Life, 1916-10-26 · page 2 of 46
Life — October 26, 1916 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily **an advertisement, not a political cartoon**. It promotes the Willys-Knight automobile, manufactured by the Willys-Overland Company in Toledo, Ohio. The image shows a closed car with passengers, illustrating the advertisement's main claim: that the Willys-Knight engine is "The World's Greatest Motor—Especially in Closed Cars" because it operates quietly. The text emphasizes that the sleeve-valve motor grows quieter with age and is superior for closed vehicles where silence matters for comfort. The illustration depicts the car at night (suggested by the dark sky and silhouettes), possibly to convey luxury and nighttime travel. This is straightforward product marketing typical of 1920s magazine advertising, not satire or political commentary.
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The World’s Greatest Motor—Especially in Closed Cars Iso for its greater p nence of value ble in any essential in cle \nd the Willys-Kni lor is not only quict when ne 1 quict motor is ye mo- It stays quiet. In fact it grows steadily more and more quict with use until it becomes: virtu- ally silent. No other type of motor in the work quicter as it And this means more than ¢ noise—it also means The Willys-Knight is quietest, longest lived motor the world ever known, Seleet it for your comfort. But select it the nearest Overland dealer ar place your order promptly. ‘onomics of The price shows that the closed car lar production te values which no other producer at equal. The Willys-Overland Company, Toledo, Ohio "Made in U.S. A.