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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
1932 Ford flathead V8 single-block engine bay
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The Low-Cost Ford Flathead V8

Gary Nowak · · 6 min
1920s coupe with rumble seat open at dusk
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Rumble Seats: The 1920s Design Craze

Nora Beckett · · 7 min
1930s American luxury sedan with fender-mounted headlamps
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American Coachbuilt Luxury: Duesenberg, Packard, Pierce-Arrow

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1947 Studebaker Commander, slab-sided envelope body profile
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The Great 1948 Design Shift: Goodbye Pontoon Fenders

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1930s showroom fender with two-tone maroon and cream paint
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Two-Tone Paint & Art Deco Color Theory

Nora Beckett · · 6 min
1930s sedan trunk panel fitting in restoration shop
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Built-In Trunks & Interlocking Body Panels

Ray Delgado · · 6 min
1929 dual-cowl phaeton, twin windshields, showroom setting
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Dual-Cowl Phaetons: The Ultimate Status Symbol

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
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