#pre-war classics

Pre-war roadster spotlighted on an auction stage
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The World's Most Expensive Pre-War Cars

Marcus Feld · · 6 min
Autumn 1941 — couple beside a new sedan before the freeze
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Cars From 1940-1942: The Final Pre-War Run

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
1930s teardrop concept car outside an aircraft hangar
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Teardrop Cars: Aerodynamic Art of the 1930s

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1932 family sedan — roadside listening to the radio
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The First Factory Car Radios

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
Mechanic adjusting mechanical four-wheel brake linkage
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Four-Wheel Brakes: The Great 1920s Safety Leap

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Depression-era coachbuilder workshop sitting empty
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Why Coachbuilding Disappeared

Marcus Feld · · 6 min
1942 blackout car — painted grille and hubcaps detail
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The 1942 Blackout Cars Explained

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1930s art deco chrome hood ornament in studio light
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Hood Ornaments as Art Deco Sculpture

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
Depression-era dealership — unsold sedans on the floor
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How Automakers Survived the Great Depression

David Mercer · · 6 min
Mechanic checking pressure on a 1920s balloon tire
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Balloon Tires: The 1920s Ride Revolution

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1920s craftsman hand-forming aluminum body panel
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Hand-Built Cars Before Mass Production

Gary Nowak · · 6 min
1942 factory floor converted to wartime aircraft and tank production
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How Factories Switched From Cars to War

David Mercer · · 6 min
1930s workshop - craftsman shaping an aluminum coachbuilt panel
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Coachbuilders Who Defined Art Deco Style

Marcus Feld · · 6 min
1930s coil spring suspension — chassis workshop detail
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Independent Front Suspension

Tom Ramirez · · 7 min
Duesenberg Model J straight-eight engine bay detail
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The Rise of the Straight-Eight Engine

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
1930s showroom - dual-cowl phaeton coachbuilt automobile
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Famous Coachbuilders: Murphy, LeBaron, Brunn

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
Empty 1943 dealership showroom with a lone unsold sedan
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When Building New Cars Was Banned (1942-45)

Patrick Walsh · · 6 min
Mechanic inspecting a removed streamline moderne fender skirt
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The Most Beautiful Streamline Moderne Cars

Jim Vasquez · · 6 min