Life, 1920-11-18 · page 3 of 44
Life — November 18, 1920 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satire page**, but rather a **straightforward automobile advertisement** for the Chandler Six motor car, published in *Life* magazine. The image shows a luxury automobile parked before a grand neoclassical building (likely representing wealth and prestige), with well-dressed passengers and pedestrians. The ad emphasizes the car's engineering excellence, comfort, and competitive pricing. The text highlights the Chandler Six's "marvelous motor," flexible power, and spacious seating options. It claims Chandler maintains "the lead for real quality at the fairest price" and lists seven body types with prices ranging from $1,895 to $3,395. This represents typical early 20th-century automotive marketing positioning luxury and innovation as accessible to affluent consumers—no political satire is intended.
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CAANDLCER SIX Famous For Its Marvelous Motor Why So Many Prefer the Chandler Six HE appeal of the handsome Chandler Coupe unusual flexibility of the power of its marvelous and Sedan is far-reaching among men and motor; simplifying control of the car in traffic and women who appreciate the better qualities of motor adding no end of pleasure to open-road driving. car design and construction and finish. The Coupe seats three persons in luxurious com- The beauty of line and snug comfort and fine fort, or four when the deep-cushioned auxiliary seat upholstering and finish naturally appeal to them is used. The Sedan, quite the most attractive of in a great degree. But they all appreciate quite sedans, seats seven in like comfort or five without as much the ease of driving the Chandler Six, the the use of the folding spring-cushioned chair seats. The New Chandler Price Eliminates Competition For years the Chandler has held the-lead for real quality at the fairest price. The new Chandler price puts it in a poaitien of being without competition. Any other car which may be compared with the Chandler is priced at hundreds of dollars more. And some smaller cars which give you much less are priced but little lower. Chandler is the real first choice in the motor car field today. These are facts, easily proven. SEVEN SPLENDID BODY TYPES Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $1895 Four-Passenger Dispatch Car, $1975 Four-Passenger Roadster, $1895 Two-Passenger Roadster, $1895 Seven-Passenger Sedan, $2995 Four-Passenger Coupe, $2595 Limousine, $3395 (All prices J. 0. 6. Cleveland, Ohio) There are Chandler dealers in more than a thousand towns and cities THE CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO Cable Address: “CHANMOTOR” Export Department: 1821 Broadway, New York comicbooks.com .