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For a design that aired in 1948, Cadillac’s 1952 models still looked fresh thanks to minor revisions and updates along the way. The Coup de Ville hardtop style had replaced the fastback style and was well-established by this time with...

Before 1954 Plymouth had a reputation as an old maid’s conveyance. Then Virgil Exner arrived at Chrysler Corporation and the following year the stereotype was blown away forever with styling that was widely admired and even copied by others. And...

Inspired by GM’s Corvette Nomad dreamcar, both Chevrolet and Pontiac introduced this style for 1955 with their Nomad and Safari respectively. For all three years the Nomad took, and still takes, centre stage with the Safari being comparatively under-valued. In...

This is the third GS model in the Brooklin range and sits alongside the top up and top down convertibles. Taking its name from the cubic capacity of its V8 engine the GS was part of the Skylark family, all...

Chevrolets from 1955, ’56 and ’57 are considered some of the most desirable American cars from this period. Each year has its devotees and many consider the 1957 cars to be the most complete. Described in Chevrolet ads as being...

‘Unmistakably Lincoln!’ ran the adverts for Ford’s top line. Everyone else offered revisions for 1956, not so Lincoln with an all new design and a new V8 for good measure. Although over 38,000 sedans and hardtops were produced there were...

This was the second year of the ‘wide track Pontiacs’. Just over 17,000 convertibles were produced at a ticket price of a shade over $3,000 a piece.

The Nash received new styling for 1939 which was a great improvement on the previous year. At a cost of $1175 sales were good and the car well received but the company still recorded a loss of $1.6 million dollars.

The Humber Super Snipe MK I appeared in 1945 and ran for three years. It was the third of the rationalised post-war Humbers. In 1949 the model was extensively revised with a new front end which was the same as...

The DB2-4 was offered in three versions during this period. The coupe and convertible formed the bulk of production alongside the ultra-rare hardtop. Originally the DB1 used a 2 litre pushrod engine but this was replaced by a Lagonda unit...

The Lagondas of the mid to late 1930s were magnificent cars designed by none other than W.O. Bentley. The LG45 series was available in both short and long versions with both saloon and convertible options. The Rapide (LDM 78) shared...

The Humber Super Snipe MK I appeared in 1945 and ran for three years. In 1949 the model was extensively revised with a new front end which was the same as the Pullman limousine. The Loewy Studio were heavily involved...