100 years ago a billboard was an elegant way to advertise. This one advertised Vogue tires by making a display case of the billboard to enclose a car that was lit up at night

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/22

BFG billboard, hand painted the ol fashioned way

https://digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org/islandora/object/islandora%3A186132

there once was a time 100 years ago, when billboards were built to be appealing so we'd look at the advertisement between the pillars

Large billboard with elaborate carved posts featuring the Durant Star car as viewed on March 29, 1924.

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/217/

Billboard countdown for the first Back to the Future movie. Los Angeles, 1985.

https://www.tumblr.com/coolthingsguyslike

intriguing billboards go back a long way

men that used to hand paint the billboard signs for Shell in the SoCal area

I've appreciated the hand painted signs for a LONG time, and this is the first time I've been able to share a photo of the guys that did the painting! With a cool work truck! 

Interesting rack over the truck bed, with a large open area behind the cab, in front of the Shell sign

https://forums.aaca.org/topic/341211-period-images-to-relieve-some-of-the-stress/page/610/

not so long ago we shared memes a lot, now more people are making signs with a sense of humor

Which is legit... 

 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10235077715515214&set=pcb.2291039858051844

The Cadillac and LaSalle gigantic rooftop neon billboard and timeclock on the Hotel Wolverine. The billboard seen from a great distance away even in the already well-lit Detroit nighttime skyline.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10234308866776946&set=pcb.25127288503587424

I love a billboard war between competitors! Ravenel Ford and Marchant Chevrolet were having a billboard war and Ravenel Ford intends on seeing this battle until the end!

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=599144059890403&set=a.324332494038229

Ravenel Ford and Marchant Chevrolet were having a billboard war and Men's Humor found out about it and turned it into a viral sensation! 

https://www.ravenelford.com/billboard-war.htm

Not that many of you are looking to buy a real NOS billboard from the early 50s, but, about 4 dozen real ones are now at auction, here's a couple as examples

 

https://check_the_oil_promotions_llc.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/350993_amazing-automotive-and-advertising-billboards/

It's remarkable that any of these survived the last 70s years, but that there are so MANY is astounding to me. 

Anyway, I figured you'd get a kick out of seeing that there are a bunch of real 1949-54 billboards up for sale

looking better with billboards!

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=8027304573967724&set=pcb.8310609765651119

Freedom of speech and private property- they can’t force them to take it down.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10214314913524224&set=a.4000731414190

clever advertising

 

https://drivingtodays.com/carads/25/

Stevan Dohanos, master of American illustration and a regular on the cover of Saturday Evening Post, and in this scene from 1957 two painters refresh themselves in a break from the task of painting an ad for air-conditioning in the middle of a summer heatwave.

http://buttes-chaumont.blogspot.com/2007/07/billboard-artists-all-american-heroes.html

I can't recall the last time I've seen a car bolted to a billboard, it sure makes a clear statement

 https://forum.chronomag.cz/profile/21738-vintagelover/content/page/9/?type=forums_topic_post

the ad agency that figured out the way for a Wrangler to max the potential of the COEX digital billboard in Seoul should be awarded!

 

I can only find 2 versions, both low quality resolution, either 240, or 360 

https://ampervadasz.tumblr.com/post/662196796925394944

nailed the whole concept of a Grinch billboard for those in traffic

 

https://mymodernmet.com/the-grinch-viral-marketing/

The Old Shillelagh Bar in Detroit has a cool Mopar mural by Camilo Pardo, but there do not seem to be many images of it online

 

found buried in the facebook page of the artist that modeled for the top billboard image

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10159321866650625&set=pcb.10159321875110625

http://www.camilopardo.com/art

https://www.facebook.com/artdailyofficial/posts/amazing-mural-painting-by-camilo-pardo-artdaily/1724673237567048/

https://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/threads/camilo-pardo-cars-and-coffee.37388/

he was a featured artist at the Petrolicious gallery http://www.camilopardo.com/petrolicious-la

Born in New York city, Camilo moved to Detroit at the age of 10 and had by that age developed a fascination with 60s and 70s era sports cars and modern art. 

After graduating from Detroit’s prestigious design school Center for Creative Studies in 1985, Camilo was hired by Ford Design Center in Dearborn Michigan. 

His assignments included working in the Dearborn Advanced Studios, Ford of Europe- Torino, Italy Studio , and the Design Studios in Cologne Germany.

 After 15 years at Ford Motor Company, he took on a state of the art re-design of the classic Ford GT race car. 

This project developed the 2002 Ford GT concept car. As chief Designer of the Ford GT and the SVT Studio, Camilo’s team worked on the 2005 and 2006 production Ford GT. The GT became an instant success capturing the interest of car enthusiasts around the world.

another one he did that you oughta see.