Showing posts with label auto memorabila. Show all posts
Showing posts with label auto memorabila. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

1953 Sightseeing with the Swayzes through Vacationland America


Today I went to a muscle car cruise, where owners of vintage street machines bring them out to show them, so in honor of those cars I'm featuring a vintage travel guide of mine.

Published in 1953 by Fram, this great bit of auto ephemera focuses on New Orleans, and is "hosted" by newscaster John Cameron Swayze - I  believe this was before he was spokesperson for Timex (It takes a licking and keeps on ticking.)

The brochure takes the reader through a nine day travel itinerary of the Swayzes through the New Orleans area, with the brochure liberally sprinkled with Fram promotions.




What a great bit of vintage Vacationland memorabilia.


By the way, if you want to see some of those muscle cars, check out my other blog, Daddy's Tiny Cars, where I kick out a collage of some great cars, some of which were from the time of this brochure.