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Henney built Packard’s long wheelbase models including ambulances and hearses as well as limousines although a good number of these cars were actually built by Briggs. Packard’s 1948 models were initially applauded then quickly ridiculed as the short-lived ‘bath-tub’ style...

In 1932 Ford was in crisis with poor sales so drastic action was needed. The excellent V8 engine was improved and new styling by Edsel Ford ensured the new 1933 models were an instant success. Little changed for 1934, eight...

Built at Ford’s Iron Mountain facility in Michigan with a body mainly of wood, top speed of 82mph and costing around $1,972, this was a good value Ford. The downside of 1947 was the death of Henry Ford on April...

Nash for 1939 saw new styling following an art deco theme with a slim vertical front grille and flush fitting headlights. Sales were healthy with 63,000 cars across the Nash and LaFayette ranges, nearly double that of the previous year.

Buick’s line-up was destined for great changes in 1942 and it would not be until after the end of hostilities that Harley Earl’s new designs would be fully appreciated. 1941 marked the last year of Phaeton styling for Buick and...

Originating in 1941 the Darrin-designed Clipper was an inspiration to auto makers the world over and the styling cues can be seen on both sides of the Atlantic in many cars of the late 1940s and beyond. It was so...

Made famous in the 1946 film ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’, voted the most inspirational US film, GMC cabs were produced on GMC truck chassis with bodywork by Yellow Cab, a subsidiary of General Motors. Power was provided by a straight...

Nash for 1939 saw new styling following an art deco theme with a slim vertical front grille and flush fitting headlights. Sales were healthy with 63,000 cars across the Nash and LaFayette ranges, nearly double that of the previous year....

”You get the good things from Chrysler” ran the company line in the 1930s. Good things included independent front suspension, ride stabilizer, a ‘floating ride’ and Automatic Overdrive. The convertible was a rare beast with only 351 produced at a...

By 1937 Graham was concentrating on 6 rather than 8 cylinder cars and the supercharger, of similar design to that used by Duesenburg, gave the model 116 a performance competitive with other designs. The ‘banjo’ frame of the Blue Streak...

Chrysler’s fabulous woody! Chrysler originally promised a whole range of woodies but only two made it to production, the sedan and convertible. Powered by an L Head 250 cu inch six engine just over 2,600 examples were built at a...

Pontiac’s Streamliner styling, influenced by Art Deco lines of railroad locomotives, ensured the company’s most successful sales year in 1941. Big news on the mechanical front was a full-flow air oil cleaner system that continued right through to the eventual...