Vintage Entertainment For Timeless People

1968. Saab 99e. “There are two cars built in Sweden.” Can you name the other one?

In the ‘80s, OJ Simpson was everywhere. Except jail. This ad is from a Penthouse magazine, and tbh, Penthouse had better ads than Playboy imho…but it’s too late to rename the blog “Old Penthouse Ads.” Oh well. “Dingo Boots.” More accurately: “Acme Boot Company” dba “Dingo Boots.”

1973. Beautiful car but a strange ad for Volvo.

Ad from 1973. Hedonism II

1976. Sony alarm clock. This one even has a snooze bar, back when it was a novelty. It’s a Sony: “Time should be seen and not heard.”

Metaxa, a Greek specialty liqueur. “Drunk by Gods and Warriors!”

JVC Stereo equipment.

1968. Way back when, before the male race in unison started dressing like slobs (myself included!), most of us cared enough to dress nicely. These are tie tacs, meant to afix a tie to a shirt but also to adorn it. “Out with the nailed-down look!” Nice ad.

What was your brand? Drop in the comments…

Bulova Watches.

Reel to reel. I was in a record store a few weeks back and the clerk showed me their impressive selection of reel to reel tapes.

What was your favorite audio cassette? Please drop a note in the comments. I’m a Maxell guy, but only because of their fantastic ads…

Penthouse: Feb 1982. I know the blog is called “Old Playboy Ads,” but 80s vintage Penthouse magazines had interesting advertisements also. The new Jeep Scrambler. Resembles the Gladiator out now, except the Gladiator is a 4 seater. This ad is also from when Jeep was an American Motors Company property. Check out how the windshield folds down, pretty slick.

Penthouse: Feb 1982. I know the blog is called “Old Playboy Ads,” but Penthouse had interesting advertisements also. It seems odd, but as big as movies were back then, there weren’t many ads for movies in these magazines. Here is a movie ad for a movie, a small steamy thriller called “Seduction,” starring Morgan Fairchild. She had a really unique look and - happily for me as a kid back then - had no problem taking her clothes off for the camera.

Penthouse: Feb 1982. I know the blog is called “Old Playboy Ads,” but Penthouse had interesting advertisements also. This one was for this sporty 1982 Honda CX500 Turbo motorcycle. “Honda: Follow the Leader.”

Penthouse: Feb 1982. I know the blog is called “Old Playboy Ads,” but Penthouse had interesting advertisements also. Also good cartoons.

Penthouse: Feb 1982. I know the blog is called “Old Playboy Ads,” but Penthouse had interesting advertisements also. Also good cartoons.