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Revving Engines and Bare Skin: How Sex Sold Auto Equipment in the 1970s and 1980s

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In the 1970s and 1980s, car culture was huge, and marketing teams knew exactly how to get attention. Automotive equipment ads didn’t just show the products. They wrapped them in glossy, suggestive images designed to catch the eye. Women in bikinis, skimpy outfits, or seductive poses became regular features in magazines that targeted male car […]
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Bygonely broke the news in on Saturday, May 24, 2025.
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