Lovely Ladies in Cars: Classic Car Ads

In no particular order, the things I like to look at are cars, women, camera equipment, cars, and women. Actually, that list was pretty close to being in order. Flip the first two items and I think we’re set. Some guys might substitute golf equipment for the camera stuff, or maybe fishing gear, but I suspect my list is not otherwise uncommon.

Classic Car Ads: Lovely ladies In Cars

And, because we lead busy lives, it’s always cool when we are able to combine our interests in the name of time efficiency. Though I am sad to report that there are very few photo-equipment websites sporting images of Kim Delaney, I did just watch the movie “12 Monkeys,” which deftly melds male-appeal Terry Gilliam weirdness with the sultry on-screen presence of Madeleine Stowe. I consider having watched that film an exercise in efficiency.

Marketing types have long understood how men think, and have been combining key interests together in ads for years. Beer and women, grooming aids and women, and cars and women… well, mostly they’ve been putting women in ads–which, I dare say, most men appreciate.

Today we’ll focus on the car stuff. Presented below are five classic ads featuring more than the standard level of sex appeal.

Model-Year Madness! 10 Classic Ads From 1974

Lovely ladies

Chevrolet

6 Standout Sedans of the ’70s

 

Borgward Isabella

Easy to Park: The 10 Shortest Cars of 1972

 

Chevrolet Corvair

The 10 Cheapest Wagons of 1973

 

Fiberfab Avenger