Vintage Car Advertisements

A series of nostalgic car advertisements from the 1920s to 1930s, highlighting stylish vehicles and their suitability for leisure and practicality.

Malcolm Campbell drives his 'Bluebird' on Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, at a speed of 484 km/h. Date: 3 September 1935

The distinctive radiator grille of the Wolseley - 'the car without a doubt', the advertising copywriter claims, whatever that means... Date: 1937

The Chevrolet Coupe - not only decidedly smart but intensely practical... Date: 1926

Advert for Hillman motor cars, 1935. Artist: Unknown

Carside Chat.

The Motor car as an adjunct to summer holiday sport, eliminating the drawback of distance from the scene of action: Golfing Time' - the arrival on the links. Art deco style illustration depicting fashionable young 1920s people driving to a golf course. Date: 16th June 1928

'Humber Twelve Vogue Saloon', c1936. Artist: Unknown.

Advert for the Ford De Luxe motorcar showing the car parked at a cricket match in the hight summer Date: 1935

Malcolm Campbell drives his 'Bluebird' on Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, at a speed of 484 km/h. Date: 3 September 1935

Advert for Sunbeam Cars Date: 1931

Posters, England, 20th century. The Rover J. K. Starley. Advertising poster for bicycles.

Roddy's Citizen's Co-Operative Stores delivery truck. Photographs. 1919-12. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division. African Americans , Culture, Roddy's Citizen's Co-Operative Stores (Memphis, Tenn.), African American business enterprises , Tennessee , Memphis, Trucks

2000 Horses and Turbo-powered, plate 24 from Bunk!. Sir Eduardo Paolozzi; British (1924-2005). Date: 1972. Dimensions: 424 × 292 mm. Color screenprint on paper. Origin: England. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.

Hispano-Suiza car

Racing cars of 1926 : oddly, one car is carrying two people, the others only one. Evidently it was still optional. Date: 1926

Advertisement for Talbot's 'Invincible' car, 1912. 'John Bull' is shown centre, proudly telling 'Britannia' that the car is 'All British'. A British bulldog is shown standing at the wheel of the car. 09/11/1912

This handsome tourer is one of the fastest cars on the road - it can top 90 mph ! Date: 1937

One of the earliest in what will become a legendary marque, the SS Jaguar 2.5 litre saloon establishes the tradition of luxury travel with outstanding performance. Date: 1936

Woman, Car, and Horse.

At the petrol station. A motor car being filled up with petrol by a station attendant at night. Date: 1928

At L1125 the Lagonda drop-head coupe is a pricey buy, but for your money you get a car that has won the Le Mans, plus excellent road-holding. Date: 1936

Smart people on a terrace say hello - or is it goodbye - to smart people in a Ford V-8. 1938

Alfredo Opisso / "Automobile", S.XX, 49 x 64 cm.

Publicidad. Accesorios y recambios para automóviles de Nazario González-Seco, de Mondoñedo; dos mujeres jóvenes apoyadas en el guardabarros de un coche, junto a una bicicleta en una estación de servicio. Años 1940.

Five men riding in a carriage drawn by four horses , Horses, Carriages & coaches

Color artwork by an anonymous artist depicting two cyclists overtaking a stationary vehicle or equipment, using oil pressure technique, circa 1900.

Motorists stop at a country inn in northern England. Now they must decide which of them will drink, which will drive. Date: 1934

This is the Triumph-Gloria two-litre 'Vitesse' saloon. Date: 1936

On the New York and New Haven Railroad, from the Snapshots from "Puck" series (N128) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Snapshots from 'Puck'" series (N125), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards in 1888 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco.. On the New York and New Haven Railroad, from the Snapshots from "Puck" series (N128) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

In 1905, three women seated in the car which wone the Gordon-Bennett Cup Race

American bicycles are fitted with all kinds of gadgetry compared with European machines. Date: 1939

The Ford V-Eight 22 Touring Saloon is an all-British model bult at Dagenham. Date: 1936

Advertisement for Rudge-Whitworth Cycles. From The Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser, published 1907.

