![1960 Willys Jeep Brochure 1960, Red Car Ads](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/02/1960.jpg)
Folks don’t buy a lot of red cars, but they do like to look at them. According to automotive paint supplier DuPont, red was only the fifth most popular new-car color in 2012. The most popular? Plain vanilla while. Snooze.
You can read more about the DuPont list of the ten most-popular new-car colors here.
Presented here are five very, very red car ads. Seems carmakers have known for a long time, red sells, even if we’re more apt to buy white…or silver, or gray.
Automotive Lemons! Ten Classic Car Ads Featuring Yellow Cars
![1955 DeSoto ad il_570xN.481798244_ll5g](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/02/il_570xN.481798244_ll5g.jpg)
![1955 Imperial Ad-03 1955 Imperial Ad-03](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/02/1955-Imperial-Ad-03.jpg)
Cyan Madness! Ten Classic Car Ads Featuring Blue Cars
![1960 Plymouth brochure chr60red00](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/02/chr60red00.jpg)
![1968 Dodge Charger ad 3103005901_85a0c01e58_z](https://blog.consumerguide.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/02/3103005901_85a0c01e58_z.jpg)
Local Color: Unusual Paint Hues at the 2017 Chicago Auto Show