Vintage 1958 Oldsmobile Rocket Age Print Advertisement — Original 1950s American Automotive Ad
Approximately 10.5 x 13.5 inches.
This vintage 1958 Oldsmobile magazine advertisement captures the unbridled optimism of late-1950s American automotive design at its chrome-laden peak. The original print ad showcases two gleaming '58 Olds models — a vivid red convertible and a turquoise hardtop — posed dramatically on an open road beneath the bold 'OLDSmobility' headline and the evocative tagline 'A new mode in motion that takes you out of the ordinary into the Rocket Age!' Touting the new Rocket Engine and New-Matic Ride air suspension, this collectible ad perfectly embodies the space-age optimism and tailfin excess that defined American car culture in the Eisenhower era.
What you see is what you get; the ad in the photo is the exact one that'll come to you. Listed sizes are close, but treat them as ballpark, not gospel.
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Go with custom framing and we'll reach out to design something that does the piece justice. We have examples from our own offices and from current clients to give you inspiration.
Every unframed ad rides safe: acid free sleeve, stiff backerboard behind it, another board up front, all tucked into a rigid photo mailer and sent USPS with 3-day tracking. It'll get to you the way it left us.