1898 car ad

Certainly older than 35 years.
180731Tu Melbourne 'Age' - 1898 car advertisement, claimed to be the world's first. Winton later built engines for railway applications, and morphed into EMD.

Roderick.

Wow
A few less gimics than today's adds

In today's electronic age I guess it won't be to long till we see the last car add in print

Paul

The Winton (a later model) was the first car to cross USA from west coast to east.

The price shows how much more we get for a car these days. $1,000 in 1898 is around $30,000 now. Think how much better a little modern $15,000 car is than this bicycle with a lawnmower motor for double the price.

Model T's were famously cheap but they were still more expensive (in dollar buying power) than a modern small car.

PS Rod I clicked on "Send for a Catalogue" but the link did not work. Could you PM me the correct link.
Lang

I remember that in 1977 or thereabouts, AMI Toyota were advertising the KE30 Corolla with the wording that it was reliable and would start every day. I commented at the time that as cars had been around for over eighty years, that a new car buyer should expect those features!

Back when they sold you a vehicle to for-fill a purpose, as opposed to the dream
lifestyle fashion accessories they market today.

When I was a kid many moons ago, my father had a Holden agency. One of the very first in Australia. In 1949 to 50 or so, you would pay my Dad 25 pounds deposit and wait 2 years for your new car. Cop that.

Morris wrote: I remember that in 1977 or thereabouts, AMI Toyota were advertising the KE30 Corolla with the wording that it was reliable and would start every day. I commented at the time that as cars had been around for over eighty years, that a new car buyer should expect those features!

I do not think they were getting those features on UK made cars though.