Wednesday, April 30, 2008

1949 Evinrude Outboard Motors Magazine Ad


Evinrude was started by Ole Evinrude around 1909. They were located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The ad above features Evinrude Zephyr Outboard with Fisherman Drive. To see more great outboard motors ads please go to www.classicadshop.com.

1949 Higgins Boats Color Magazine Ad


Higgins Boats was founded by Andrew Higgins around 1926. Higgins is located in New Orleans. Mr. Higgins was also owner of Higgins Lumber. Higgins was well known for military & pleasure boats. One of their first boats was the Eureka Boat. The boats featured in above ad are 23' Express Cruiser & 17' Deluxe Sport Speedster. To see more great ads please go to www.classicadshop.com

1959 Roamer Steel Boats Magazine Ad


Roamer Boats was started just after WW II by Robert Linn. Roamer is located in Holland, Michigan. Roamer was bought by Chris- Craft 10 years later. Roamer boats in featured ad above are 35' Riviera & 35' Regal. To see more great boats ads please go to www.classicadshop.com.

1966 Bertram Yachts Color Magazine Ad


Bertram Yachts was started by Richard Bertram in 1960. Located in Miami, Florida. His first fiberglass hull boat was the 31' Glass Moppie. The boats in the featured ad are a 31' Bertram & Bahia Mar 20. To see more great boat ads please go to www.classicadshop.com

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

1968 Harrington & Richardson Firearms Magazine Ad


H & R Firearms was started around 1875 by Gilbert Harrington & William Richardson. They were located in Worcester, Ma. The gun featured in the 1968 ad is a H & R Ultra Automatic Rifle. To see other great gun ads please visit www.classicadshop.com.

1977 Glastron Boats Color Magazine Ad


The Glastron Boat Company was founded by Bob Hammond in 1956 in Austin, Texas. The 1973 Glastron magazine ad pictured shows the Glastron SSV- 189 & SSv- 177 models. These new boats have the new deep vee hulls. To see more great boat ads please visit www.classicadshop.com.

1973 Glasspar Boats Magazine Ad


Glasspar Boat Company was founded in 1949 in Santa Ana, California by Bill Tritt. This 1973 color boat ad features 3 models of Glasspar boats. Shown is a 21' Baron runabout, a 18' Cutlas 190 Tri- hull design and 17' Citation. The Citation has a modified V hull. To view other great boat ads visit www.classicadshop.com.

Pompeian Night Cream Magazine Ad


Pompeian Beauty Creams began its history in a small drugstore outside of Cleveland Ohio in the late 19th Century. It started as a massage cream favored by barbers. Mary Pickford was a feature in many of the magazine ads. The company was later sold to the Colgate Co. The ads are quite beautiful . Please see more Pompeian beauty creams magazine ads at www.Classicadshop.com

Matson Ship Lines To Hawaii Magazine Ads



The Matson Ship Line began service from California to Hawaii in 1882. The lines really began advertising in the 1920's and 1930's and featured pretty girls. Most of the ads were real photo ads and were in wonderful full color to capture the spirit of the journey. Please view more Matson Ship Lines ads at www.Classicadshop.com

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

1960 Glasspar Boat Ad


Don't Spend a Vacation... Keep it With Glasspar ! Quite the boat ! This is a 16 Ft Citation six seater and sold for $1195. Looks like a lot of fun ! For more boat ads views please see www.Classicadshop.com.

1960 Chris-Craft Cavalier Boat Ad


This 30 Ft Cavalier boat was quite popular. Six sleeper family cruiser also had stove, sink, icebox and built-in storage cabinet. Full lavatory with sink and vanity. The price in 19060 was $8285 quite a bargain ! For more great boat views see www.Classicadshop.com

Monday, April 14, 2008

Great Old Marmon Car Color Ad


Car ads have always been quite popular . Who can come across one without taking a closer look and wondering what it was like to drive. This marmon 34 was quite the car and it went 55 miles an hour ! See more great car ads at www.Classicadshop.com

Friday, April 11, 2008

Classic Old aand New Vintage Ads



Harley Davidson Motorcycles popular throughout the world have a long history of great ads. These two ads from the 1950's show Model 125 being used for "Ride to Work this Quick Lost Cost Way" and another to "Join The Greatest Gang In the World !" Many other ads can be viewed at www.Classicadshop.com