Life, 1914-10-15 · page 6 of 48
Life — October 15, 1914 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a political cartoon or satire**—it's a straightforward automobile advertisement from Life magazine (page 654). The ad promotes Chandler closed cars for 1915, emphasizing their "marvelous motor" and new body styles. It features technical drawings of three vehicle models: a 5-passenger sedan ($2750), a limousine, and a coupe. The marketing copy highlights the Chandler's "light-weight six" engine and its popularity for city driving, positioning it as mechanically superior to competitors. The tagline "Built by Men Who Know" emphasizes engineering quality. This represents early 20th-century automobile advertising targeting middle-to-upper-class buyers, with no political commentary or satire present.
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Chandler Closed Cars for 1915 “The Six with the Marvelous Motor” 5-Passenger Sedan, $2750 T° MEET the demands of the sea- son and especially to fulfill the requests of many Chandler owners, we announce for immediate delivery four handsome closed body designs of the Chandler Light-Weight Six. The flexible, flowing power of the Chandler makes it especially popular for city driving, and the new bodies offer style and comfort worthy of the mechanical excellence of the car. The Chandler, distinguished above other cars because of its marvelous motor, pioneered the way in the light-six field and created the logical popular demand for this type of car. It still leads. And now, with’ a choice of six bodies, there is nothing for which the most critical pur- chaser might wish that Chandler cannot supply. Write for new Catalog and Closed Car Booklet Dealers in every principal city and many smaller towns CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, 710-740 E. 131st St., Cleveland, 0. New York City Office, 245 W. SSth Street. Cable Address, Chanmotor. s!GHT WEIGHTS! faut BY MEN WHO KNow Chandler Coupe, $2200 Other new 1015 Chandler medels are the Sedan. $2750, (large illustration). the Cabriolet. which is easily, converted, into. a Bandsome, roadster, $1990t assenger touring car, $1595 and roadster. $1595. Alt completely equipped, ‘and’ all equipment’ of the highest class. IEG ID LS PDELE LI LD E ML TE IL ILE LG AD LIE IEEE comicbooks.com