 604196 , Reply# 11 6/17/2012 at 02:58 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604199 , Reply# 12 6/17/2012 at 03:42 (366 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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| Post# 604209 , Reply# 13 6/17/2012 at 07:18 (366 days old) by omono (australia) | ||
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Post# 604228 , Reply# 14 6/17/2012 at 11:34 (366 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) |
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As the '55 and '57 seemed to be more popular with the public, I preferred the '56 much more. I also liked the tag line for that year ("THE HOT ONE'S EVEN HOTTER!) Best of all, '56 was my birth year. 
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Post# 604305 , Reply# 17 6/17/2012 at 21:52 (366 days old) by joeekaitis (Rialto, California, USA) |
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 Click the link for James Lileks's appropriately piquant analysis CLICK HERE TO GO TO joeekaitis's LINK 
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| Post# 604307 , Reply# 18 6/17/2012 at 22:11 (366 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
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Gee our old LaSalle ran great. Those were the days. | ||
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Post# 604359 , Reply# 19 6/18/2012 at 01:42 (365 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604360 , Reply# 20 6/18/2012 at 01:42 (365 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604461 , Reply# 21 6/18/2012 at 11:27 (365 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) |
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I'm sure you all knew it was going to show up sooner or later. THE EDSEL! 
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Post# 604463 , Reply# 22 6/18/2012 at 11:29 (365 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) |
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This is only half of them. I couldn't find the other page. 
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Post# 604483 , Reply# 23 6/18/2012 at 11:56 (365 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604490 , Reply# 24 6/18/2012 at 12:06 (365 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604492 , Reply# 25 6/18/2012 at 12:10 (365 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604493 , Reply# 26 6/18/2012 at 12:21 (365 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604495 , Reply# 27 6/18/2012 at 12:35 (365 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604508 , Reply# 28 6/18/2012 at 13:12 (365 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) |
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The '59 bears a remarkable resemblance to a Pontiac, while the '60 looks more like a Ford Galaxie. | ||
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Post# 604567 , Reply# 29 6/18/2012 at 16:33 (365 days old) by nanook (Seattle) |
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Post# 604571 , Reply# 30 6/18/2012 at 16:42 (365 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604584 , Reply# 31 6/18/2012 at 16:58 (365 days old) by nanook (Seattle) |
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It's too bad Ford spent all that time "Building Them to Last". Apparently the public didn't care.
But more importantly - thanks for posting ALL of the old advertising images-! They continue to resonate in a way that today's advertisers only wish the current crop of ads can do in their first go-round. Some of it is no doubt due to the nostalgia they evoke - but there's a certain something extra there that can't be explained-away by chalking it up to mere nostalgia. | ||
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Post# 604591 , Reply# 32 6/18/2012 at 17:16 (365 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 604593 , Reply# 33 6/18/2012 at 17:20 (365 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) |
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Thanks, Louie for finding the missing page for me. :) | ||
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Post# 604596 , Reply# 34 6/18/2012 at 17:28 (365 days old) by nanook (Seattle) |
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Certainly a big part of why these ads continue to please. By comparison, today's "helpful purchasing suggestions" are oft-times just rude with the 'plain folks' pictured in them portrayed as self-absorbed and self-important, going after what they "deserve" - just for, well - being.
Too bad. Advertisers could move a lot of products by taking a different tack by respecting their intended audience. | ||
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Post# 604780 , Reply# 35 6/19/2012 at 14:56 (364 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) |
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Quoting the announcer from a Dinah Shore Christmas Chevy Show "the car that made headlines when it was introduced". 1958 Chevrolet Impala. Here's the front. 
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Post# 604781 , Reply# 36 6/19/2012 at 14:58 (364 days old) by dirtybuck (Springfield, MO) |
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'58 is one of my all time favorite years for Chevrolet. 
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| Post# 604814 , Reply# 37 6/19/2012 at 16:32 (364 days old) by mpatoray (New Middletown, Ohio) | ||
 Although not an ad, it could have been used for one. Its the 1953 Cadillac that was outfitted by WNBT/NBC/RCA engineers to provide mobile coverage of the 1953 presidental Inauguration parade.
