Doc's 1956 Corvette Archive |
|
1956 Magazine Advertisements |
The following magazine advertisements
are 7 1/2" x 11". The Black and White advertisements are from
Motor Trend and Hot Rod magazines, while the color ones are
from Sports Illustrated and the New Yorker magazines.
The Motor Trend and Hot Rod advertisements extol the racing
success, while the Sports Illustrated and the New Yorker
advertisements emphasize the luxury.
Below is a two page advertisement from
Motor Trend April 1956.
|
|
Below is the inside cover of Hot Rod
May 1956. It mentions the new sports car record set at Daytona. On the
cover it features: "on the spot coverage: STORMING THE BEACH at
DAYTONA".
|
|
Below an advertisement showing a pit stop from Sebring.
|
|
The following
advertisement is from the June 1956 issue of Motor Trend magazine
and has the same "Bring
on the Hay Bales" title
as a January 1956 article in Sports Illustrated magazine
by John Fitch.
|
|
The following advertisement is dated August
1956 from Motor Trend magazine.
|
|
The 1956 advertisements were the first to
appear in color with regularity along with Black and White advertisement.
The Red Corvette below also appeared in the late sales brochure with a
fall autumn leaf back round. The same Cascade Green Corvette below also
appears in the late sales brochure.
|
|
The following advertisement really shows
the prominence of the waffle pattern.
|
|
The following advertisement portrays this
Corvette owner as a White collar worker.
|
|
The following advertisement portrays this
Corvette owner as a home owner with a lawn, garden and a skier.
|
|
Back to Doc's
Corvette Archive - - - - - HOME |