Billed as a \u2018A grand tour through classic car brochures of the 1960s to 1980s\u2019, Auto Erotica is Jonny Trunk\u2019s loving homage to an era of bold colours, quirky cars, and exceptional graphic design, not to mention the occasional dose of casual sexism. The automobile was always considered a very...
, not to mention the occasional dose of casual sexism. The automobile was always considered a very potent consumer product, something that could be made to appeal to our base instincts, aspirations, and self-image. The combination of design, style, performance, and status was compelling, and the very best car ads appealed not only to prospective owners but served to boost the ego of those drivers who had already taken the plunge and wanted retrospective justification.
Arranged via brand, having this panoply of printed matter makes a welcome diversion from accessing it randomly via Instagram, and Trunk’s collection runs from acknowledged classics to the justly overlooked.were no outliers; Volvo and Mercedes, among many others, gave them a run for their money . In these pages you’ll find the bold populism of Ford, the well-crafted avant-garde of Citroën, as well as eerily contemporary 1970s colour charts.