An English car with some American parts, and with a price approaching seven hundred pounds - evidently for the choosy motorist. Date: 1937

ACCIDENTE DE AUTOMOVIL. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. France.

Dunlop tyres pay tribute to George Eyston who this year drives his 'Thunderbolt' on Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, at a speed of 536 km/h. Date: 27 August 1938

Romance for June. Railroad edition | Library of Congress

An illustrated advertisement of a great hall full of cars for Dunlop tyres, captioned 'Wherever you see a lot of cars- you see a lot of Dunlop tyres'. Date: 1926

Three elegant ladies drive out in their elegant coupe Date: 1931

The new big Vauxhall is a brave bid for the middle-range touring saloon market, just the thing for your next trip to the Continent. Date: 1937

Victorian Sedans (Dodge Boats), Boating & Leisure

'A Professor of Languages' A Language Student returns to his College, but his grasp of the vernacular of his cabby seems less that First Class as he appears to have underpaid his driver, who (in the side scene) explains his grievances to the local copper! Date: circa 1906

Rolls-Royce car advert, 1937. Artist: Unknown

The 'Blue Bird II' -the car in which Malcolm Campbell established a new world land speed record of 245.736 miles per hour. Shown here an illustration of the exterior of the car and a cross section. Date: February 14th 1931

My father had one of these when he first married - it is the popular 'first car' of its day, costing only 125 pounds. Date: 1936

FALCON, THE FRANCO-AMERICAN BICYCLE CO, 42, AVENUE DE WAGRAM, PARIS PAL (Jean de Paleologist, says) (1860-1942). Printing Paul Dupont. Falcon, The Franco-American Bicycle Co, 42, Avenue de Wagram, Paris. Poster. Color Lithograph, around 1896.

Ride a Stearns and be content. Poster advertising Stearns bicycles, showing a woman cyclist. Edward Penfield chromolithograph ca. 1896.

A Beefeater stands guard on the right-hand side of this illustration, which features a lady in an elegant evening gown and fur stole, accompanied by a gentleman in ornate period naval uniform. They are stepping out a chauffeur-driven Wilmot Breeden car. 1953

Napier, six cylinder motor carriages, 1917. Artist: Unknown

New snow removal equipment. Modern street flusher , Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Publicidad de aceites para motor de automóvil Esso. Año 1929.

Poster for the Berlin Motor Show, 1938 Date: February-March 1938

Chrysler Imperial '80' available in roadster, coupe, sport and sedan versions Date: 1929

Morris Quality First car advert advertising in Country Life magazine UK 1951

Cartel de Sebastián Rey Padilla, 'Sitges, Fiestas de Invierno. II Rallye Coches Época. 12 febrero 1961'. Colección privada.

Suzuka is a city located in Mie Prefecture. During the Edo period, the modern-day area around Suzuka was part of the Tokaido and had two post stations: Ishiyakushi-juku and Shono-juku.

1927 Delage Grand Prix, supercharged 1.5 litres automobile

Collier's, the national weekly. Good-by, summer. , Horses, Carriages & coaches, Farewells

Great Britain. England. London. Michelin House. Fulham road. Chelsea. Built in 1911, this Michelin tire depot is now occupied by a restaurant and Conran shop. On the front, decorative panel showing famous cars using Michelin tires

Haynes are in their twenty- fifth year as 'America's First Car' - soon they will vanish without a trace... Date: 1917

The Ford V-8 is the archetypal touring saloon at the very modest price of L210. Date: 1937

The $100,000 Typewriter - 1728 times larger than the standard Underwood (weight 14 tons) - exhibited at the Underwood Exhibit, The Palace of Liberal Arts, The Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, California, USA in 1915. Date: 1915

