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It’s a maxim, a song title, and something your friends might have tried to tell you before a blind date: It’s what’s inside that counts. For a car dealer trying to maneuver a would-be car buyer into a test drive, it’s all about the cabin experience.
But long before a shopper shows up at a dealership, he or she needs to be sold on a given car or truck’s exterior design, which is why few car ads devote much space to images of the vehicle’s interior. There’s a process to selling cars, and in past decades, plush seating was typically lower on the priority list than was sexy sheetmetal.
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Still, there were a good number of print ads that focused—at least in part—on cabin finery. We’ve collected a few of those ads here.
Our question for you is: Of the vehicles you’ve driven, which one had the nicest interior? Leave a note in the comments section down below.
Oh, and yes, we did notice that Ricardo Montalban is sitting in a car with velour seats, not Corinthian leather. What gives?
Classic Auto Interiors
1953 Kaiser
![1953 Kaiser](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1953.jpg)
Photo Feature: 1953 Kaiser Dragon
1954 Dodge
![1954 Dodge Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1954j.jpg)
Photo Feature: 1954 Hudson Jet-Liner Convertible Prototype
1954 Hudson Hornet
![1954 Hudson Hornet Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1954.jpg)
Photo Feature: 1954 Hudson Jet-Liner Convertible Prototype
1955 Chevrolet
![1955 Chevrolet](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1955.png)
1956 Plymouth
![1956 Plymouth Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1956.jpg)
Forward Look Madness! A Gallery of Classic Plymouth Ads
1960 Lincoln
![1960 Lincoln Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1984z.jpg)
Luxury Madness! A Gallery Of Classic Lincoln Ads
1961 Oldsmobile Starfire
![1961 Oldsmobile Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1961.jpg)
Piano-Black Interior Trim? Skip It
1965 Ford Mustang
![1965 Ford Mustang Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1965.png)
Pony-Car Madness! 10 Classic Mustang Ads
1966 Cadillac
![1966 Cadillac](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1966.png)
Designer Madness! Fashion in Classic Car Ads
1972 Ford Thunderbird
![1972 Ford Thunderbird](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1972.jpg)
Photo Feature: 1966 Ford Thunderbird
1973 Buick Century Regal
![1973 Buick Century Regal](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1973-1.jpg)
Dynaflow Madness! A Gallery Of Classic Buick Ads
1974 Mercury Cougar XR-7
![1974 Mercury Cougar XR-7](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1974.png)
Feline Madness! A Gallery of Mercury Cougar Ads
1976 Chevrolet Nova Concours
![1976 Chevrolet Nova Concours Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1976a.jpg)
NOVA(S): The GM Compacts of 1975
1978 AMC Gremlin
![1978 AMC Gremlin](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1978.jpg)
Photo Feature: AMC 1972 Gremlin X
1979 Oldsmobile 88
![1979 Oldsmobile 88](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1979.jpg)
Rocket Madness! 10 Classic Oldsmobile Ads
1980 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta
![1980 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1980.jpg)
Review Flashback! 1982 Chevrolet Camaro
1982 Buick Skyhawk
![1982 Buick Skylark Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1982.jpg)
Ladder to Oblivion: The 1982 General Motors J-Cars
1984 General Motors
![1984 General Motors Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1984.jpg)
What is General Motors’ Omega Architecture?
1984 Chrysler Fifth Avenue
![1984 Chrysler Fifth Avenue Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1984a.jpg)
Review Flashback! 1989 Chrysler Fifth Avenue
1987 Sterling
![1987 Sterling Ad](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/1987.jpg)
Classic Auto Interiors
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