Commercials were very different 1/2 a century ago. Much longer. Volkswagon, Shell gas, Goodyear tire, Hertz, Edsel along with Milton Berle and his Buick are featured.

Car commercials were very different 50 years ago. Take a trip back in time to see how things have changed! This was originally offered by Moon River Inc. who appears to be out of business now.

What does a car maker and Gypsy Rose Lee have in common? Both know, “you gotta have a gimmick,” to wow the crowd.

Revlon chief, Charles Revson said, “I don’t sell makeup, I sell hope.” That same philosophy guided automotive designers and marketers who took utilitarian transportation devices and turned them into objects of desire.

More car commercials from the past moves into the mid 60’s.