Gary Motor Sales "Hunting" Ad – Sept. 24, 1953

Hunting was a recurring theme in many ads found in the pages of the Lorain Journal from September 1953. It was a real harbinger of Fall.

Last week, a post from that same time period spotlighted how Willow Hardware was selling hunting attire, knives, guns, shells and licenses. The ad above for Gary Motor Sales makes the case that a used Nash was the perfect car for a sportsman.

"Decide now to enjoy the hunting season to the fullest!" it notes. "Go in America's "Travel Car" – a better used Nash car – with exclusive Nash comfort and safety features. Enjoy in a dependable used Nash car such outstanding comfort features as Airliner Reclining Seats which make up into Twin Beds in seconds. Wherever you drive, wherever you hunt, your sleeping accommodations are right with you! Get the car that's perfect for hunting trips economical to drive all the time – the Nash Sportsman's Used Car Special."

Here's a nice color magazine ad for the 1951 Nash Airflyte with great photos illustrating the same features found in the 1953 ad.

And this 1948 brochure for the Nash "600" Ambassador Brougham Sedan even contained a handy listing of Hunting and Fishing Seasons for the U.S., Canada and Newfoundland.

It was all an interesting marketing effort. Unfortunately (according to this Wiki entry) Nash automobile production ended in 1957.

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Dad's Grandpa Esterle owned a Nash. That's my Dad, his mother and sister, and his Grandma and Grandpa Esterle posing in front of it in this late 1920s/early 30s shot. 

It was taken on W. 28th Street in Lorain in front of the Esterle home. If you're curious, here's what the house across the street from the Esterles looks like today.