I went to Volo Auto Museum today in Volo, IL with the lady and her family for a day of classic car gawking. They also have a few antique shops on site which had cardboard boxes full of mostly American car ads, but I came across this in a little section called...."Other"

From a May 9th issue of LIFE magazine in 1960...



Figured NAM would appreciate something this awesome. This is where we began!

-Chris

 

Check out that price!

 

The independent rubber suspension would be the selling point for me!

 

That's awesome

 

Yes I well remember those ads, owned a bug eyed Sprite at the time.

 

Adjusting for inflation, $1,295 in 1960 would be about $9,386 in 2009 dollars. Still a very cheap car though.

 

And as a graphic designer, excellent typesetting shown in that ad! great find.

 

Now to get it matted and framed!

 

I got a message on the Face......book and this guy is seeling is 89 if I remeber correct for around $1,200. He has it in the British pound at around 800. Wish I was in England so that I could get it.

 

See if he would ship it! For that price, it's be worth it.