num_pages: 320
description: A memorable look at a decade that sums up all that is exciting about the American spirit. A lively full-color celebration of an automotive era that began with '30s-fashion cars and ended with recognizably modern vehicles. It's also the story of how America's automakers helped the Allies win World War II. Uses the proven picture-caption format with over 1400 photos of every major make of 1940s American car plus classic independents such as Hudson and Studebaker. Also includes period lifestyle photos contemporary auto ads and compelling war-production art. Shows how carmakers emerged from the Great Depression turning out guns and fighting aircraft before basking in a postwar seller's market.
language: English
title: Cars Of The Fascinating '40s: A Decade Of Challenges And Changes
publisher: Publications International