"The New All-Metal Plymouth Suburban, the Car with 101 Uses," Chrysler Corporation Plymouth Division, 1949

Summary

In this 1949 sales brochure, Plymouth pointed out the usefulness of its Suburban for hunters, campers, farmers, and a variety of businessmen. But families also would come to embrace this and other makes of station wagons. In the 1950s, parents found a wagon an ideal vehicle for one important reason -- transporting a growing family.

In this 1949 sales brochure, Plymouth pointed out the usefulness of its Suburban for hunters, campers, farmers, and a variety of businessmen. But families also would come to embrace this and other makes of station wagons. In the 1950s, parents found a wagon an ideal vehicle for one important reason -- transporting a growing family.

Artifact

Trade catalog

Date Made

1949

Subject Date

1949

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

81.154.19

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Wallace D. Sawhill.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in  (16" when unfolded)

Width: 10.875 in  (21.25" when unfolded)

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