Columbia bicycles. Pope Manufacturing Co Hartford, Conn. 1895 , Bicycles & tricycles, Transportation industry, Cyclists

An advertisement for Rudge and Whitworth Cycles. Dated 19th century

Vintage Renault Automobile advertisement Poster, circa 1920s. by De Buy. Archive French Car distribution Poster

Buick Motor Car Advertisement, House Beautiful Magazine, April 1926

The Jowett 10-4 Jupiter is a middle-of-the-range family saloon. The 10-4 means 10 horsepower and 4 cylinders. Date: 1936

Columbia bicycles. Pope Manufacturing Co Hartford, Conn. 1895 , Bicycles & tricycles, Transportation industry, Cyclists

Blue Race Car in the Country, Auto Racing

Hofors ironwork chronology.ur Carl Sahlin mountain historical collection.

Mon motocycle est chez Lucien Adenot, au Grand Garage du Cirque Médrano / / Grün. | Library of Congress

A pre-1899 colored illustration of a tramp cyclist, created anonymously under the name Ritchie.

Cover of catalog of automotive equipment, including kits for converting your Ford T into a sports car, delivery van or whatever you want ; also bicycles and spare parts. Date: June 1919

DE DION BOUTON powered tricycle available with steel or wooden rims and with thicker tyres as an option Date: circa 1894

Masion - Cruiser, Boating & Leisure

'Family Tandem with Side-Car', 1939. Artist: Unknown.

A driver careers around a tricky corner on a snowy road and tells his fellow passengers, 'Time out Council did something about that dashed corner - it's always been a bit tricky'. His companions are well aware of this. As they look out of the window they see the ghosts of past coach and motorcycle drivers! Date: 1953

One of many models, the Hillman Minx Magnificent is a de luxe family saloon but priced at less than L200. Date: 1936

Sailor on a ship in the water with a monocle, boats in the background.. Sailor on a ship in the water with a monocle, boats in the background.

Harper's November , Horses, Carriages & coaches, Periodicals

Advertisement for Jaguar cars showing the bonnet and grill of three different models offering 'grace, space and pace' and 'a special kind of motoring which no other car in the world can offer'. Date: 1962

They nearly forgot to take their Kodak ! Luckily the faithful Perkins brings it to the automobile just as they are setting off ! Date: 1917

Deluxe Runaboout, Speed Liner, manufactured by McManus Novelty, Fitchburg, Mass. , Motorboats, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Front cover of The Tatler featuring an illustration of an intrepid driver wearing cap, goggles and scarf steering his vintage car to the summit of a very steep hill, where there is a "National Speed Limit Applies" sign. His lady passenger looks rather worried about what is coming next. Date: 1954

Coupe Pilette, Auto Racing

'Pedestrians : use recognised crossing places provided for your safety.' Date: 1934

Car and Woman's Face.

Bentley 3.5 litre sports tourer : very powerful and with superb performance - but for the price (L 1380) you could buy ten Austin Sevens ! Date: 1936

Ship captain admiring nurse on ship

Vintage British Railways rail advertising poster, Swanage railway station, Dorset, England, UK

Front cover of a book with a fine graphic illustration of a passenger aircraft. Date: c.1930

Picture series Vexierbilder 1, where is the coachman for the horse-drawn carriage, digitally restored reproduction of a collectors picture from c. 1900

Posters, France, 19th century. Advertisment for Peugeot cars, illustration by G. de Burgill, 1896.

Racetrack 1990 Margie Livingston Campbell (20th C. American) Watercolor

The dream mower , Lawn mowers, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Atena Bicycles, Bicycles

Colour Illustration depicting the dual use of roads in South Africa by both motor vehicles and donkeys. Dated 1939

To England via Zeebrugge. Date: 1912

'Cyclists : see that the red reflector is clean and properly fitted.' Date: 1934

An Italian advertisement for a Harley-Davidson with sidecar. Date: 1921

Advertisement for Packard Motor Truck, circa 1920

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