1951 colour advertisement for British car and commercial vehicle manufacturer Rootes Group


1951 colour advertisement for British car and commercial vehicle manufacturer Rootes Group. The advert promoting the company appeared in the official guide to the South Bank Exhibition, Festival of Britain, 1951. The festival also marked the centenary of The Great Exhibition of 1851, Hyde Park, London - a vintage nineteen fifties item for editorial use only.


Size: 3554px × 4754px
Location: London, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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