This is Celia Hirschman for On The Beat. Back in the 60's and 70's, if a band sold their hit single to an ad agency, for the purpose of selling a car on TV, we'd laugh and say their careers were over.

We've seen some expensive car commercials over the years. There was that Michael Bay spot with Chevys like the Camaro and the SSR zipping up highways and city streets and parking in the back of a ...

Whether or not you're excited by automobiles themselves, the best car ads offer a fascinating glimpse into advertising history. The earliest examples, around the late 19th century, focused on the ...