"No Longer a Car Widow, Now I Do Go to Town!" Willys Advertisement, 1940
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This Willys-Overland advertisement from 1940 tried to sell families on the idea of owning a second car. The woman in the ad is described as a former "car widow" -- left stranded at home whenever her husband took the lone car. The affordable full-size Willys brought "two-car happiness" to American families.
This Willys-Overland advertisement from 1940 tried to sell families on the idea of owning a second car. The woman in the ad is described as a former "car widow" -- left stranded at home whenever her husband took the lone car. The affordable full-size Willys brought "two-car happiness" to American families.
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Date Made
15 November 1939
Subject Date
1940
Creators
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On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.14.48.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 12.625 in
Width: 9.625 in
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