#pre-war classics

1930s design studio sculpting a streamlined clay body
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Why the 1930s Were the Golden Age of Styling

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
1930s Cadillac V16 sedan in grand showroom
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The Great Luxury Cars of the 1930s

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
Body number plate compared against ledger record
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Authenticating a Coachbuilt Car's Provenance

Marcus Feld · · 6 min
1930s Bugatti Atlantic at classic car auction preview
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The Most Expensive Pre-War Masterpieces

Marcus Feld · · 6 min
Craftsman hand-wheeling a panel on partially restored body
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Restoring a Coachbuilt Body: The Lost Skills

Ray Delgado · · 6 min
Cracked laminated safety glass windshield on a 1930s car
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Safety Glass Goes Mainstream

Gary Nowak · · 6 min
Bare ash wood body frame under construction
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Wood-Framed Bodywork: How It Was Built

Ray Delgado · · 6 min
1938 concept car on a rotating showroom pedestal
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Rare 1930s Concept Cars & Prototypes

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Appraiser examining coachbuilt car panel fit
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How to Value a Coachbuilt Classic Today

Marcus Feld · · 6 min
Late 1930s fender-integrated headlight in raking sunlight
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Headlights Move Into the Fenders

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
Royal Daimler landaulet before a palace facade
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Cars Owned by Royalty Before WWII

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
Engine-turned sunburst dashboard on a 1930s automobile
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Art Deco Dashboards

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
One-off teardrop coupe under museum spotlight
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The Rarest Coachbuilt Automobiles Ever Made

Marcus Feld · · 6 min
1949 Oldsmobile Rocket V8 engine bay detail
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The 1949 OHV V8 Revolution

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Supercharged 1930s classic with chrome exhaust pipes at dusk
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Superchargers: Pre-War Forced Induction

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1930s dual-cowl phaeton showing front and rear cowls
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Dual-Cowl Phaetons & Bespoke Body Styles

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
1948 Oldsmobile dashboard: Hydramatic column shift lever
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Hydramatic: Early Automatics Conquer the Late 1940s

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Chrome speedlines on a 1930s machine age hood and grille
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Chrome, Speedlines & the Machine Age Look

Jim Vasquez · · 6 min