In the picture you will se a RCA TK-11 Image Orthicon camera and an RCA microwave tranmiotter, missing is the 5' parabolic dish. You will also see a camera operator a microwave trranmitter operator and a driver, there also had a to be a field engineer somewhere in the car running the TK-11 Camera Control Unit. Something like this could have been used in 3 different ad'a GM/NBC and RCA. Matt 
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Post# 605028 , Reply# 38 6/20/2012 at 13:04 (363 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 605179 , Reply# 39 6/21/2012 at 02:00 (362 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 605639 , Reply# 40 6/22/2012 at 15:58 (361 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 605742 , Reply# 42 6/23/2012 at 06:44 (360 days old) by jamiel (Detroit, Michigan) |
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There was also a company making bodies for GM as late as the 50s...the Ionia Body Company from Ionia, Michigan. Primarily made the Buick/Oldsmobile station wagons in the 50s. Those wagons actually have IONIA labels where the cars had FISHER BODY. | ||
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Post# 606211 , Reply# 43 6/25/2012 at 13:52 (358 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 606212 , Reply# 44 6/25/2012 at 13:58 (358 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 606219 , Reply# 45 6/25/2012 at 14:21 (358 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 606556 , Reply# 46 6/26/2012 at 22:31 (357 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 606576 , Reply# 47 6/27/2012 at 00:00 (356 days old) by rp2813 (SF Bay Area) |
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The '56 Chevy is still my favorite (my sister's first car was a two tone black & white '56 Bel Air sedan named "Corky") but I really like the sporty European-inspired front end of the '55. 1956 was the first year with the hidden gas tank filler for Chevy. Seeing the access panel for the fuel filler on the '55's makes me wish they had done it a year earlier.
Louie, my guess is that the automotive "dress code" for the POTUS inaugural parade was then and continues to be something on the order of "Black Cadillac Required" and no exception was made for the camera car. | ||
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Post# 607621 , Reply# 48 7/2/2012 at 10:52 (351 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 609112 , Reply# 49 7/8/2012 at 20:25 (345 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 609113 , Reply# 50 7/8/2012 at 20:27 (345 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 610501 , Reply# 51 7/16/2012 at 07:36 (337 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 612373 , Reply# 52 7/25/2012 at 23:24 (328 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 612378 , Reply# 53 7/25/2012 at 23:32 (328 days old) by foraloysius (Groningen, the Netherlands) |
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Post# 614505 , Reply# 54 8/3/2012 at 16:54 (319 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 614507 , Reply# 55 8/3/2012 at 17:00 (319 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 614931 , Reply# 56 8/5/2012 at 16:07 (317 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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Post# 615022 , Reply# 57 8/5/2012 at 21:05 (317 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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| Post# 615119 , Reply# 58 8/6/2012 at 11:49 (316 days old) by wayupnorth (Maine - Vacationland ) | ||
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Post# 615125 , Reply# 59 8/6/2012 at 12:10 (316 days old) by cuffs054 (GA) |
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WayUP, you are correct Sir! And should you have been stupid enough to try to steer with the elongated hub you would find that it would twist off at a very inappropriate time! (I'm just saying...) | ||
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Post# 615132 , Reply# 60 8/6/2012 at 13:08 (316 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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| Post# 615133 , Reply# 61 8/6/2012 at 13:13 (316 days old) by wayupnorth (Maine - Vacationland ) | ||
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Post# 615154 , Reply# 64 8/6/2012 at 15:35 (316 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas) |
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Post# 615238 , Reply# 65 8/6/2012 at 22:10 (316 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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| Post# 615271 , Reply# 66 8/7/2012 at 01:42 (315 days old) by fido (Hungary) | ||
 Something I've noticed in old American cop movies, when witnesses are interviewed they often give the year of car they saw as well as the colour and model eg. "..it was a blue '68 Mustang.." or "he was driving a white '54 Corvette". Does this seem plausible that members of the public would have such a detailed knowledge of cars that they could give the precise year of a car they saw parked or driven?
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Post# 616043 , Reply# 67 8/10/2012 at 12:18 (312 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City) |
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