Pre-War Era

Chrysler’s revolutionary Airflow is arguably one of the most important cars of the pre-war era.  Designed by Carl Breer, Fred Zeder, and Owen Skelton, the talented young engineers enlisted the…

It seems that in motorsport, just like in life, having robust financial backing can be beneficial to success. Of course, money may not make you an automatic shoe in for…

Since the earliest days of the Model T, Ford Motor Company has had a global presence. Over 15 million Model Ts were built at factories around the world from Canada…

When Bugatti’s spectacular Type 57 debuted in 1934, it would ultimately prove to be the final all-French design in the marque’s short but brilliant history. Company patriarch Ettore Bugatti was…

This 1938 Mercedes-Benz 320, chassis number 435053, is a beautiful example of the W142 (the internal designation for the 320 series). Wearing attractive and desirable Cabriolet B Coachwork, it was…

Sebastian S. Kresge, the dime-store king, bought a Packard One Twenty station wagon in 1940.  The eight-cylinder One Twenty was the workhorse of the Packard sales line-up from 1935 to…

This circa 1932 Ford “Bobtail” speedster was built to resemble what would have been a typically created speedster or homebuilt race car assembled during the late 1930s. This speedster competed…

Packard introduced a series of three distinctly different body styles late in 1939.  These body styles were created by the noted California designer “Dutch” Darrin and became instant sensations.  Built…

Walter Percy Chrysler founded the Chrysler Automobile Company in 1924. Chrysler was the first affordably built automobile to use four-wheel hydraulic brakes and have a body that was constructed of…

By 1940, the Graham Company of Detroit, Michigan was in deep financial troubles. They needed to redesign their current vehicle line but did not have the financial resources required to…