Brooklin Limited (BML)

Oldsmobile’s revised B-44 front end with its very busy styling was somewhat at odds with the earlier woody body but the overall effect was reasonably successful in this truncated model year, before the company went over to producing aircraft parts....

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...

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...

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...

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...

”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...

Lincoln Zephyr design was inspired by Tom Tjaarda whose name would also be associated with Tatra. However, the distinctive front end design was the work of Ford Stylist E T Gregorie. Built largely by Briggs the Zephyr had a newly...

Buick built less than 500 Woody wagons in a one year run. Biehl Body Co. of Reading Pennsylvania was responsible for this beautiful automobile. This particular car was owned by Warner Brothers and appeared in the 1942 movie ‘Now Voyager’,...

On January 1st 1942 Oldsmobile Motor Works officially became Oldsmobile Division of General Motors. The B44 marked the 44th year of Oldsmobile production and the ‘B’ stood for ‘Better Built’, thus the nomenclature did not allude to aircraft production as...

The Depression years had not been kind to Cadillac, with sales that had declined from over 18,000 units in 1929 to only 6,000 in 1933. The Depression years and a lineup with too many models with small differences in construction...

Available in the new collectors box and also in the luxury box

Available in the new collectors box and also in the luxury box