Life, 1920-10-28 · page 39 of 46
Life — October 28, 1920 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not a political cartoon but a **full-page automobile advertisement** from *Life* magazine (page 781). It promotes the Cleveland Six automobile manufactured by the Cleveland Automobile Company in Ohio. The ad features an illustration of a sleek, black coupe with well-dressed passengers and pedestrians in period clothing, emphasizing the car's stylish appeal. The text highlights the vehicle's engineering features—overhead valve motor, underslung springs, powerful brakes—positioning it as superior to competing coupes of similar price and size. Four models are listed with prices ranging from $1,435 to $2,445 (F.O.B. Cleveland). The ad notes the car is available at dealerships in over 2,000 U.S. cities and towns. There is no satire or political commentary—this is straightforward commercial advertising typical of early automotive marketing in American magazines.
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Offers Most Pleasing Service In All Seasons The Cleveland Coupe has been welcomed by those who desire a light- weight car of the coupe type, embracing perfect comfort for driving in all seasons. It is attractive in style of design, beautifully finished and up- holstered, and possesses a dignity of character which distinguishes it from the commonplace. The Cleveland Coupe appeals, too, not only for these qualities but for the estab- lished excellence of the Cleveland Six chassis with its powerful, pliant and quiet motor of the most highly refined overhead valve type, its long underslung spring construc- tion which smooths out the road bumps, its positive brakes, its ease of control and its sturdiness throughout. Touring Car (Five Passengers) $1435 The Cleveland Six isa better car. It will show you much more than you can find in cars of similar size and price. Thousands of Cleveland owners know this to be true. A leading automobile house in over 2,000 cities and towns in the United States is showing the Cleveland Six. You will find it worth your while to see and have ex- plained to you the many fine features of this splendid six. Roadster (Thre¢ Passengers) $1435 Sedan (Five Passengers) $2445, Coupe (Four Passengers) $2345 Prices P.O. B. Cleveland CLEVELAND AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO Export Department: 5 Columbus Circle, New York, N. Y. Cable Address: ““CLEVE-AUTO” comicbooks.com