Ventura Luggage Twin Towers NYC Nighttime Skyline Travel Print Ad 1985 1980s

Ventura wants its luggage to feel like the start of a movie, and this 1985 ad stages a night scene on a cobblestone pier with the Twin Towers glowing green against a violet dusk. A man in a rumpled suit loads bags into a car while a woman in black smokes beside a pink sports car, and the headline "Making The Connection." introduces a witty bickering dialogue. The cinematic mood and sports-car cool are pure mid-1980s yuppie travel marketing.

• A back-and-forth script gives the page a screenplay feel, full of nagging and flight talk
• Copy touts aircraft aluminum frames, tough fabric and thick leather belting
• Tagline: "No matter what you're packing, we get it there"
• World Trade Center memorabilia seekers will want this view of the skyline
• Measures approximately: 8" x 11"