About this Vintage Print Ad
A black-and-white advertisement for Bendix-Westinghouse Air Brakes featuring trucks on rugged mountain roads and a hauling truck. The ad claims that the braking system delivers dependable performance, low operating costs, reduced downtime and repairs, positive control, and extra profits on hauling jobs. It cites testing on Colorado's Berthoud Pass at altitudes exceeding 11,000 feet and promotes the product as the world's most tried and trusted air brakes.
- Brand: Bendix-Westinghouse Air Brakes
- Product: Bendix-Westinghouse Air Brakes
- Tagline: the extra BRAKING ECONOMY proven here..
- Publication: The Saturday Evening Post
- Year: 1953
Objects in the advertisement: truck, trailer, mountain road, trees, rocks, sign, cargo, telephone poles, bus, cars
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