![1957 Chevrolet](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-26-at-3.28.56-PM-1024x673.png)
I was born a train guy. I became a car guy around the age of 10, but I never really stopped being a train guy. I don’t know anything about trains, but I love them, and I usually consider myself lucky when I am stopped at a railroad crossing within easy view of the passing rail cars.
I think my story is similar to that of a lot of car people. Cars, ultimately, are things we can own and operate, and trains are not. I think it’s that simple. Of course, an awful lot of car guys are also into watches, guitars, and planes… all cool things, and all more accessible—even the planes—than a train.
But whether it is hobbyist interest or the implied romance of travel (probably both), carmakers have been linking cars and trains in advertising for a very long time. I have proof of that here. Below please find 14 classic car ads, each of which features a train or train station.
Any thoughts on the ads? Please share them below.
Cars and Trains
1910 Oldsmobile (1915 Ad)
![1915 Oldsmobile Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Screen-Shot-2021-10-25-at-6.28.46-PM-686x1024.png)
Favorite Car Ads: 1934 Tatra 77
1935 Bugatti
![1935 Bugatti Type 57](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/1935-Type-57-618x1024.jpg)
Coastal Drive Madness! A Gallery of Ads Featuring Cars at the Ocean
1937 Chrysler Airflow
![1937 Chrysler Airflow](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/1937-Chrysler-754x1024.jpg)
Favorite Car Ads: 1976 Ford Granada
1937 Packard
![1937 Packard Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/1937-Packard-787x1024.jpg)
“The Man Who Owns One” Madness! 10 Classic Packard Ads
1940 Cadillac
![1940 Cadillac Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Cadillac-1940-Sixty-Special-ad-a1-724x1024.jpg)
Wreath and Crest Madness! A Gallery of Classic Cadillac Ads
1942 Plymouth Suburban
![1942 Plymouth Suburban Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/1942_Plymouth_advertising_RESIZED_5-724x1024.jpg)
Hot Deals Madness! A Gallery of Classic Dealer Ads
1946 Packard
![1946 Packard Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/1946-Packard-742x1024.jpg)
Wreath and Crest Madness! A Gallery of Classic Cadillac Ads
Hertz (1954 Ford)
![Hertz Ad with 1954 Ford](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Hertz-2-775x1024.jpg)
Travel Madness! A Gallery of Classic Rental Car Ads
1956 Buick
![1956 Buick Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/1956-Buick-788x1024.jpg)
Dynaflow Madness! A Gallery Of Classic Buick Ads
Hertz (1955 Ford)
![Hertz Ad with 1955 Ford, Pennsy Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/Hertz-793x1024.jpg)
How Hi-Rail Pickup Trucks Work
1957 Chevrolet
![1957 Chevy Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/1957-Chevy--745x1024.jpg)
Bow-Tie Madness! 12 Classic Chevrolet Ads
1957 Chevrolet Wagons
![1957 Chevrolet Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/1957-Chevrolet-Ad-03-2-1024x655.jpg)
The 5 Most-Expensive American Wagons of 1972
1957 Dodge
![1957 Dodge Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/1957-Dodge-797x1024.jpg)
Fratzog Madness! 10 Classic Dodge Ads
1964 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser
![1964 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser Ad, Cars and Trains](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/10/s-l1600-692x1024.jpg)
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Cars and Trains Ad Gallery
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