1916 Overland

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[keristars.livejournal.com]

This is SUCH a gorgeous ad!

And now I've discovered where my tendency to use stripes as background for my paintings comes from - ads like this (and also the decor on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom, and in the Grand Floridian Resort).

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! The guy in the background is trying to convince his girlfriend not to get in that car, for chrissakes! It's not safe!

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Love this!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Beautiful, and surprisingly modern; it looks more 20s than 10s.

[pikkewyntjie.livejournal.com]

Fun ad! I want to be in that scene! But I know I'd be the one stuck in the back trying to keep the dog under control.

The detail in the description is very interesting. I like that only the rear tires are non-skid. I guess if you hit a slippery spot with the front tires, you're SOL.

[foxsong.livejournal.com]

$14,602.47 in 2009 dollars -- not a bad deal!

[herbadness.livejournal.com]

Is that driver a liveried servant? Or what? I can't tell. Otherwise, the ad is gorgeous. And who'd a thunk it 95 years ago, whitewall tires! Snazzy.

[miafedup.livejournal.com]

I suddenly hate my car.

[gildedcentury.livejournal.com]

I love that they call it the Overland, to distinguish it from their line of subterranean vehicles.

Of course, the Mole-men have since cornered the Horseless Drill market.