#pre-war classics

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
Mechanic fitting hydraulic wheel cylinder on 1930s chassis
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Hydraulic Brakes Arrive

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
1920s greyhound radiator hood ornament studio detail
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Hood Ornaments & Radiator Mascots

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
1937 French teardrop coachbuilt coupe on cobblestones
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European Coachbuilding: Figoni, Saoutchik, Pininfarina

Emily Chen · · 6 min
Late 1940s wood-bodied station wagon parked at the beach
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The Post-War Woodie Wagon's Golden Era

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
1930s dashboard with engine-turned aluminum gauge cluster
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Art Deco Dashboards & Instrument Design

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min