Sales Brochure for the DeSoto Airflow, "It's an Airflow Age!," 1934
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Artifact Overview
Chrysler introduced the Airflow, sold under the Chrysler and DeSoto makes, for 1934. The car's streamlined appearance was in keeping with styling trends in airplanes, trains, and ships -- a point made clear by the cover of this sales brochure. But the Airflow's look was too unconventional for customers. Chrysler canceled DeSoto's version after three years of disappointing sales.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1934
Subject Date
1934
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made for the Chrysler Corporation, DeSoto Division, Detroit, Michigan
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
83.165.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Charles Burkelman.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 7.75 in
Width: 10.75 in
Inscriptions
On front cover: IT'S AN AIRFLOW AGE!
On back cover: THE AIRFLOW DE SOTO
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