Most Beautiful Vehicle In The World
Just like watches, nothing makes us happier than when we see a car put through its paces and used as intended.
Take this ivory white Range Rover Classic plastered with mud that sits front-and-center in this 1987 ad. That year marked the introduction of the Range Rover to the U.S. market and honestly, the adored truck hasn’t looked back in the generations since. The Range Rover has inspired owners to take these vehicles to places where anything with four wheels has no business being - in comfortable and sumptuous luxury. Even before the Range Rover landed stateside, the truck had been building an image as an off-road Rambo with the demeanor of an English country gentleman.
In bold black lettering, the ad reads, “Introducing the most beautiful vehicle in the world.” It’s a departure from the traditional car ad that typically showed a polished sports car in some exotic locale. There’s a grittiness to this ad that makes it feel authentic and frankly, beautiful.
This particular ad is custom framed in a floating-style, fully-exposed 13 1/2" x 16 1/4" natural wood frame with an opaque black finish. It features a custom-measured, hand-cut 4-ply border in a shade of white, complimenting all the ad tones. Every material used is acid-free and the glass is anti-reflective and offers UV-protection to keep this precious ad preserved no matter where you decide to hang it up. Speaking of which, hanging your newly purchased ad is a seamless task, as this particular frame comes with an additional hanging wire and felt pads for wall protection.
If you own a Land Rover, you better have a good story to tell. If you own this Land Rover ad, you better get ready for the compliments.
About our collaboration with Ad Patina
We're thrilled to be collaborating once again with our longtime friend Nick at Ad Patina to bring you a selection of the most-popular and hard to find original vintage magazine advertisements curated specifically for Analog:Shift!
Scouring the world for forgotten marketing treasures, Ad Patina's raison de être very much mimics our own - to hunt down these wonderful bits of history, preserve and restore them as needed, and share them with an enthusiastic community.
These documents of horological and advertising history have entered the collecting conversation as the ultimate accompanying accessory to go along with hobbies and passions. They have found themselves framed in homes and offices around the world.
Every one of these wonderful pieces is a genuine, vintage advertisement that has been professionally framed to ensure years of enjoyment to come - no reprints or reproductions here!
Much like a traditional piece of art - a painting or photograph - an original advertisement can be appreciated for its design as well as for its power to evoke nostalgia. Something vintage enthusiasts know all about!
