A few years back, this column was the front-page anchor for The Herald Times' Auto section, which contained pages of ads from local car dealers. Rows of thumbprint photos of cars for sale, their ...

I have a solid collection of automobile magazine ads from the 1950s and '60s, back when advertising was art and people like Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman created dramatic car illustrations. One of ...

The 1980s brought us some brilliant car ads—and a few that were pretty awful. The 1980s may not have been the best decade for cars —not for starters, at least—but it was a great decade for car ads.

Whether or not you're excited by automobiles themselves, the best car ads offer a fascinating glimpse into advertising history. The earliest examples, around the late 19th century, focused on the ...