Back to the Past: Retro Car Ads Inspiration

A collection of nostalgic and inspirational retro car ads!

Recently there has been noticed a comeback to retro style in pretty much everything - fashion, interior, industrial, graphic design, etc. Why? Maybe because we're becoming nostalgic... Or maybe because retro represents a 'generational response by the under-40 crowd against the uniformity and slickness of much of today’s mass marketing, and to some extent suggests a backlash to a culture of disposability and fakery.' Whatever the true reason is, the fact is that retro is on the rise.

Retro car advertising is of a special ineterest. Retro car ads offer a fascinating glimpse of history of our consumer driven society where the cars has always played great part as indicators of class, wealth and status. Th bold colors, original patterns and typography are amazing and still inspirational today! Color printing which full potential was realized in the 30s and 40s boosted the automobile industry that boomed in the 30s. 

No more talk - you've got to see that! Below is the collection of retro cars ads, both nostalgic and inspirational.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Helen Walker

Jack Says:
October 23, 2008

nice work Helen! well done

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Harry Roberts Says:
October 23, 2008

Wow, some really great ads! Must've taken ages to collect them all...

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Martin Sarsini Says:
October 23, 2008

Awesome post, beautiful adverts! I can't stop being amazed everytime I see how in the past designers were so much genius. I fell in love of the red Cadillac

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Quoteshall Says:
October 24, 2008

very nice posters collection! : )

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Bunny got Bog Says:
October 27, 2008

Love the old"s

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Addy Says:
October 27, 2008

Where's the barracuda? :(

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ArCar Says:
November 20, 2008

Beautiful, All time!

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Vince Accurso Says:
April 16, 2009

Great Ads

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