About this Vintage Print Ad
This advertisement promotes Armstrong Safety Disc Tires, emphasizing their superior grip and ability to prevent skids, which are claimed to cause more deaths than blowouts. The ad highlights the exclusive safety discs that keep the tire tread open and gripping the road, even under braking pressure. It compares the grip to a squeezed fist, suggesting ordinary tires lose grip on slippery surfaces. The ad also mentions a lifetime guarantee and features a visual demonstration of the tire's effectiveness.
- Brand: Armstrong Tires
- Product: Armstrong Safety Disc Tires
- Tagline: "Ounce of Prevention" Grip can save your life
- Publication: The Saturday Evening Post
- Year: 1957
Objects in the advertisement: hand, car, road, tire tracks, tire, fist
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