Remembering 40s 50s 60s commercial illus.

and yes the magazine was named after the car

 

i LIKE the Coby Whitmore of the girl in the ford convert ! a couple more by him
+ more AF VK...etc etc

 

goodyear

 

new england

 

S'more cool ones....

 

and more...(including some interesting ones pre-'40's)

 

champion

 

What year and model is the Studebaker in Post #6? I believe that particular model was a one year only...

 

post #6 ? post 5 has a mid 50s ( 56 or 57) Stude

 

Yup...Post #5...

 

pontiac

 

yellow dodge

 

bird

 

To answer my own question on Post #128...it's a 1956 Studebaker "Golden Hawk"...one year only model...with the short 'glass fins...

 

this was my reference for the stude ad

 

Got some more...

 

fords

 

bohnalite, station , toll, & some Buicks , a De Soto

 

Some interesting ones....

 

For your viewing pleasure...

 

subscribed

 

40mercs

 

more

 

assorted

 

this and that..........

 

images

 

Thanks guys for letting me reminisce about these adds. I remember as a kid looking through copies of "The Saturday Evening Post" given to me by a neighbour during the late 50's and early 60's. Growing up in a country town in Australia meant I was never going to see much of the real thing.
I am sure they were the reason I developed a lifelong interest in both illustration/design and cars.

If you will indulge me a little longer, in the 1970's I studied graphic design in Sydney and one of our lecturers was an american, Art Renshaw. He was a great illustrator and told me he had worked at a studio where some of these auto illustrations had been produced. He had some great stories to tell, I remember one afternoon we must have talked for about a half hour on pre WWII customs and his buddy who had perfected clutchless gearchanges in his roadster.

As great as modern computers are, I don't think they will ever capture the qualities of original art.

Thanks for letting me rave.

 

Funny animals

 

Fred Cole did some nice work for Dodge Trucks
3 Dodge cars by George Shephlan