Il mercato; tutte le auto prebelliche in vendita

Cadillac ushered in the multicylinder rivalry with its 16-cylinder model in 1930 and, four years later, made significant improvements to its top-of-the-line offering for the 1934 model year. A mere 56 examples of the 452-D series were built across all body styles, including this Convertible Sedan by Fleetwood, equipped with unique styling elemen..

Offered here is an exceedingly rare two-door coupe version of the revolutionary Chrysler Imperial Airflow, one of just 200 model C-2 coupes built for 1935. Chrysler records list a production date of July 19, 1935, followed by delivery to Sacramento dealer E.A. Boyd. The second owner acquired the car in 1953, and he and his family retained the ca..

In the immediate prewar years, General Motors’ various brands were formidable competition for rival companies such as Packard and Lincoln, but GM’s divisions inevitably found themselves competing with each other. A prime example is the thoroughly modern 1941 Buick Roadmaster series, its 320 cid sequentially carbureted “Fireball” straight eight p..

This Packard One-Sixty was owned for many years by Bill Harrah and was restored by the renowned Harrah’s Automobile Collection shop in Reno, Nevada. This is a beautifully crafted woodie station wagon bodied by the Hercules Body Company. Having emerged from the 1930s amidst a depressed economy, the Packard Motor Car Company launched the ..

As the vehicle that firmly put North America on wheels, Henry Ford’s Model T stands proudly as one of the most versatile and historically important motor vehicles ever built. Fitted when new with “Six-Post Express” commercial bodywork produced by the Martin-Parry Corporation which had operations in York, Pennsylvania, and Indianapolis, Indiana, ..

After fulfilling his duties designing the mighty Duesenberg Model J, master automotive stylist Gordon Buehrig transferred to E.L. Cord’s Auburn division in 1934 to begin work on the next iteration of the company’s halo model: the Boattail Speedster. Buehrig left the existing top, doors, and windshield of the prior model, while integrating the co..

Once or twice, every year or two, an important classic automobile will come to the public’s attention after having been found tucked away in an inconspicuous corner of the world. As significant as those occurrences are, the emergence of this Murphy-bodied Model J Duesenberg Convertible Coupe, hidden since 1967, is headline news when compared wit..

The sublimely detailed Cadillacs of 1941 represent a watershed moment for the hallowed marque. Designed by GM styling bosses Harley Earl and Bill Mitchell, the 1941s brought the unmistakable eggcrate grille, a design which still echoes on the Cadillacs of today, over eight decades hence. According to its previous owner, respected automotive enth..

Making its debut in 1934, the Type 57 was the masterful creation of Bugatti’s son, Jean, and was the company’s most successful road-going model, with over 700 built in total. In 1937, the French automaker introduced the supercharged 57C model with a stiffer frame, rubber-mounted engine, and Roots-type compressor, running at 1.17 times engine spe..

At first glance, the Cord 810/812 may not seem like a car born of the Great Depression. But during those anxious years, high end manufacturers were struggling to sell extravagant machines, as even the wealthiest of buyers shied away from flaunting their status quite as openly in public. Many manufacturers resorted to developing lower priced models ..