1st December 2017
RETRO ADS – VOLVO 240
The Swedish firm’s marketing folk knew how to create an attention-grabbing ad back in 1982, although this particular one was unusual for not showing a Volvo in any way.
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24th November 2017
RETRO ADS – ISUZU GEMINI
The Isuzu Gemini hit the streets of Japan in late ’74 and remained on sale for thirteen years, during which time it sold almost 770,000 units...
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17th November 2017
RETRO CAR ADS – LEYLAND
When the latest Leyland Cars brochure was published in June 1977, it marked one of the final appearances of the long-running Triumph 2000 and 2500 range, featured over the same double-page spread as the Dolomite…
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17th November 2017
RETRO ADS – MK1 VW POLO
In late 1978, Volkswagen found itself asking this rather strange question: ‘How long before the law catches up with the Polo?’
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10th November 2017
RETRO ADS – AUDI 80 & AUDI 100
Audi is now a dominant force in the UK’s premium car market, but the situation was rather different back in September 1978.
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10th November 2017
RETRO ADS – ROVER SD1
In this 1979 advert for the Rover SD1 range (comprising the 2300, 2600 and 3500 at the time), the headline suggested high praise from an unnamed architect: ‘If I designed cars rather than buildings, I’d…
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3rd November 2017
RETRO ADS – MITSUBISHI COLT LANCER 2000 TURBO
Mitsubishi’s hottest model of 1982 was the Colt Lancer 2000 Turbo, shown here in this classic ad, which boasted: ‘There’s never been a production Colt as fast as the new Lancer 2000 Turbo’...
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3rd November 2017
RETRO ADS – SUZUKI LJ81
Although Suzuki’s LJ range of diminutive 4x4s dates back to the start of the ’70s, it wasn’t until 1978 that it finally went on sale in the UK.
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27th October 2017
RETRO ADS – FORD RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
Ford has always been one of the major automotive players of the Australian market, hence this lavish brochure from February 1979, published to promote the entire car and recreational vehicle range.
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27th October 2017
RETRO ADS – MORRIS MINOR VAN
By the time Morris launched a van version of its best-selling Minor in 1953, it had already moved from sidevalve to 803cc A-series overhead-valve power, ensuring that the commercial newcomer offered the kind of extra…
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20th October 2017
RETRO ADS – LUXAFLEX
If you couldn’t afford a garage in the early ’60s, you could always opt for a carport instead – a great way of keeping the worst of the weather off your pride and joy.