Better Automobiles Are Built

摘要

Two well-dressed businessmen in a nicely-appointed office with a high-rise city view behind them was the subject of a painting by McCleland Barclay that dominated a two-page advertisement for the 1931 Buick as the Great Depression settled in. The ad, like so many for the marque that year, was optimistic in its approach, while also emphasizing economy. "I could pay more," the older executive tells the other man, "but I wanted a Buick."