Since I have alot of old magazines, I thought it would be cool to share some of the advertisements in them. Some of these are up to 100 years old, some younger.

It'll be a mix of stuff including petro, cars, tractors and other misc things.

This 1st batch is from 1917:





Says here that HAYES is America's first car? I never heard of that....any truth to this claim?

Haynes article
http://www.cruise-in.com/resource/cismar01.htm

Great article on HAYNES history. Thanks!

1903....tilt steering....how cool is that?

Also found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haynes_Automobile_Company

Plus a long list of defunct automobile mfgrs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_United_States_automobile_manufacturers

Ranger Motorbike sold w/o a motor! LOL

Came with "Accident Insurance" and a FREE horn though.

I was thinking about that motorbike thing. I think it's the evolution of the word motoring...they used it to decribe riding your car and in this case riding a bike.

In Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, the second definition of MOTOR is is 'any self powered vehicle' the ninth, 'causing or producing motion.'

1917 Coca-Cola WOW!

Love the pictures doc....thanks for posting

Thanks Charles.

Still more from 1917!....

THOUGHT THIS ONE WAS WAY KOOL!