Plymouth — "Let's Ride in a New Plymouth" Framed Vintage Advertisement, 1941 (8.5x11)
Plymouth — "Let's Ride in a New Plymouth" Framed Vintage Advertisement, 1941 (8.5x11)
A framed original Plymouth automobile advertisement from 1941 — headline: "She Said: 'Let’s Ride in a New Plymouth' — And Plymouth’s Ride Decided Us!" The black-and-white spread features a smiling young couple in the upper half and a photograph of the 1941 Plymouth sedan below, parked before a suburban home. Copy reads: "Women are quick to appreciate the finer performance, new riding smoothness, delightful new handling ease, and up-to-the-minute styling of the new 1941 Plymouth." Tagline: "Plymouth — Ride It — Buy It."
Stamped at top: "Property of Mount Clemens High School Library" — a provenance detail that ties this piece directly to Macomb County, Michigan, just miles from the Chrysler plants that built these cars. Mount Clemens was a hub of Michigan automotive culture; this ad likely passed through the hands of students whose parents and neighbors worked the line.
The 1941 Plymouth was one of the last American automobiles produced before wartime manufacturing halted civilian car production entirely in early 1942. This ad is a document of the final moment of prewar American automotive optimism — printed months before everything changed. Professionally framed in black with glass, 8.5x11 inches. Ready to hang.
- Era: 1941
- Brand: Plymouth — Chrysler Corporation
- Provenance: Stamped "Property of Mount Clemens High School Library" — Macomb County, Michigan
- Frame: Black frame with glass, 8.5x11 inches
- Condition: Very good — consistent with age
- Original magazine advertisement — not a reproduction
- One available
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