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Car Ads Across Time Tout Reliability, Affordability

It hasn't been lost on automakers that Americans are looking for cars that are reliable and affordable. In fact, car companies have been marketing their vehicles that way for decades, starting as far back as when Henry Ford's Model T hit the scene. In the final report of our "People's Car" series, a look at how car companies have promoted low-cost vehicles.

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