Thursday, December 26, 2013

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays and best wishes to all for 2014!

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Isetta Vintage Photo

I'm not sure of the story behind this vintage photo I swiped off ebay. At first I thought these women were perhaps stewardess's, but after a little research, I think that those are probably WAC (Women's Army Corp.) uniforms. I also vaguely remember the auction description mentioning the photo was taken at an auto show.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Isetta Vintage Photo

I'm guessing being an Isetta salesman in the land of bigger is better was a tough gig, and it's probably not much better for Smart Car dealerships today with the constant barrage of anti-Smart Car articles that are prevalent in the macho world of automotive journalism. There seems to be a pile on the little guy mentality in the US when it comes to small compact cars.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Vintage 1950's German Advertisements




























A selection of 1950's quarter page advertisements that were usually found in the back pages of the German magazines such as Das Motorrad, Das Auto Motor und Sport, Roller Mobil Kleinwagen, Motor Rundschau, and ADAC Motorwelt.