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The early '40s marked the end of the elegant automobiles of the '30s
and represented a transition to the modern car which emerged after World
War II. This 1940 Cadillac 62 sedan is considered a classic by the Classic
Car Club of America. The classic era ended with the first post-war
models.
This relic of an earlier age, an abandoned '42 Chevrolet, was spotted
in a field near I-80 in eastern Pennsylvania. Its "sedanette" or "torpedo"
body style was representative of the '40s and its melange of paint and
rust give it character.
The last auto assembly line to shut down when production ceased in
February, 1942, for the duration of World War II was the Hudson. This '42
Hudson Commodore Eight is not the last Hudson built in 1942, but it is one
of the prettiest. For 1942, Hudson introduced Drive-Master, a
semi-automatic vacuum-shifted transmission.
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A Photo Portfolio - A Brief History of the Auto Industry