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General Category => Virginians, Hardtops, Convertibles, & Dragons => Topic started by: Roadmaster49 on July 16, 2012, 03:59:48 PM

Title: Polar Grey Virginian Ad
Post by: Roadmaster49 on July 16, 2012, 03:59:48 PM
In the back of Langworth's book there is a copy of an ad promoting the 1949 Virginian using a Polar Grey with Teal top Virginian. There is a lady in the ad with a flowing scarf. 

I would like to purchase this ad if anyone has it and would sell let me know.  Thanks  Bryan Moran
Title: Re: Polar Grey Virginian Ad
Post by: pnw_oldmags on July 16, 2012, 05:32:21 PM
This is a very rare ad.  It will be easier to ebay the magazine.  Being an Esquire Magazine the car ad sellers don't go looking there.

The flowing scarf looks like a feather fan to me.

http://circlekf.com/kflit/kfsourceaddtresults.php?pub=KF&typ=AD&nbr=49040 (http://circlekf.com/kflit/kfsourceaddtresults.php?pub=KF&typ=AD&nbr=49040)
(http://circlekf.com/kflit/AD/kfad49040/kfad49040_thumb.jpg)

Good Luck
Title: Re: Polar Grey Virginian Ad
Post by: Roadmaster49 on July 16, 2012, 08:39:43 PM
Jim
That's the one. I think it's kind of neat to have the exact same color/trim of my Virginian in an ad.  I will go to ebay next.
Title: Re: Polar Grey Virginian Ad
Post by: Logan on July 16, 2012, 09:00:17 PM
That is a nice color combo, and I think I remember seeing pictures of your car a while back on this forum--beautiful.
Title: Re: Polar Grey Virginian Ad
Post by: Roadmaster49 on July 17, 2012, 08:58:08 AM
Quote from: pnw_oldmags on July 16, 2012, 05:32:21 PM
This is a very rare ad.  It will be easier to ebay the magazine.  Being an Esquire Magazine the car ad sellers don't go looking there.

The flowing scarf looks like a feather fan to me.

http://circlekf.com/kflit/kfsourceaddtresults.php?pub=KF&typ=AD&nbr=49040 (http://circlekf.com/kflit/kfsourceaddtresults.php?pub=KF&typ=AD&nbr=49040)
(http://circlekf.com/kflit/AD/kfad49040/kfad49040_thumb.jpg)

Good Luck

Jim, any idea what month this was in?  I checked my LOODetroit and it did not mention the month next to the ad.  I did check ebay and each month of ESQUIRE is available so I can get it, but I don't want to buy 12 magazines to get it.

I didn't realize Esquire was so racy back in the day  :o
Title: Re: Polar Grey Virginian Ad
Post by: pnw_oldmags on July 17, 2012, 09:34:23 AM
Click on the link in my post and then click on View Ad ... You can clearly read January 1949.

Best of Luck.  If you find two I would love to have a couple of extras
Title: Re: Polar Grey Virginian Ad
Post by: kaiserfrazerlibrary on July 26, 2012, 06:04:17 AM
You should also be on the lookout for a piece of showroom literature for the Virginian with this illustration on the cover.  It is around 8 1/2 x 11 in size and has 4 pages, including front and back covers.  Mine has a dealer stamp for the store in Johnson Creek WI (population at the time under 500 people).
Title: Re: Polar Grey Virginian Ad
Post by: Roadmaster49 on July 27, 2012, 11:57:11 AM
The one huge ebay magazine house I was working with said they do not have that issue of Esquire. So I will check other options on ebay this weekend.
Title: Re: Polar Grey Virginian Ad
Post by: Roadmaster49 on July 27, 2012, 11:58:07 AM
Quote from: kaiserfrazerlibrary on July 26, 2012, 06:04:17 AM
You should also be on the lookout for a piece of showroom literature for the Virginian with this illustration on the cover.  It is around 8 1/2 x 11 in size and has 4 pages, including front and back covers.  Mine has a dealer stamp for the store in Johnson Creek WI (population at the time under 500 people).

Needle in a haystack but I'll start throwing out the straw piece by piece...