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Post by zenrat on Jul 1, 2010 1:05:47 GMT -5
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Post by Jacob on Jul 1, 2010 3:29:27 GMT -5
Nice! I love old car advertising/brochures. I have entire libraries worth of brochure scans on a DVD that I always look at. Mainly of `50s cars though, in particular I find anything I can concerning 1958 Buicks, Bel Airs/Impalas, Eighty Eight/Ninety Eights and Bonnevilles. I can't seem to get enough of the 1958 lineup of full-size GM cars, and the beautiful artwork used to advertise them really hits it home, if only car makers seemed to care as much these days, great car advertising is few and far between in this age. Pretty sure my last favourite was the Citroen 'Transformer' ad for the C4.
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Post by davkin on Jul 1, 2010 9:07:02 GMT -5
As I mentioned in the car brochure thread I love this kind of stuff. I need to start a collection of my own. Thanks for sharing. You gotta keep in mind though that these drawings aren't exaclty acurate to the real thing. They are advertising art, so they are fudged a little to attract potential customers. It's quite obvious Pontiac was emphasizing it's "Wide-Trac" look here. David
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Post by zenrat on Jul 1, 2010 17:52:21 GMT -5
That's why they're TRaKable David. Most of them have been sectioned and lowered by the artists pencil. I love the aspirational backgrounds as well. Buy a Grand Prix and you WILL soon be cruising past Chateaus. Bonneville ownership brings with it the means to have a large boat built for you. '68 GTO - why street race when you could be relaxing by the pool...
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Post by davkin on Jul 1, 2010 18:56:06 GMT -5
Oh yea! The backgrounds and the people are what make these ads so special. If they were just artwork of the car alone with a generic background they'd still be cool though just basic illustrations, but including a realistic and interesting environment that tells a story elevates them to fine art IMO.
David
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Post by nobillet on Jul 1, 2010 21:10:55 GMT -5
Love the way the artists put the wide in widetrack with this era of Poncho. The backdrops and subtleties that imply wealth, prestige and leisure were all very well done. Today's computer generated unimaginative artwork fails in comparison just as the design of today's cars does. Is it any wonder that so few original thoughts exist in pop culture with remakes of old movies and songs. I feel sorry for kids today who don't have the chance to grow up with style and design combined with imagineering. That's why model building is such a great hobby = it gives us a chance to create and express. Thanks for sharing these. John
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