Automotive

Volkswagen - The world's largest sedan? (1968) printad (USA)

That little thing? The largest? The world's largest sedan?

Volkswagen - Volkswagen introduces the automatic stick shift. (1968) printad (USA)

After lo these many years our humble little bug has gone automatic.

Volkswagen - Our beauty. (1967) printad (USA)

Will it spoil the Volkswagen image?

Ford: "Take the Mustang Pledge" 1967

"I will not..." vs "I will"

Volkswagen - A fast enough fastback. (1967) printad (USA)

Put a Volkswagen fastback in a race with the rest of the fastbacks around today and it would lose hands down.

Volkswagen - How does a little bug survive in the automotive jungle? Inconspicuously. (1967) printad (USA)

It's rarely observed around gas stations. Because it doesn't often need gas.

Volkswagen - For the price of some station wagons and their optional extras, you can buy a VW Station Wagon and this optional extra. (1966) printad (USA)

Volkswagen of America, Inc. Suggested Retail Price, East Coast P.O.E., Local Taxes and Other Dealer Charges, if Any, Additional.

Volkswagen - They Laughed (1966) printad (USA)

3000 B.C. Somebody invented the wheel. It was round and funny. And since the road wasn't invented yet, everybody laughed.

Volkswagen - Don't laugh. - (1966) printad (USA)

A Volkswagen police car may seem like a funny idea to you, but it makes a lot of sense to the city of Scottsboro, Alabama.

Volkswagen - Old Volkswagen Station Wagons never die. (1966) printad (USA)

The things some people can do with an old box.

Volkswagen - The most economical thing about a VW is how long it's economical. (1966) printad (USA)

Unless you've been marooned on a desert island, you probably know the Volkswagen has quite a reputation for being cheap to run.

Volkswagen - We made the car go faster. And the engine go slower. (1966) printad (USA)

We've added a full 3 m.p.h. to the top speed of the Volkswagen.

Volkswagen - Ugly is only skin-deep. (1966) printad (USA)

It may not be much to look at. But beneath that humble exterior beats an air-cooled engine. It won't boil over and ruin your piston rings.

Volkswagen - No. It will not replace the bug. (1965) printad (USA)

No. It will not replace the bug.

Volkswagen - You're missing a lot when you own a Volkswagen. (1965) printad (USA)

A VW has fewer parts than other cars because it needs fewer parts.

Volkswagen - It would be less than honest to call it a station wagon. (1965) printad (USA)

We can't look you square in the eye and call this car a station wagon.

Volkswagen - Will we ever kill the bug? (1965) printad (USA)

Never. How could we?

VW / Volkswagen - Snow plow - (1964)

".....have you ever wondered how the man who drives the snowplow, drives to the snowplow?"

Volkswagen - Snowplow - (1964) :60 (USA)

This legendary ad won a Cannes Gold Lion in 1964

VW Volkswagen - Karmann Ghia paper race - (1963) :30 (USA)

This classic advert never fails to make me laugh.

Volkswagen - "That's a load off our front." - printad, 1963

1963 VOLNAGER OF AMERICA, INC. That's a load off our front. Now you know why the Volkswagen Station Wagon has that sawed-off look.

Volkswagen - Is the small car going out of the picture? (1963) printad (USA)

They're growing the new cars much bigger this season.

VW / Volkswagen - Evolution - Press ad 1963 USA

Yes. They all look exactly the same. No wait the one on three steps from the top in the center row is... yeah, exactly the same.

Volkswagen - That's how many times we inspect a Volkswagen. (1963) printad (USA)

These are some of the ok's our little car has to get in our factory.

Volkswagen - There are no real Volkswagen taxis. But there is one very good fake. (1963) printad (USA)

Think it over, New York, Chicago, San Francisco.

Goodyear - This Goodyear tire with Tufsyn rubber looks almost new. It has actually gone 26,084 miles. (1963) double page spread (USA)

26,084 miles. And not just ordinary miles.. They were hard-driving test miles on the Ohio Turnpike. As fast as the law allows.

Volkswagen - "Cheap New - Expensive used" (1962) printad (USA)

A new Volkswagen costs only $1,595. So you might think that a used one costs next to nothing.

Volkswagen - Cheap new. Expensive used. (1962) printad (USA)

A new Volkswagen costs only $1,595. So you might think that a used one costs next to nothing. Wrong. Used VWs cost plenty.

Volkswagen - What if you only need part of a Volkswagen? (1962) printad (USA)

What if you only need part of a Volkswagen? Parts of Volkswagens are easier to get than whole ones.

Buick - Waiting for someone important - 1961, printad USA

How nice to be met by this elegant sight... your own '61 Buick waiting for you.

Volkswagen - You don't have to replace half the car. (1961) printad (USA)

A new front fender for your Volkswagen doesn't mean major surgery.

Volkswagen - Volkswagen overdoes it again: 4 coats of paint. (1961) printad (USA)

Why four coats of paint when three would be more than enough?
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Shell - Wonderful time on Shell / Bing Crosby (1960) :60 (UK)

Bing Crosby sings a catchy jingle as he travels around in the UK, as you can have a wonderful time when you go on Shell Shell Shell. 

Rolls Royce / David Ogilvy - "... the loudest noise comes from the electric clock" - 1958

“At 60 miles an hour the loudest noise in this new Rolls-Royce comes from the electric clock”

Oldsmobile - In My Merry Oldsmobile (Classic - 1948) 6:20 (USA)

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