Flashback: Chevrolet's Bizarre Pirate-Themed Cartoon

In the 1930s, car companies turned to some pretty strange tactics to earn back American consumers after the Great Depression. In 1938, Chevrolet released this pirate-themed cartoon, featuring the company's new Master sedan.

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