Life, 1920-08-19 · page 5 of 40
Life — August 19, 1920 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a political cartoon or satire page** — it's a straightforward automobile advertisement from *Life* magazine (page 309). The page advertises the **Chandler Six**, a luxury car manufactured in Cleveland, Ohio. The ad emphasizes the vehicle's value proposition: superior engineering and reliability at a competitive price point compared to other fine automobiles of the era. The image shows a 1920s touring car with well-dressed figures beside it, illustrating the car's appeal to affluent buyers. The ad lists six body styles available, ranging from $1,995 to $3,395. There is **no satire or political commentary** present. This is period advertising highlighting the Chandler Motor Car Company's manufacturing reputation and dealer network across America.
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CAANDCER SIX Famous For fts Marvelous Motor , The Chahdler Disp It Offers So Much More ‘For So Much Less HE Chandler Six was never in stronger position than right now, at the height of the 1920 season. Chandler price has always, regardless of the demand, been based on cost of production plus a fair profit, and nothing else. An oversold condition of the trade has never moved the price up. And today, the Chandler is, by long odds, the most closely-priced fine car in the American market. Chandler holds its leadership among sixes so distinctly because it offers so much more for so much less. It leads because of its great motor, unsurpassed for its flexibility of power and endurance. It leads because of its sturdy construction throughout and the character of service it renders to more than eighty thousand owners. Choose Carefully, and You Will Choose the Chandler SIX SPLENDID BODY TYPES Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $1995 Four-Passenger Roadster, $1995 Four-Passenger Dispatch Car, $2075 Four-Passenger Coupe, $2895 (AUl prices f. 0. 6. Clezeland) 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” Seven-Passenger Sedan, $2995 Limousine, $3495 comicbooks.com