1941 Nash Sedan Advertisement, "American Never Dreamed of Economy Like This!"
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Artifact Overview
The automobile is a paradox -- a practical tool that plays host to both human needs and fantasies. Like car consumers, automotive ads seem to land somewhere between fantasy and reality, emotions and rationality. Many ads incorporate apparent opposites: fantasy can sell practicality, and vice versa. Sometimes the car has disappeared completely -- an emotional appeal prompts us to complete the ad.
Artifact Details
Artifact
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Date Made
19 May 1941
Subject Date
1941
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
91.0.178.1517
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 10.563 in
Width: 7.25 in
Inscriptions
Text under image reads in part:
This New kind of Car-- this Big Nash Sedan-- costs only $755 / - goes 25 to 30 miles per gallon of gasoline at highway speed. / ... Could you possibly imagine this big, / beautiful Nash going 25 to 30 miles a / gallon at highway speed... 500 miles / on a tankful? /
It's true! Here's a sample of what / hundreds of enthusiastic owners say: "May I state my gasoline average over ap / proximately 6600 miles has been from 28 to / 32 miles per gallon."/ ... / "I've owned many more expensive cars, / but never one that can match this Nash. / It rides better--just breezes through traffic-- / and conditioned air, alone, is worth the / price of car." /.../ Big Business Coupe only / $720 ... / Go NASH / AND SAVE MONEY EVERY MILE
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