MG’s ad in the Earls Court catalogue.
One of this country’s foremost historians on Classic cars, and regular contributor to Hemmings Classic Car magazine, Walt Gosden, gave me the catalogue for the 1964 Earls Court Motor Show last May when we met at the United States Merchant Marine Academy to photograph Walter P. Chrysler’s 1937 Imperial limousine. The 512-page, softcover, digest-size book detailed the listings of all the car manufacturers and dealers who had displays set up for that year’s show. Most fascinating are the full-page display ads promoting the new models. Here’s what you could have bought.
Hillman
Sunbeam
Fiat
Wolseley
Reliant
Ford
Wartburg
Triumph
Simca
Peugeot
Humber
DAF
Panhard
Singer
Skoda
Morris
Mercedes-Benz
Citroen
Auto Union
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