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Willys-Knight automobile advertisement with blue sedan – Historic Reproduction

Willys-Knight automobile advertisement with blue sedan — historic image
Willys-Knight automobile advertisement with blue sedan. Historic image from the Transportation collection.

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Willys-Knight automobile advertisement with blue sedan comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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Willys-Knight automobile advertisement with blue sedan

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A bright blue sedan takes center stage in this advertisement for the Willys-Knight, a luxury automobile marque that Willys-Overland built in Toledo, Ohio, in the 1910s and 1920s. Willys-Knight cars were known for their Knight sleeve-valve engines, which were quieter and smoother than the poppet-valve engines common at the time, and magazine ads like this one leaned on that refinement to appeal to affluent buyers. Automobile advertising of this era often mixed illustration with bold color and sales copy, so the piece is a useful window into how early car makers tried to sell comfort and status as much as transportation.

Original scan540 × 800 px
Reference899

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