Life, 1914-11-19 · page 33 of 44
Life — November 19, 1914 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **car advertisement**, not political satire. The page announces the Overland Six Model 82 automobile, priced at $1,475. The illustration shows a stylized touring car with passengers, accompanied by decorative ivy and a fashionably dressed woman in 1920s attire—typical advertising imagery of the era meant to convey luxury and modernity. The "satire" angle, if present, is subtle: the ad boasts the car will "upset all previous and present six-cylinder value standards," suggesting competitors' six-cylinder vehicles are inferior. This is standard competitive advertising language rather than sharp satire. The detailed specifications (45-horsepower motor, electric start, hand-buffed leather seats, magnetic speedometer) emphasize technological advancement—key selling points for automobiles in this era. The manufacturer, Willys-Overland Company of Toledo, Ohio, was a legitimate major automaker of the 1920s. **Conclusion**: This is largely commercial advertising rather than satirical content.
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The Climax of Six-Cylinder Efficiency "THIS announces the widely discussed and keenly anticipated Overland Six—the Six that we pre- dicted would upset all previous and present six- cylinder value standards. Specifications of Model 82 Seven-passenger touring car Pockets in all doors Center control 125-inch wheel base Rain vision, ventilating type windshield, 45-horsepower motor electrically started bailt in High-tension magneto electrically lighted Extra long unders!ung rear springs Deneenietle rims Color—Roye! hair ivory white striping Fall floating rear axle One extra rim Hand- bed leather, long grain bright ‘35-inch x4'4-inch tires: smooth tread High-grade magnetic speedometer finish in tront; non-skid in rear Electric horn Left-hand drive Electric control buttons on steering column Catalogue on request. Please address Dept. 16. dered lds =n 1475 oer a7 Onvend Mea 80R —<.31080 Six-cylinder Model 82 , All prices f. 0, b, Toledo The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio comicbooks.com