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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
1930 Cadillac V16, sixteen-cylinder engine bay detail
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The Multi-Cylinder Race: V12s & V16s

Dan Reeves · · 6 min
Art Deco radiator shell and glass hood ornament detail
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How Art Deco Shaped 1920s Car Design

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
1920s coachbuilder workshop - chassis and hand-formed body
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What Is a Coachbuilt Automobile?

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min
1942 sedan with blackout trim on a winding-down assembly line
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The Last Cars Built Before the WWII Freeze

Tom Ramirez · · 6 min
Stepped Art Deco dashboard with geometric gauge cluster
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What Is Art Deco Automotive Design?

Sarah Whitfield · · 6 min
1930s wind tunnel, testing a streamlined scale model
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Streamlining & Aerodynamics: The 1930s Revolution

Sarah Whitfield · · 7 min