Amazing American automotive artwork

Published: 08:29AM Dec 21st, 2011
By: Ben Klemenzson

Glamour! Pizzazz! Glitz! Sophistication! That was GM advertising back in the day. We look back at the glory days of American automotive advertising illustration...

Amazing American automotive artwork

1958 Buick Limited.

Ever wondered about the amazing artwork that was used to sell American cars in the Fifties and Sixties? This month in an exclusive interview, Classic American meets the man behind some of the most famous campaigns of the Fifties and Sixties, Art Fitzpatrick. Only in this month's edition of Classic American.

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