Old Radio Ads
updated February 7, 2004
New: Another
great one from the radio archives (thanks to Randolph Radio) -
Anita Bryant sings
for AC Spark Plugs (.mp3, 1.74 MB)
Thanks to Mike Schmitt of Houston, we started a collection of old time radio ads for automobiles and related items. If you have any more clips that you could share with us, please get in touch.
Radio ads
"See the USA in your Chevrolet: 1955 Chevrolet Radio ad (RealAudio; 106 kB)
"Number 1 in the USA, the '57 Chevrolet" 1957 Chevrolet Radio ad (RealAudio; 145 kB)
'64 Plymouth cars radio spot from Randolph Radio
Jack Benny & Dennis Day for Texaco
Jack saves dollars with Star-Chief
Milton Berle - Salutes the Automobile 1949, 7 Mbytes
Father Knows Best - Time for a New Car 1950 - 7 MBytes
Oscar Auto the Loquacious Limousine:
From Bumper to Taillight, You're Always Right With Autolite (57 s)
Autolite ad 226 kB
Very short DeSoto spot by Groucho
Marx (5 s)
DeSoto 47 kB
National Drive-A-Chevrolet Month:
30 Days, 30 Cars (1 min 8 s)
Chevrolet 6 ad 266 kB
The Famous Dodge Air-Glide Ride:
$640 and up (1 min 2 s)
1936 Dodge ad 244 kB
They'll know you've arrived... in
the '58 Edsel (1 min 28 s)
Edsel ad (1.35 MB)
The Economy of the '50 Ford + The
Four Lads: "Watchin' the Fords Go By" (1 min 55 s)
Ford ads 453 kB
A blowout at today's top speed of
35 mph... Goodyear Lifeguard Tires (1 min 5 s)
Goodyear ad 255 kB
Pontiac, Chief of Values (35 s)
Pontiac ad 140 kB
