A classic television commercial offers an offbeat tribute to a culture of innovation. Shell Oil aired a commercial in 1997 of a speeding Ferrari F310 seemingly being refueled from an aircraft as a component of its then-current campaign entitled “The Future Is In The...
How did an airplane end up on a car dealer’s lot? At the end of World War II, the forecast of an unprecedented demand for personal aircraft by thousands of former military pilots spurred a number of non-aviation businesses to become aircraft distributors in the...
Astons on the Avenue by Andre Swygert | December 3rd, 2025 In most areas of the country, Aston Martins of any vintage are very rarely seen on the street, if at all. It may therefore seem that attracting enough cars to warrant a show dedicated to the marque would...
How a Nash Rambler convertible was center stage in a traditional military ceremony. Since ancient times, change of command ceremonies have marked the formal transfer of authority from one leader to another. In the military, time-honored symbolism is integral to the...
Cars and airplanes have been photographed together in advertisements almost since the birth of their respective technologies. Originally, airplanes in automobile advertising were a subtle way to illustrate luxury and reinforce the freedom of travel and the promise of...
