Life, 1926-12-23 · page 2 of 37
Life — December 23, 1926 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a political cartoon or satirical content**—it's a straightforward **automobile advertisement** for the Chrysler Imperial "80" model. The image shows a luxury car from what appears to be the 1920s-30s era, with an elegantly dressed couple. The advertisement emphasizes quality, precision manufacturing, and superior craftsmanship as markers of prestige. The tagline "Chrysler Model Numbers Mean Miles Per Hour" suggests the "80" designation refers to the car's top speed capability—a major selling point for luxury automobiles of that era. There is no satire, political commentary, or hidden meaning. This represents standard period advertising that appeals to wealthy consumers by associating the product with exclusivity, engineering excellence, and social status.
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The Supreme Interpretation of Chrysler Standandived Quality in. of Quality Stand- ardization differs from, and is supe- rior to, ordinary manufacturing practice and methods, because it de- mands fixed and inflexible quality standards which enforce the same scrupulously close limits—the same The Chrysler CHRYSLER MODEL “OHE Chrysler Imperial “80” is built not simply for those who demand the best—but for those who know the best when they find it. As such the Imperial “80” possesses new and super- lative qualities — in speed, power, smoothness, riding and driving ease, richness of uphol- stery and appointment—which the most glorious traditions have been unable to impart to the finest cars of yesterday. CHRYSLER SALES CORPORATION, DETROIT, MICH. CHRYSLER CORPORATION OF CANADA, LTD.. WINDSOR, ONT, NUMBERS CHRYSLER rigid rule of engineering exactness —the same absolute accuracy and frecsion of alignment and assem- lage —in the measurement, the ma- chining and the manufacturing of every part, practice and process in four lines of Chrysler cars—“50”, 60", "70" and Imperial “8030 that each individual car shall be the Supreme Value in its own class. Lad Eight body styles, priced from $2495 to $3505, f. 0. b. Detroit, subject to current Federal excise tax. IMPERIAL MEAN O MILES PER HOUR comicbooks.com