Life, 1925-08-20 · page 3 of 36
Life — August 20, 1925 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a political cartoon or satire** — it's a straightforward automobile advertisement from Life magazine. The page promotes the Hupmobile Eight, a five-passenger sedan priced at $2,195 (F.O.B. Detroit, tax additional). The ad emphasizes the car's ease of driving and comfort, claiming it became "the largest-selling eight of its type in the world" within six months of release. The right column includes customer testimonials from owners in Connecticut, Michigan, Ohio, and Toledo who praise the vehicle's performance and driving qualities. The silhouetted illustration shows a man standing beside the sedan, a typical advertising device of the era. This is straightforward 1920s-era automotive marketing, not satirical content.
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Schedule your run at any speed you like—all day long if you like —and make your schedule withaneaseandcomfortyou ve never known before. Be off, free and clean, at the traffic signal while the crowd mills and fusses along behind. This mag- nificent Eight brings so much that is new and finer in driving that within its first six months it became the largest-selling eight of its type in the world. ty ‘219 . O. B. Detroit Tax to be added Andrew G. Nystrom, of Hartford, Conn., was a bit skeptical about the Hupmobile Eight, so he drove one for 200 miles or more over mountains, country roads and in heavy traffic. That sold him. He owns one now. Pre Mrs. Maurice Gardner, of Cleve- land, was so captivated by the Hupmobile Eight her husband bought for use in his brokera; age business that she now drives Hupmobile Eight of her own, Both their cars are sedans, ed Mrs. B. J. Hall, of Baltimore, Md., calls the Hupmobile Eight the riding qualities. Pre Since David R. Hicks, o Tole oe Ohio, became owner ofa bile Eight Sedan, Me onaitrnts week-end motor trips to visit his mother in Gallipolis, Ohio, a finer treat than ever, The 200-mile runs across the state, from Toledo to Gallipolis, to use Mr. Hicks’ own words, are done with no more preparation or fuss than for an afternoon's jog around Toledo. PrP F Sedan, Now $2195; Coupe, Two or Four- Passenger, Now $208: Touring Car, Now $17 ster, Now $1795; Dickey-Seat Roadster, Now $1895. F. 0. B. Detroit, tax to be added. GET ACQUAINTED WITH YOUR HUPMOBILE DEALER. HE IS AGOODMANTO KNOW = - ih PRIN TS comicbooks.com