The car varies from the American-made convertible sedan styles; the top has no side rails to slide on. The car was originally purchased by ...Read More
Rare deuce type 18 with a custom coach-built cabriolet body
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Rita Hayworth did her part... so if you come across her big old car with no bumpers, now you'll know what happened to them. http://www....Read More
WW2 was instrumental in changing the American culture in so many ways, but did you ever hear of car bumpers being donated to the scrap drives?
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HAMB member MAZOOMA wrote about his Uncle Bob, I have to repost it. Uncle Bob with his Corsair. He was killed one month after I was born wh...Read More
Uncle Bob the Corsair pilot, heroes don't always die in battle
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For another WW2 effect on the civilians and their automobiles: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/04/1930-model-happened-across-while.htm...Read More
World War 2 had a lot of effect on Americans who weren't fighting oversea, and were dealing with rationing of gas and tires
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Henry lives nearby, and emailed me the story about Oradour. The German army rounded up all the villagers on suspicion of collaborating with...Read More
Oradour Sur Glane, France
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1933 Duesenberg Model J Judkins Berline, one of two made of this body type. This car was purchased new by Frank Yount at the 1933 Chicago A...Read More
I've posted before about the WW2 scrap drives in the US to get more metal to make into planes, tanks, etc... some stuff donated was rare cars
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Here are 3 photos of the same thing, as I found different small details of the pickup bed area in each photo that I think show how easy it ...Read More
There was a good reason to modify this business coupe trunk into a truck bed. More gas rations during WW2 for trucks.
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