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Vintage Color & Design: Automobile Advertisements

Vintage Color & Design: Automobile Advertisements

By evad // August 17, 2009
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From ultimate luxury to utilitarian dream to an example of excess and modern inefficiencies, the automobile has had a long history that is reflected in the color and design of the advertising developed for the industry over the years.

Here is a selection of vintage car ads for your color inspiration.

Hugo90

64_Pontiac_Safari kitten

Hugo90Hugo90

WARTBURG_1959 1956_Oldsmobile_98

Hugo90

Brian Starr | Brian Starr

doctormonkey09 | Bibi

doctormonkey09 | Boats-n-cars

Hugo90 | Mr. Beaverhousen

Hugo90

Boats-n-cars

mbush_utah

Hugo90

Hugo90

Boats-n-cars

Hugo90

Brian Starr

Hugo90

Hugo90

Hugo90

Hugo90

Header image from Hugo90.

Written by evad

www.colourlovers.comDavid Sommers has been loving color as COLOURlovers' Blog Editor-in-Chief for the past two years. When he's not neck deep in a rainbow he's loving other things with The Post Family (http://thepostfamily.com/), a Chicago-based art blog, artist collective & gallery.

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prantives

Posted Aug 17, 2009
absolutely gorgeous <33
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tenkerasu

Posted Aug 17, 2009
totally cool stuff!
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Julee

Posted Aug 17, 2009
LOVE this!!!
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narotama

Posted Aug 18, 2009
wow... great...
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x_1013_x

Posted Aug 25, 2009
I began my extensive T.M. Cleland collection with a Cadillac ad from 1928. The illustrations and colors were so brilliant. I'm always amazed at your blog posts, thanks so much!

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