New Year's Eve Ad – Dec. 31, 1968

Well, it's New Year's Eve – so you know what that means here on the blog: another grisly visit from the Grim Reaper reminding you to drive carefully tonight.

This full page ad ran in the Lorain Journal on December 31, 1968 – 50 years ago tonight.

If it looks a little familiar, that's because the Journal repeated the Reaper a year later, featuring the same artwork on the Dec. 31, 1969 ad. But it's a good one, so that's okay.

And just so this post isn’t all grim and depressing – after all, the New Year should symbolize hope – here’s another ad for Busser Tire Company from the same edition of the Journal, featuring Baby New Year.