Life, 1920-06-17 · page 31 of 45
Life — June 17, 1920 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satire** — it's a straightforward automobile advertisement from Life magazine's advertising section. The page promotes the Chandler Six motorcar, manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio. The ad targets affluent leisure travelers, emphasizing the car's "powerful, flexible and dependable motor" and appeal for summer outings ("June is here and all out-doors calls to us"). It highlights that nearly 80,000 owners trust the brand and notes the company has devoted seven years to perfecting a single chassis, offering six body styles at varying prices ($1,995–$3,995). The image shows the Chandler touring car in profile against a brick building and landscaped grounds, presenting it as a vehicle for comfortable, leisurely travel. This represents typical early-20th-century luxury car marketing targeting the wealthy.
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—— CAANDCER SIX Famous For Its Marvelous Motor The Chandler Adds Much to Out-Door Life UNE is here and all out-doors calls to us. it has meant to them, that the Chandler The long roads to the country and hillside and stream and woods open their arms to us. If you would have a full enjoyment of your »s and tours, make them in the Chandler, car distinguished for its powerful, flexible nd dependable motor, and equally distin- organization for seven years has devoted all its engineering skill and manufacturing ex- perience to the development of the one standard Chandler chassis. They know that Chandler policies have resulted in a chassis = shed for its roominess and comfort. which today approximates perfection. = Nearly eighty thousand Chandler owners On this one Chandler chassis are mounted wn the now what a good car itis. They know what six beautiful types of body e Deft $ UP ESS The Chandler Six is the Most Closely Priced Fine Car SIX SPLENDID BODY TYPES Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $1995 Four-Passenger Roadster, $1995 Four-Passenger Dispatch Car, $2075 Four-Passenger Coupe, $2895 (All prices f. 0, b. Cleveland) There are Chandler dealers in more than a thousand towns and cities CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO Export Department: 5 Columbus Circle, New York Cable Address: “CHANMOTOR” i ee | Seven-Passenger Sedan, $2995 Limousine, $3995 comicbooks.com ~