Before the 1934 model year was over, it became obvious to Chrysler management that Airflows were not selling nearly as well as expected. So changes were made, mostly in the form of redesigned Airflow grilles and the addition of the conventionally styled Airstream line.
Another change was dropping Broughams from the model lines. Coupes did better than Broughams in 2-door car sales, but not much better. Nevertheless, Coupe production continued at low levels until the Airflow was abandoned even though killing that style after 1934 was probably economically justified.
Based on Internet searches at the time this post is being drafted (August 2023), only one Airflow Brougham appears to exist. It is pictured below.
This is the only image of a Chrysler Airflow Brougham in my database.
One of the DeSoto Airflow Brougham publicity images in my database.
The other such image. One of my reference books refers to DeSoto 2-door sedans as Broughams, though my publicity material, probably created in time for the Airflow's launch, uses "2-door Sedan" as shown here. "Brougham" seems to have been applied later in the model year.
Now to compare Airflow Broughams to other body types. Here is a DeSoto Coupe with its fastback profile.
This shows the 4-door sedan profile.
The Brougham's profile is the same as the sedan's, but doors and windows differ. The Brougham seems to share the Coupe's door.
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