1935 Plymouth Ad, "America Needed This High-Speed Safety Car"

Summary

This ad praised the safety features of the 1935 Plymouth. Among the new offerings were a "Safety-Steel" body, added power and mobility control, and improved hydraulic brakes. These safety improvements, the ad contends, were made to meet the high-speed traffic needs of 1930s drivers.

This ad praised the safety features of the 1935 Plymouth. Among the new offerings were a "Safety-Steel" body, added power and mobility control, and improved hydraulic brakes. These safety improvements, the ad contends, were made to meet the high-speed traffic needs of 1930s drivers.

Artifact

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Date Made

19 January 1935

Subject Date

19 January 1935

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

87.14.54.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Steven K. Hamp.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 13.75 in.

Width: 10.875 in.

Inscriptions

Printed from top of page down: Auto Editors and Public Agree... / AMERICA NEEDED THIS / HIGH SPEED SAFETY CAR / Auto Show Crowds Acclaim the New 1935 Plymouth / 1935 Plymouth" Printed at bottom of page: 1935 PLYMOUTH / World's Safest / low-priced Car

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