![1956 Chevrolet, Baseball Themed Auto Ads](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/Screen-Shot-2019-06-05-at-10.51.05-AM-1024x606.png)
You can probably come up with a reasonably long list of things that are quintessentially American. My short list might include Monday Night Football, ketchup, and the Super Big Gulp. However, if you’re looking for a little heritage to go with your national icons, I might suggest that there are few things more fundamentally American than baseball or the automobile.
![Babe Ruth](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/carload_01-1024x772.jpg)
And of the two, baseball goes back further. The 1901 Curved Dash Oldsmobile is generally understood to be the first mass-produced automobile; it’s just a couple years away from its 120th birthday. Baseball, however, reaches really far back. Though the American League was established the same year that production of the Curved Dash Olds began, the National League was founded in 1876.
With a combined history of more than two centuries, one might expect the paths of baseball and the automobile to have crossed from time to time. And, indeed they have; one such intersection is in advertising.
A late Seventies Chevrolet campaign tied the brand to baseball using one of the catchiest jingles in car-advertising history. (Note: Watch this ad at your own risk. You may not be able to get this ditty out of your head.)
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To help celebrate these two great American institutions, we have collected 13 classic automotive and auto-related prints ads here, each of them featuring a baseball theme. Enjoy!
Baseball Themed Auto Ads
1926 Chevrolet ad featuring Babe Ruth
![1926 Chevrolet Ad, Baseball Themed Auto Ad, Babe Ruth](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/img68-856x1024.jpg)
Mass-Transit Madness! A Gallery of Classic Bus Ads
1947 Dodge Trucks ad
![1947 Dodge Trucks ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1947-Baseball-752x1024.jpg)
Worst Car Commercials: The 80s
1951 Car Plate ad featuring Ted Williams
![Car Plate ad featuring Ted Williams](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1951-755x1024.jpg)
4WD Madness! 10 Classic Lada Niva Ads
1951 Prest-O-Lite ad featuring Yogi Berra
![1951 Prest-O-Lite ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1951-1-761x1024.jpg)
Micro Madness! A Gallery of Classic Mini Car Ads
1952 Champion ad
![1952 Champion ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1952-Champion-692x1024.jpg)
Cocktail Madness! A Gallery of Cars in Liquor Ads
1956 Chevrolet ad
![1956 Chevrolet Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1956-Chevrolet-Ad-06-1-1024x694.jpg)
Nicotine Madness! A Gallery of Cars in Cigarette Ads
1957 Oldsmobile ad
![1957 Oldsmobile ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1957-Oldsmobile-Ad-01-754x1024.jpg)
Aussie Madness! 12 Classic Ute Ads
1958 GMAC ad
![1958 GMAC as](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1958-gmac_baseball-802x1024.jpg)
Soccer Mom Madness! 10 Classic Minivan Ads
1960 Dodge Trucks ad
![1960 Dodge Trucks ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1960-Dodge-797x1024.jpg)
Urgent-Care Madness! 15 Classic Ambulance Ads
1962 Hertz ad
![1962 Hertz ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1962-731x1024.jpg)
Law-Enforcement Madness! 35 Police Car Brochure Covers
1964 Matchbox ad featuring Whitey Ford
![1985 Matchbox Ad, Whitey Ford, Baseball Themed Auto Ads](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1985-710x1024.png)
South of the Border Madness! 10 Classic Mexican-Market Auto Ads
1972 Volkswagen Bus ad
![1972 VW Bus ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1972-747x1024.jpg)
Canine Madness: 10 Classic Car Ads Featuring Dogs
1978 Volkswagen Rabbit ad featuring Reggie Jackson
![1978 Volkswagen Rabbit ad, Reggie Jackson, Baseball Themed Auto Ads](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/1978-VW-817x1024.jpg)
Dead-Brand Madness: 10 Classic Car Ads from the 80s and 90s
1982 Pontiac Firebird ad
![1982 Pontiac Firebird ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/Screen-Shot-2019-06-04-at-5.42.20-PM-755x1024.png)
Emerald Madness! 10 Classic Ads Featuring Green Cars
Baseball Themed Auto Ads