It's like the whole history of marketing in 30 seconds.

Maria Popova of Brain Pickings has a wonderful excursion into classic automobile marketing with a post she calls Mad Men on Wheels. Featuring vintage U.S. and foreign car ads and brochures, she links to some great design resources including American Car Brochures, where this terrific Cadillac image comes from. (h/t Erin Kissane)

Fly me to the moon, anyone?