Life, 1922-04-13 · page 4 of 34
Life — April 13, 1922 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a cartoon or satirical content**—it's a straightforward automobile advertisement for the Chandler Six, published in *Life* magazine. The ad promotes the 1920s Chandler Six touring car, priced at $1,595 (F.O.B. Cleveland). The marketing pitch emphasizes the car as both a luxury item and a sound financial investment. Key claims include its low price relative to competitors, reliability from 100,000 cars in use, and advanced design features. The decorative border illustrations (left and right) appear to be generic period scenery—urban landscapes and buildings—typical of 1920s advertisement design, not satirical commentary. This represents how *Life*'s pages mixed humor with commercial advertising during this era.
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LIFE Le Advanced Design Of T | CHANDLER: Makes It Appealinggl ie is something novel to have a car whose smart beauty and power make it a present delight, but which is es an investment for the future. The new Chandler Six is such a car. The body, designed on original lines of low, lengthy grace, and embodying every luxury and refinement of appointment which the most artistic taste could suggest, will be smart three years from now. Into the chassis has gone the rich experience of eight years, supplemented by a knowledge gained from the performance of 100,000 Chandlers in actual use. The result is a chassis that is powerful, rugged and marked by built-in durability. Despite its beauty and mechanical supremacy, this Chandler is the lowest priced car in its class, horsepower and wheel considered. Already thousands of buyers have found in this latest and greatest Chandler Six the style and beauty, the luxury and comfort, and the mechanical mastery, which until now seemed beyond their reach. TOURING $ F.O.B. CAR CLEVELAND The Price That Scraps Previous Motor Car Values comicbooks.com