Life, 1921-04-07 · page 8 of 38
Life — April 7, 1921 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a straightforward **automobile advertisement**, not political satire. It promotes the Cleveland Six automobile manufactured by the Cleveland Automobile Company in Cleveland, Ohio. The ad's central claim—that thousands recognize the Cleveland as "The Better Car"—emphasizes reliability, performance, comfort, and affordability. It highlights the car's exclusive overhead valve motor design, undersung springs, and safety features. The illustration shows a well-dressed couple in an open-air touring car, parked before an elegant gated estate, suggesting the vehicle appeals to middle-to-upper-class buyers seeking practical luxury. **Pricing information** is provided: the Touring Car cost $1465, with various body styles available. The ad includes contact details for the Cleveland Automobile Company's Export Department in New York.
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Jie TLE CIEE Thousands Know the Cleveland As “The Better Car” The Cleveland Six gives all, in every-day year-around performance, that you could hope for from the car you choose, and gives it in full measure. It combines so many good features, power, staunch sturdiness, comfort, ease of handling, pleasing body styles and economy in operation and maintenance, that it has earned a wide prefer- ence among discriminating purchasers. These qualities have established the Cleve- | want to use at any time. Power to take the land's position as “the better car” in the field of loaded car up long climbing roadways. Quiet, light sixes and fours and put it out in front in pliant.power which answers promptly to your its price class. every request. The exclusive Cleveland motor, designed by Featuring the Cleveland chassis, too, are long the Cleveland Company's own experienced engi- _- underslung springs which wipe out the road neers and built in the company’s own works, is bumps, positive brakes which add immeasur- the most highly refined of the overhead valve _ably to safety and an ease of control which is a type. It is alive with power. Powerto provide pleasure to the driver. On this chassis you all the speed any thoughtful driver would ever _ have the choice of four attractive bodies. Touring Car (Five Passengers) $1465 Roadster (Three Passengers) $1465 Sedan (Five Passengers) $2475, Coupe (Four Passengers) $2375 Cord Tires Standard Equipment Prices F.O. B. Cleveland Catalogue mailed upon request CLEVELAND AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, CLEVELAND, O. Export Department: 1823 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Cable Address: “CLEVE-AUTO” $1465 48% comicbooks.com