Time was when automotive advertising images frequently placed an aircraft in the background, especially in the finned era of the 1950's. And why not? Both modes of transportation represented...

I'm always delighted to discover a new (to me) classic cars site that I can recommend to our viewers. In this case two, although they're both connected. The first, a Web site, is called The...

I once had a brief career as a public relations person, first with VW/Porsche, then with Ford. To suggest that I wasn't cut out for the work would be an understatement, for to succeed in that...

Long before the days of the minivan, the station wagon was a popular alternative for large families or just folks seeking extra carrying capacity. Wagon advertising inevitably featured illustrations...

Can it be? Yes, Christmas is less than six weeks away and any moment now we'll be bombarded by ads from retailers anxious to make those sales so crucial to annual revenues. Still, time does fly...

I was astonished when, a few years ago, my former About Cars colleagues Aaron Gold and Colin Hefferon told me of the huge interest in collecting vintage buses. Imagine the size of the garages! Now...

Collecting old automotive catalogs, books, and brochures must be a fascinating hobby, especially when something truly unusual comes along. It seems that our friends at McLellan's Automotive...