| Doc's 1956 Corvette Archive |  
 
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| 1956 Magazine Advertisements | 
  The following magazine advertisements
  are 7 1/2" x 11". The Black and White advertisements are from
  Motor Trend and Hot Rod magazines, while the color ones are
  from Sports Illustrated and the New Yorker magazines.
  The Motor Trend and Hot Rod advertisements extol the racing
  success, while the Sports Illustrated and the New Yorker
  advertisements emphasize the luxury. 
  Below is a two page advertisement from
  Motor Trend April 1956.   
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  Below is the inside cover of Hot Rod
  May 1956. It mentions the new sports car record set at Daytona. On the
  cover it features: "on the spot coverage: STORMING THE BEACH at
  DAYTONA". 
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  Below an advertisement showing a pit stop from Sebring. 
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  The following
  advertisement is from the June 1956 issue of Motor Trend magazine
  and has the same "Bring
  on the Hay Bales" title
  as a January 1956 article in Sports Illustrated magazine
  by John Fitch.  
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  The following advertisement is dated August
  1956 from Motor Trend magazine. 
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  The 1956 advertisements were the first to
  appear in color with regularity along with Black and White advertisement.
  The Red Corvette below also appeared in the late sales brochure with a
  fall autumn leaf back round. The same Cascade Green Corvette below also
  appears in the late sales brochure. 
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  The following advertisement really shows
  the prominence of the waffle pattern. 
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  The following advertisement portrays this
  Corvette owner as a White collar worker.  
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  The following advertisement portrays this
  Corvette owner as a home owner with a lawn, garden and a skier.  
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