The 1937 Chrysler Airflow four-door sedan on display in the showroom of the Chrysler Building, 1937.
Photo: Fay Sturdevant Lincoln via LoC
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1934 De Soto Airflow coupe. Detail from a brochure image.
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Why Did the Chrysler Airflow Fail?
Let’s look at some of the reasons behind the failure of Chrysler’s famous Airflow.
Radical Design: The Airflow’s design was a departure from the boxy, upright shapes of contemporary cars. Its streamlined, teardrop shape was revolutionary and aerodynamically advanced. However, consumers were accustomed to more traditional designs, and the Airflow’s appearance was seen as odd and unattractive by…
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The 2024 Chrysler Airflow is a midsize crossover SUV concept developed by Chrysler. The Chrysler Airflow is named after the original Chrysler Airflow, the first car whose design took into account the importance of aerodynamics.
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America's Sweetheart
Above: A scene from Mary Pickford’s 1922 film Tess of the Storm Country. (Library of Congress)
In today’s celebrity-saturated culture it is difficult to find a parallel to silent film star Mary Pickford, who was dubbed Queen of the Movies more than a century ago. Indeed, during the 1910s and 1920s Pickford was regarded as the most famous woman in the world.
April 7, 1934 cover by Rea…
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Southward Car Museum
1920 Dodge Coupe with copper bodywork by Philip Lewis, Auckland NZ in 1921
1930 Ford Model A used around NZ to promote the 20 millionth Ford
1934 Chrysler Airflow
And two unrestored classics.
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1937 Chrysler Airflow Coupé
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1935 Chrysler Airflow C-2 Coupe
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1934 Chrysler Airflow
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Chysler Airflow
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1934 Chrysler Airflow detail
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2025 Chrysler Airflow Concept -Luxury Concept SUV in Details
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A Poke At Punch
In 1925 New Yorker founding editor Harold Ross wrote that he wanted his new magazine to be “humorous from a sophisticated viewpoint” and “record the situations of everyday life among intelligent and substantial people as do the English magazines, notably Punch, except that our bent is more satirical, sharper.”
Jan. 13, 1934 cover by Constantin Alajalov.
Sharper indeed, as was demonstrated in the…
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